Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-21


United States
nAccordine 10 The report OF the Commissioner
II patents there were 44i ,s29 ,246 bushels of In
dian corn made in the United States in 1877.
The Weld for the present year must be much lar
ger. This crop exceeded, in the year named, lha'
OF wheat BY 3595ll 800 bushels; Of rye, oy
4l9O66, 274; OF oats, by 29l OPS 629; and OF bar
lev. by 437 1854, 624 bushels; thus showing inc
vast magnitude of The corn crop over al 0'hef
grain crops Yet from the want OF an oulie'-
owing, in great degree, TO the ignorance ol 'i'e
Europeans in preparing I for bread-our farmers
are forced TO feed il away 10 Stock, ana 10 convert
it into whiskey."
In previous letter, he presented the following
views, which are interesting and valuable:
"This ignorance Of preparing food from such
a valuable and nourishing grain IS TO De regret
led. especially al 4 period OF great scarcity OF
breadslnffs like the present in Europe wheh lheir
harvest is short, and their potato crop nearly
ruined by rot Even were England TO remove
The duty on the importation OF Indian corn aIose-
lher, this Circumstance would not adu h'uch any
10 the consumption among The people, owing 10
their u,er ignorance Of using or preparing II iot
bread and Tor food in other nourshih$ forms =
some more nigh, be Introduced for the use OF
camIe but little or no augmentation would take
place among The people 49,. h -.
nJf come Vjrninian well acquainted WIN me
hest varieties OF Indian corn for bIeaa, would
write on, a practical treatise OF description " iie
various modes Of preparing The article LOT saoie
use. he would confer great beneht on mahNinu'
The society in London constituted ios 'ae u.,iu-
sion Of useful knowledge" should repuohsh II ~
a cheap penny form, and circulate u auons '"e
people The various iore'sn oenesoien' So. .,'.
lie, in the United States would oeheh' 'he't eouh
,rvmen AT home. by sending them such tract LOT
general circulation Such proceeding wou!a
Greatly benefit our farmers who produce Indian
corn while il would put the poor masses IN ho-
zone in possession Of cheap and noarishihS al
ticle of food. now shut DOL from Them py lne"
own IGNORANCE. Indeed, the diffusion oil Know
ledge through Europe OF this important bread
stuff, might Justly claim The PaIonaSe o. ou'
Government. A tract OF The KIND alluded 10,
might be translated into different languages, anu
a large number published By act Oh congress- dhu
ordered 10 be sent, in large quantities, 10 al our
fnrs;en consuls 10 be given away 10 The people.
zone bushel Of Indian corn, properly useo,
,ontains about as much nourishnent as a bush
d If wheat. while in this market II costs oh'l
ahou, half the price What valuable ana hon-
risbine vel cheap TODD, could De prepared from
Iod;an meal Tor the paupers confined IN the poor
warehouses Of Great Britain; , c,.as
nAccordipe 10 the census OF the United States
10 1910, the crop of Indian corn was me larses'
and most valuable grain crop maze on 'le CUNT
nent. Owing to want oil market 'oI II, iaiss
Quantities are consumed in the production OF
whskey the most demoFaizlne dfinh ~ i. = u.e;,
"a hecanse The cheapest intoxicating liquor Ia
,be World being cheaper in this country IMAM tie
ooorss, beer in England Were an outlet had Tor
onr snrnlus Indian corn less oil II Would De mace
into whiskey.
nWbile on the subject OF breatsuTiS, u may te
marked that the people in Europe are wholly
IGNORANT of buckwhea, -four. and nowhere IS sech
alnynrv a. our common people use, a buckwhea'
c,ke ever seen or heard OIL Besides bnckwhea'
Aour onr poor people possess other valuable ar
,icles Of lood, 10 which they, 10 some extent can
Iesor, in years Of scarcity, and when ale u''-
known in England and other parts oil Europe, eS
pecially among the maSs-such as SWEEP Po'd'oeS
and numpkins. both excellent and nourishing ar
ticles of food The latter, believe, is cultivated
in the Southern provinces oil France.
