Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-04-18
Indian Corn.

The value OF thl, cereal O. the country
L., never h,cn appreciated. Recent inycs-
ug,uon, aul comparisons show cpnclu'iyyly
that It /. or more ,,lu, than any other asri.
cultural productions MT excepting cotton
even. about which - much has hcrn said.
The culturcol corn has wonderfully incrya'-
rl within the last few years, its ratio oi
increase bcrns tar greater than any other
products. From lN5g to loig, Us pcr ccn.
.u, rrturns. the Increase was tliy-cisht pcr
cent. Wool Is the next highest, It's increase
b,ins City Per cent cotton twcniy.iour :,
o4t, twenty aud wheat 'Nt'en. Ihis Is a
remarkable result.
The cotton crop has not increased half 30
rap,Ily a. tIr corn crop, and the clarn Of
th, former To the title or" king Is only in
il, influence upon the commercial interests
Of thc country. The cotton cropof l'jl
was nine hundred aud twenty seven millions
of pounds. valued at one hlndrcland twelve
millions or dullars, While the corn crop OF
1850 was tive hundred and nincty.twO mil.
lion, Of bushels. which a: the lowest posi-
IA, price at which it can bc estimated, is Of
Tar greater value than the cotton crop.
The Southern States are not suited to the
profitable growth Of corn-thc average pro-
duct pr acre south Of the Latitude Of North
Carolina, with one exception. being butsiH'
teen bushels while in Ohio /, is above thir.
rs hushcl. 10 the acre, and in New England
il rachc. nearly to that figure. The five
Su,c,-OhiJ, lnlilni, Illinois, Kentucky,
and Tcnncascc-producc onc-hall OF all the
corn raised IN the United States. Tennessee
and North Carolina ar1 in the same latitude
hat the s,il of the latter State l. not suited
I, the pr1luction Of this cereal, willie the
former yields il abundantly. The profit
accrurns ON corn TO the farmer Of Ohio,
and ON cotton to the planter Of Georgia, Is
in favor Of the former. The cost Of raising
corn j. set down a. ten cents bushcl, which
II soll at twenty-five cents, would leave IT,
teen cents profit. Cotton cannot bo raised
at less than six cents pound, and is worth
eleven and twelve cents, sometimes les, at
tide water. The corn crop is more sure
than all Others. IL nccds but few months
tn ripcn it, and il the early irosts of spring
destroy the first planting, il may Be rePlant-
ed with harder kind, which will ripcn
sufficiently carly to escape the irosts OF au'
tumn.
The export Of corn is Increasing. Great
Britain has received nearly all which has
been exported hitherto. Boston Journal.
A LrxrRY roR ANNALS. 1t is related Of
Rev. sydney Smith that when on his farm,
each COW and calf, and horse and pig, were
in turn visited, aud fed and patted, and all
seemed to welcome him be cared for their
comforts rs he cared for every living being
around him. lie used % say, | am for
all cheap luxurics, even for animals; now
all animals have a passion for scratching
their back bones; they break down your
gates and palings to effect thus. Look
there is my universal scrateber, a sharp
edged pole, resting on high and low post
adapted to every height, IRON horse to a
lamb. Even the Edinburgh Reviewer can
take his turn; you have no idea how popu-
lar il is. have not had gate broken
since put It up. ! have 1t in all my
fields. :"