Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-27

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thern India, Egypt, and Barbary. At the
youtEiwntd Of these countries, maize and
rice sipplant wheat, which Ia rarely seen,
and only on high elevations. Within the
torrld zone maize pfedominaies In Amcri-
ca rico in Asia aud both, in nearly equal
quantities, in Africa. Thus the earth may
be divided into five zones, beginning at the
equator. First, the zone Of rice, then that
Of maize, next that Of wheat, then rye'
and north of all, barley and oats.
In making a scale Of the intrinsic value
Of the different kinds If the cereal grains
they may be placed In the following order.
First, wheat; second, maize ; third, rice ;
fourth, rye and fifth, barley and oats.
Among the various kinds which form the
principal nutriment Of the human family,
and to the culture Of which even ciyiliza-
ton is attributed by ancient and modern
writer's, The first rank il universally given
to wheat (1'riticum satirtSm). The range
Of its culture is peFhaps greater than that
of any other grain, as 1t may DO grown as
FIR north as the Goth degree Of latitude,
aud in the torrid zone, where, however, i
will seldom form even an ear below an
elevation Of $500 feet above the level Of
the sea, owing to the great ~exuberancs Of
vegetation, nor will it ripen seed above the
height Of 10000 fest elevation, though
much depends upon local circumstances
Some natural .sts doubt If there is really
more than one species Of wheat, sppposing
that all, even the seveu.eared Egyptian
wheat, may be nothing more than we'll
marked varieties, which may be reduced
by culture to the common kind. Where
professors differ, | will not attempt to de-
eide the question.
Wheat yields a greater proportion oi
four than any other grain. and its also much
more nutritiye. Careful housewives say
that seven pounds of wheat -four will make
nine pounds of good bread.
Indian corn (Zea mays(, in the torrid
n gone, will grow at the height Of 1900 fec
above the level of tho sea, but thriyes bes
r and p~redorninates between 5000 anC
5000 elevation below that, il is ~associa'
tod with a vegetation peculiarly tropical
Its geographical range is from ghe eqnato
to the most northern parts Of the Unitec
States, or wherever the heat Of summe
) il intense, though it be Of short duration
One variety, called Cano,1n coT", from 1t
10 usual place Of growth, docs not often pro
I" duce a stalk more than four feet high
P' while the common southern variety 10 NOR
" frequently seen from ten to twelve or eve
!" eighteen feet high. 1t is now general
=" acknowledged to be a native Of this con
" tinent, as before stated, and rs addition'
:" reasons for the assertion, we may add til
well known fact that it's culture did not al
~ tact notice IN Europe, Asia, or Africa, VI
I'll after the voyages Of Columbus had Ut
~ folded the treasures Of the New World.
was certainly unknown to the ancie
ln Greek and Roman writer's, as no memorI
I'LL of it is TO be found among the new1y-di
covered wonders of ancient Egypt, and
ID is not mentioned by the early trayell'
va who visited China, India, and other pa
Of Asia and Africa, though their descr
tons of the natural productions of
,o'' countries through which they passed, w
4. extremely minute. And lastly, it y
found in extensive cultivation on the bar
of the Delaware, in New Je scy and L
0 aware, where the Indians Ind large fe
'n"' Of it and pumpkins, as early as the y
T'u' 1927, when the Swedes first landed on
coast.
Up Farmers boys need hardly be told
ing every part Of this beautiful plant is val
ar'H bic as food for man or animals. w
oPo' the corn is :" in ~tassel," the large p
''ieo culms abound in a rich saccharine ju
from which a good syrop Gun be ma
but in this highly favored land of pl"
49, .h.o s,a. :. oImos, natural
" at the south, and the sugar maple yiel
'F"'" perennial supply atthe North, we need
Ao' resort to so expensive a substitute f(
cheap a luxury. The same sweet ]
q Po- peryades the whole hcrbage, whiCI
a ie" therefore a fayorite and nutritious foo
land, It'll r,,,vbodv Lno,v. how bigbl,
i""- immature kernels on the ear are p
- when served up as " hot corn" both
h"'Na delicacy and a staple dish for the t
g. u And is not every farmers kitchen fur
! Ut ed with a ''mush-p pot" for boring mus
.uF"y, we southrons call tire ''hdsty puddtn
le TIC our sdown east" brethren? The me
for cooking corn meal are quite 'to
norm merous to mention" and are Of all g
'he of goodness, from the ''hoe-cake," ma
aSso' meal and water only, and baked !
es N" negro on his hoe, to the Indian Pud
"eocn that is rich enough to tickle the pal
def- an alderman. T..
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is al
- To FIX AmMoNIAcAL GAsEsrN Va
The most e%ffectual substances that C
,tas i employed for the purpose of attractin.
=, mnn,acsl pases. are green yitriol on