We mite with our neighbors of The Times IN
calling upon some Virginian 10 prepare con
densed and clear article, in order 10 enlish'eh Eu
rope upon the mulltorm merits oil cofh-oteao,
and 10 recommend the use OF our great staple
We will publish such statement with great pea
sure. II must do good for no one VIII a'eniP'
>, oomnare ,he black sour rye bread q! Germany,
fan,i-Tanf bread, OF the last eleclion) ana me
dry and nsipid oaten cakes OF Scotland, WIN lhe
nutritious and sweet tasted corn-bread OF fifsi'
MIA 'either in its Cinderella sarboi "asi-Pone, OF
an It's more elegant FORM when dressed up WIN
eoes for The table OF The richest nabob Of Eastern
Virginia. In Europe, they know nothing Oh 'ne
nse OF corn as food for man. II Is true, 'ha' IN
The North Of Italy, Lombardy, &C., The peasants
seem very fond of The pos'tta, or enormous niush-
cake made from the coarse yellow corn Of ltaiy,
and the most repulsive food tina, can he imagined
On the market places and public squares oil Nj
Ian. il is sold to The passers-by and devonfed on
the spot: but il is a coarse and most insipd food
which would be rejected by our negroes.
Let the people Of Europe only have taste
Of genuine corn-bread, prepared in the Virginia
STYLE. and they viii task for more" Its, Then
of importance 10 the farmer of Virginia, that
new market should be provided for his super
abundan, corn, and We again call Tor proper
treatise upon Merchandising, which may al
30 embrace other valuable facts We rejoice le
hear, ,ha, sep has already been taken, TO intro
duce our corn into England. One OF our distin
euished merchants is about TO fill an order, foI
a very large quantity OF Virginia corn, 10 be sent
directio Liverpool This we hope, is but the De-
ginning Of grand movement. which will be Of vas'
importance to the Virginia farmer. We shall con-
clnde with an extract from The n. \. Albion, con-
Quoted by an Englishman with ability and liberaii-
~. lis views upon this and collateral questions are
entitled 10 high respect, and promise great future
benefits 10 the poor Of Europe and to our corn
growing population. The importance OF The sub
ect will Justify The insertion ofso long an extract
"Foop FoR THE PooR.-Il being now admit
led that The corn and potatoe crops in Grea, Bit
tain are below the general average, and that the
same calamity has extended 10 many parts Of the
continen, OF Europe, proper time has pfooabiy
arisen 10 make the experiment OF introducing In
dian Corn as a susienance for The poor. There
fore benevolent persons on both sides oil tae Al
Ian,ic. who have tell SO much Interested III inis
measure, should now come forward and show
their sincerity.
eve are lully satisfied that The better way OF
overcoming the prejudice 10 The use o. This arti.
Gle, is to issue it srauitousy or Tor very small
charge, TO The poor We have on former coca
sions shown that the preparation Of mRSh or hasfp
pudd.ng prepared from The maize, can be sold in
England, swee,ened and fl, for he table, for one
Aalf.penny a pla,etul, constituting good and
wholesome meal Tor poor and destitute person,
or indeed for any person.
"The maize can be used in all cases, either for
man or brute, where barley or oats are employed,
and is vastly superior to either Of them. The
barley.cake of the West oil England, such as
King Alfred was employed TO tend, or the oat.
meal cake Of Scotland, are moi equal 10 the corn
cake OF this country, either in taste or nutrilive
ness and for fauenng pigs and poultry, and for
sustaining the energies OF the horse under severe
labor, the maize is superior. This is an impor-
fant FACT. and fully known 10 Mr. Esco,i, the mem
Der of Parliament for Winchester, ,oaO has riedg.
ed Ain.selflo bring for,eard motion for The repeat
of tie duty on tais article.
."Our theory is, that The small superficial sur
face Of Great Britain and Ireland, and The rapid
ly increasing population, must soon impose The
necessity of importing regularly large por-
,ion oc ioo1 f,opn countries that the food