Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-12-07

as, of Waverley, Ill, in hills four feet
apart, one kernel in hill About the
first week in May, eighteen grains came
up, which at FIST did not differ in appear
auce from the ordinary corn. When about
eighteen inches high, shoots (not suckers)
began to spring up from the roots, to the
number Of seven in some hills These
secondary shoots soon ou,stripped the main
stalk, and grew to the height of ten feet
and over. Up to the first week in August
there was little prospect of any yield Of
corn, though there were incipient ears
numbering as high as thirty on hill.
During August those ears developed
rapidly, so that seventeen hills contained
eighty-two stalks, bearing one hundred and
twenty-three good cars aud one hundred
and five immature sets for ears, which our
season is not sufficiently long to mature.
All this resulted from only seventeen ker.
nels One of the hills had six stalks,
thirteen mature and eighteen immature
ears.
The corn was in an unfavorable location,
being shaded on the cast and west by trees,
which shut out the morning and evening
sun. The rapid growth and filing out Of
the ears in September, is represented as
really astonishing to all who watched its
progress. The popularity Of the variety
seems to be, first, full development Of
stalks and leaves from shoots springing
from the roots, and afterwards rapid
growth aud maturing CT ears during Au-
gust and September. Mr. Thompson states
that he shall have some of the seed to dis
pose Of.
He also forwarded to US a copy of
letter from Mr.. Thomas, dated Waverly,
H., Aug. Il, from which we make the
following extracts:
Ny crop of Wyandott was planted at
intervals between the 1ss and 18th of Nav,
on fiat piece of land which had been
cultivated four years. A cold, wet spell
of weather setting in about a week after
planting and continuing some two weeks,
chilled the earth to such a degree that the
seed was tardy in terminating, and greatly
retarded in its growth after coming up. A
severe frost crt the stalk completely of,
compelling me to replant about one.half
my crop. I also had the cu:-worm, the
mole, and the feld-mouse to contend with,
each ct which attempted to outvie the other
in their destructive pranks, and all of
which Were very pestiferous to farmers in
this section the first of the season. But
notwithstanding all these difficulties, nv
crop Of Wyandott is pronounced by the
farmers who have visited it to be one Of
the greatest wonders ever witnessed by
them. The stalk is about twelve feet high.
as large in circumference as an ordinary
mans wrist-averaging four stalks in a
hill, ard bearing from eight to twenty ears,
and some as high as twenty-four ears to a
hill, and all from one grain. Why, nv
dear sir, it looks or sounds Nunchausen-
like, but it is here in my crop incontesta-
bly, demonstrated; and, if nothing unfor-
seen occurs to prevent, will be witnessed
by thousands Of persons at our State Fair,
at Chicago, next October.
1plantel FIVE acres, and allowing for de-.
vas'a'ion before mentioned, l presume I
shall have about four acres to gather. Nv
crop Is filing out rapidly, though late. I
noticed particularly in 1854, that the Wv
andott maturcd much more rapidly, than
any other description growing. and this
fact has been remarked to me by several
this season. | sincerely hope it may prove
so in your section. You are situated.
believe, in latitude about 40; We are in
about 39' iO-a slight difference in our
favor. On the other hand, the difference
in longitude being 15o, is some in YOUR
favor However, short time will tes. I,
the satisfaction Of all, whether it will an
sweri your climatc.-imer.4 4yrjcu'turis,.