Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-25
From the Albany cultirator.
Experiments In Growing Indian Corn.

Eds Cultvator. to promise, enclose
To- exnerment on - Indian Conn., that, in it.
an T9 would seem of little Importance; should
ser ,ttack too much Importance to experiments of
ths kind until they shall have by oft repeated tri-
VI, naced the question beyond doubt. Who knows
hch will produce the greatest yield to the acre
n;n from the large end, from the middle, or from
<" small end of an of corn? Who knows but
s we. by Smelling of the grains from the large
0nJ and the small end for the pigs, and planting
tbe middle are not doing just the reverse of what
'ro should do? venture to predict that very few,
;fanv. knoao anything about it. We judge-we
lruesS-but what does judging and guessing amount
"a We do not guess at the amount of interest we
ore to receive or pay. No, We prove by facts and
Grnres the exact amount Now if we can arrive at
few facts in seed planting we may derive as great
advantage from it, as in accurate reckoning of inter-
est
In the following experiments, do not claim to
have established any . facts" but rather to have
seen the finger board" that points the way to the
field of experiment, wherein there are many truths
concealed, which we have only diligently to seek in
order to find; and to have started In pursuit OF a
few with full determination to some definite re-
suit.
On the l4th of May lS49, selected an car from
nv seed corn COT the cight rowcd, yellow variety.
well capped the end with sound grains. she'll
ed and planted three hills of five grains each, from
the large end-three from the middle, and three
from the small end. Soil similar, and treatment
alike in every respect Top stalks cut 20ih Septem-
her. Corn husked 28th October and weighed as
follows:
ID. oE.
3 hills, seed from large end 90
small end 49,. 80. $500. ......2 Oh
Nv whole field was injured some by worms at the
roots this included. The produce is not pound to
the HILL which must be regarded light yield
1t will be seen that the small end takes the lead
half a pound over one and quarter OF pound ovel
the other. This resulting different from wha
was expected. led me to institute the following:
On the 18th of May. 1850 planted 80 hills from
one ear, 10 from each end and 10 from the middle
five grains to each HILL of uniform depth and soil
Treatment alike in all respects-grew unmolested
and produced a fair yield. Top stalks cut 10Th Sep
tember Corn huskcd 9th October and CAREFUL,
weighed. Stalks also Notwithstanding as fol
lows:
lbs o. lbs o. lbs o.
10 hills, grain from large end.... IA IFS 26 /
10 g :. q mi idle. a 4 Zoo s6 /
10 I" {" '' small end... Is 90 Is 3 81
Allowing 1000 hills to the acre, and assumin,
this experiment guide the difference in favor Q
planting seed from the small end. would be 10 bush
els 40 lbs. to the acre. compared to that from tn
middle and bushels. lbs to the The grain
from the small end produces more stalks than tn
middle by .256 lbs. per acre. and 800 lbs. NOR
than the large end Now, chy this should result Sc
is more than am able to explain. That it is so,
nave proof positive
On the oath of May 1851. selected from m
white not fully capped over the end, and plar
ted 80 hills in the above; and though my ma
exceeded ORDERS and cut in my absence, yet | ha
observed during its growth, that while that frOr
the large end and middle were very nearly alike
the corn from the small end not near as good
Hence, conclude, if these experiments will adm
of anything like 1clusion, that where the co
projects beyond the grain the lower grains bein
imperfect, should be rejected; but where the ear
well.f out over the end these grains should b
FIRST chosen for seed.
neghbor on whose statement can rely. says h
once planted, through the carelessness of his mel
about 90 rows of from the small end of his
ears, which had been carefully shelled of, and PIT
on harvesting the crop, it impossible to dscove
any difference. GEO. w. COFFIN.
Armenia, Dutchcss Co, March. 1852.