Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-04
THE FARM
The Garaen.-.Ihe Orchard.
Written for the Lewisburg chro-iele.
Indian Ctin.

Indian Gem.
Considering the great importance Of the
corn crop. We have thought that as the sea-
son for planting 3: i- at hand, ve could not
occupy our agricultural space better, this
week, than By reprnting the following re-
marks of Prof. MARKS. made at meeting Of
the New York Farmers Club. Il is 50 COM
plcte an exposition Of the subject that lIlIle
needs 10 be added, and il will abundan;ly re-
pay The StudIous Eorusal Of c1r growing
friends. Even If 5hey do not adopt IN detail
the methods Of calture here proposed, they
may adapt the pr;Hr,pAs inculcatcd 10 their
cwn methods, though We see but little which
may not generally BE carried out in full. The
recommendation TO ,he.p Out the insufficient
supply OF barn-yari manure with the more
concentrated fertilizers, s-ch as Gaano aae
Supcrphcs srh,,e Of lime, seems so reasonable
in Itself, ard is so completely sustained by
experin, enr, that we are glad to find some of
our enterprlsing culr..aio.s IRE resolved IL
make an extensive trial of them the present
season.
The point in this article which is likely 70
be most resisted by part Of our readers, Is
the advice to plough deeply for corn. We
have found number of strenuous advocates
cr shallow ploughing for this crop. We have
ourselves seen in 4 few instances very good
yields on land p!oushed only four or FIVE
inches, bat Rerer one which seemed 10 be
,b y, 1fa,
did not thi.k it -:orld have been better 70
have ploushed deeper. What can be the
harm Of deep ploustirs for eoTn 1t IS 4
well known fact, that It's roots. grown IN a
thoroughly mellow soil, can be traced by the
eye TO the depth Of five feet, and doubtless
tie microscope would follow them much fur
her. What has God given them this tenden-
cy for, il they are net 10 be helped 10 de-
scend Even if all the nourishment in a
particular soil lies Immediately at ,hs sur
face, still, if The deeper earth be not actually
poisonous, II may adyanIageousy afford
moisture al least f.: n the greater dep'h.
Without question, such cultivation is mere
expensive than that Of superficial charac.
ter; but the prospect OF prices viii well war
rant more than usual costs. And if thororg'
tillage prevents skmmIng over so great an
extent of surface, we think those who have to
by what is cailed butter now al twenty five
cents pound, as well as corn al : dollar
per bg.hel, Will agree that double advan-
tage IS gained by getting more corn from
fewer acres. a-d letting the rest Of the farms
$50 to grass
INDIAN CoRN-The subject Of the day,
Indian Corn. is BY far the most important
subject which has been presented to the
consideration of this Club. 1t may be said
to be the staple and peculiar crop of our
country. To It we are indebted, in very
great degree for our present prosperity.
The export of this crop is fast becoming
the Hydra Of famine throughout the world
Whenever Europe is short Of food Ameri-
ca glands ready to supply the deficiency
Hith the excess of her corn crop: and every
American should feel a reverence fo- the
corn pla-t beyond all others. No plaut il.
more beautiful and none SO well suited to
,te varieties Of our climate for anywhere
between the 43d degree of north latitude
end c7-rs-pouding parallel south, i: may
De grown in the greatest perfection. Its
ca-s If Ly 1riic,ion has produced innuuer-
ale varieties, suited to every kind of soil
aca every degree Of oftemptratrre We have
it suited 20 summers, varying from three
to six months: thus we find it 10 the North
requiring ont half the time for its growth
that IS requisite in :he South, ard sill IL
c~eh laca'ity we ind kinds appropriated to
tic tcrent length of the summers. We
NAV say Of the Indian Corn crop of Ame-
rica what Nj Webster said of the Turnip
crop Of England, that sits failure for three
Successive years would nearly bankrupt the
Nation" Fortunately, however, by the
recent Improvements il agriculture we a.e
enabled il the growth of this crop almost
&c defy drought and to render every arie-
t. Of soils suitable for the production Of
maximum quantities, 1t is the food Of both
man ard animals, :nd even its stalks, BY
proper treatment, have been rendered equal
in value 10 the whole labor and expense of
raising tbs crop To it We are indebted for
our inc beef, plentiful supply ofpo-k, and
20 itself as an article of food. BY it every
freeman in our broad country is enabled TO
uce meats almos; az freely as tie wealthiest
citizen, ard not, Ike the peasantry Of
;Suropt, confined to use to a great degree
vegetable feed slorc. We can obey the
command not 'to mu-z,c the OK that treals
TIE corn" The Indian corn crop of the
United States, at this time, exceed 150,-
000,GQ0 of bushels per annun and when
He remember the fac. that the average crop
of tho country does net exceed 25 bushels
per acre, and yet that often 100 buNh9!s
per acre have beea prolrced, it can readily
be seen that the valne of this crop, instead
OF being a350, 900, ,e0l per annum. as at
this time, may be 50 increased By proper
culture that its value may set at nougtt
the necessity fo- new FL Dorados. Il is
the plant Of our country, and the olive
branch might with pvopliety he taken
from the claw Of our national emblem, and
the Indian corn plant substituted in its
place. Joel Barlow well said in his ode
to "Hasty Pudding"
'My son: rpsouneiug IL its grateful -Ies
No merit claims; praise nlyseli in thsA.
My father loved thee through his length ofd,y',
for thee his fields shaded Ger with maize:
trom thee. what healtl. What yi-n- Re possessed,
zen sturdy irce:-en sprung fr9ui hin, attest;
Thy constellation ruled inv natal I1orn,