Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-09
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CHINESE CORN

The attention OF the ag-cuura readers of this paper
is invited 10 The annrArd communication from Mr. Giant
Thnrburn We have examined so!nr stalks of The corn
OF which he speaks fully and iruiiully eaitd and
strikes US that it viii prove valuable product The
husbandry st c"unlry. Tie stalks and show
10 correspond entirely with Mr. Tie burn Gescrp
TONY Com .4dc
Im7orlaai 10 FdymerS.-l thiuk, Nessrs Printers that
have had enough in all conscience, of pulfng and
Blowing about family RavcS, Tree play actors,
singers aud women singers, iaiIln iI:eTs and rope
dancers, live elephants and monkeys (By the bye, II
is very prevalent opinion al Cow Bay, Cow Neck,
Oyster Bay, and tablets Core, that if all those
bees turned out 10 fell trees grub up the brush
aud hoe corn, wou!d not need 10 ip"It peas meal
and rye flour from Grrmany;)-lhags which feed the
Of sight only. Now we. Of your cInd hop.
ping subscribers think ourselves entitled 10 half
lumn of your paper, speak Of things which feed the
TASTE, and give nourshmsn nj 10 the bady corporate
MIR Jefferson Dean Swift i slys, the " no makes
three blades o! grow where only grew before,
is the friend OF man than he who cuTquers king.
doms think # MIR had always preached such sound
doctrine he would lave bccG le greatest philosopher
OF The age Seeing, ihen that this proposition abou, the
grass u self evident fact, what think YOU xinuld be
done to the man WHO makes three Of grow
where only grew before: naSmuch as grass leeds
the horse, aud corn The man But to come 10 the puius
at
Some three years ago, merchant in New York while
emptying box Of tea, observed therein few grains of
Corn Concluding that corn frou China mus, be some.
thing under sun, b" had them planted so they
grew and multiplied. Last Spring, received from
worthy friend, portion OF said c"rnits variety
so gave il the Of China's fall prolific or tree
corn it strikes off in two three, and frequently four
branches in appearance like snail tree and produces
at the head Of each branch whereas the common
shoots out the from the side Of the stalk it
grows from gbt TO feet high produces an ahurd
Of fodder large white flint twelve row corn and
ears from ten 10 fourteen INCHES long
counted six hundred and sixty grains on one ear il
planted the 10Th oi May and had ears fl, to boil
tie 10Th Of July. It's produce was much cuiailed by
fhp lpnr trDDr hint, riytt lstcp dine
thousand hundred and twenty grains The product
OF one siak; being increase ct two thousand from
ono The Dotton (Which Us an excellent corn planted
on The same day, the same field and receiving the
same quantity of manure, cross P!oughing and hCenn
did not produce bali. The patch about two hun.
dred hills, was examined by many respectable iarmers
who pronounced 1t something new aud something supe
rlor.
The may be had Of G.. c. Thorburn New York
and at the store Of VIM Thorburn in Albany, price %
cents per the nett profits TO be given some OF the
charitable institutions in n York and Albany Now if
there Isl farmer between Maine and the Rocky Noun
tans who would rather pay % cents for two gIs of
brandy, than 10 buy one eur Of this coru, which will
plant 100 hsl say, if there is such man. he ought
10 be fed nothing but supaun and buttermk long
as little soul and big carcass will hang together
STALK, having the on, 10 show the Of growth
may be seen at the above stores.
Every printer in King Queens, Duchess Orange,
and Albany counties, who fond OF Jennie cake (o If
my information speaks true, it took its name from
Southern lass BY the Of Jennie Dawson, who
famous for manufacturing this delicious ucle but that
al meeting Of The Bachelors Club Jennie voted
out and johnny put in her place only hope that some
Of those chaps VII" concerned in affair so IN
gallant, may never taste of hose new made cakes
when well anoiHed with fresh buiter) will please n
sert much Of This long wndcd story as the see fit and
every printer who us chi.deu who NAV be or.
phsns will please insert The whole, aud place it 10 the
credit Of the widow and the Iaihepss-h who is their
Judge will register the thing in Heaven, Uncle Tnby
says GRANT THORBURN.
Halletts Cove, Sept. Ga 1888.
HyMEsE,L-The reader will find by our nupal re. |
cord that Cupid has been letting hy in an
expected quarter. Mrs Emma Willard 30 long aud
90 generally known as the head OF The Troy Femal