Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-06
From the Southern Agricultur:st.

From the Southern Agriculturst
BADEN CoRN.-Thc great productive.
ness of this corn has now been established
beyond controversy. Every one who has
tried it, under every circumstance, has pro-
nounccd it the best yielding corn which can
be planted. This has been the resul; both
North and South.
During the past season. a friend Of ours
gave US q few seed, which planted us
quarter of an acre, Ihe seed being scarce,
we had to plant it, seven by five fee, apart,
and between hills. wherein Irish potatoes
were growing. The corn was planted in
April, and as the potatoes were dug in, the
earth taken from them was hauled up to
the corn. From the quarter acre titus al.
tended, we gathered zen bushels and one
GUAR: of good corn. When the corn was
in mutton, it experienced heavy gale,
which destroyed at least one bushel of it.
The crop was badly attended IN every par.
,cular. Had the seed been mo closely
planted, and the crop carefully and proper.
iy attended. we feel little hesitation in be.
lieving that the yield would have been dou.
bic.
Along side Of the same corn, on the same
land, under the same culture, our common
flint corn was planted; and from Ole acre
not over twelve bushels were gathered.
The Baden corn is celebrated for its nu.
merous production Of ears, which, though
not remarkable for their SIC, will, when
shclIed and measured, produce 10 the size
Of the car, a larger auantity Of grain Than
any other species we have tried.
In the presence Of several gentlemen
this fall, VIC selected several ears of our
common flint corn, and several Of the Ba.
den. The cars Of the flint averaged in
length eighteen inches-the Baden onty ten.
YET, in every instance, the Baden corn.
when she led, out measured the other. The
difference was in the cobs. The cob Of
one being unusually large; The Other very
small.
The Baden corn makes good homrny,
keeps we'll, and yields blades in abundance.
The following letters on the subject will
fully corruboraic what we have above sta.
led in favor of this valuable corn.
Extract from letter OF gentleman in
the State Of Ohio.
81 think my Baden corn (he rrojuc, Of
eleven grains planted the year before) has
exceeded The productions of all your cor
respondents so far as have seen any &C.
count. I Ihave no hesitation in pronounc'ng
it at least 100 per cent. better as a general
planting crop, than any other species Of
corn that we have in the barrens. divi1.
ed The product of these eleven grains into
four parcels. which was enough to plant
four acres. The best parcel, put upon
about three (ourhs Of an acre remote from
any other corn-lhc grouud was the ordi.
nary post oak barrens, and had been par.
tally manured-I hal it p!oughed twice,
narrowed, and laid OF four by five feet, |
dropped one grain in each hill TO about half
and two grains in the remainder Of the
ground. 1t came up finely. l Ipluckcd of
the suckers from two rows and suffered the
remainder TO take its course it sent OIL.
generally strong shoots, frequently equaling
in size the main stalk, AMI numbering from
two to sevcn-cach in most cases produ.
cling corn. 1t grew remarkably thrifty, as
sunins a dccprch green with an abundance
of fodder, and the stalk attaining in some
instances, al elevation Of 13 and Ii feet.
1t promised, when in the silk, rcmarkabl;
result. In one hill (he production of two
grains) there were nine stalks bearing :wen'
ty one cars of corn. These were countcl
Gy myself and TWO Of my neighbors, whc
came expressly to sec il, and who Judged
that such corn would yield one hundred
and twenty bushels 10 The acrc. Unfor;u'
natelv for the experiment, about the time
the corn began to harden, heavy N. W.
gale, with some hail, swept over and pros
ira,ed a, least one third of it; yet from the
three fourhs OF an acre, | gathered 81
, bushels. This corn was poushed twice
run through once by the cm ivalor and re
ce;vel Que hoeing. Two other acres were
planted in oher parts OF my corn field am
received the usual cultivation Of my crop
|, The las, acre was planted with the most in
! ferlor corn, bains the tip and ond nubh
corn, with ,ny new ground corn, and yieI
!, ded beyond my highcstcxpeca'ions. | d''
/ not measure it, out am convinced tha
, each acre produced toabIe the q'ran''y o
my ordinary crop.
am so well satisfied with the supcHo
rro'ifc qualities Of III: Baden corn, that
shall plant my prircp!c crop with 1t mex
II year.
y From the Ohio Herald aSd Gazette.
GREAT PRODUCT OF BADEN CORN.
c J1r. Havis:--l am induced to send 20
an account of the product per acre OF tn
J. Baden corn, OF which yos noticed SON