Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-18
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Indian COrns.

The following brief notices of our various
Indian COrns, may be useful 10 such OF your
readers as are desirous of obtaining and try
inc some ne,o kind of corn on their ground.
The yellow corns, as general matters stand
when planted, more rain and bad weather,and
Weld in unfavorabe seasons, a surer and bet
Ter crop than our White Corns do. The Ear
ly Yellow Canada Flint, the Yellow Dulton,
and the Improved King Philip varieties ripen
quite early, as compared with others, and so
are of admirable use for re-pldntlhS cur corn
ground when our other and later rpening va
reies have from any cause, when planted,
roted in the ground, or failed to grow. Far
merS would DO well to have a supply of their
seed on hand, for this purpose alone, If they
should even prefer some other varieties OF corn
for their main crop. The grains of these ear
ly-ripenIng Yellow Corns are very solid ,hard,
and heavy, as well as rich, since they abound
in oil, and SO make a sweet strong, and supe-
rior -four, cake, and bread, but in their grain
form, too hard for horse-ieed. The Old King
Philip, Yellow Dent, Yellow Oregon, PennSyl-
vania Golden Sioux, and Pennsylvania Large
Southern Yellow Flint corns possess similar
qualities, but ripen somewhat later-whlle
the yellow Gourd Seed, which ripens stI!l
later, Is sott-grained corn, and SO. from It's
easier mas,lcability, better than any OF The
above for horse-feed, when fed 10 horses In
their grain or unground state. But lis late
ness of ripening and consequent exposure TO
our early autumnal frosts, and liability 10
spoil in the crib, are beginning 10 bring 1t n-
10 disrepule in the coolest spots or localiues OF
our West Branch region. And hence some
Of our farmers are turning their attention
towards the earlier and more solid and more
cerlan Early Yellow Canada Flint, Yellow
Dutton, Yellow Dent, Improved King Philip,
Yellow Oregon, and Large Southern Yellow
Flint cornS.
Our most solid and heavy White cormS con-
siSt, SO far as my experience extends, OF the
Pennsylvania White and the New Mexican
White Flint corns. The Pennsylvania has
medium-sized and hard grain, and rlpenS ear
ly, while the Mexican has large and hard
grain, and rpens pretty late, but both are va
liable for all ordinary uses. The White Tus-
carora, White Flour, and Wyandotte varieties
contain but little oil and gluten in their grams,
but abound In starch or Starchy matter, and
so are sgti-grGined corns, and fine for horse
feed il their grain-form. The same is equal
ly true of the Blue or Black Mexican corns,
recently introduced into our country from
New Mexico. The same is also in some de.
gree true Of the White Pacific, large grained
corn of our Southern States, grown TO perfec-
tiUn by myself last season. The White
SO of superior excellence in its grain-iorm as
food for horses, hogs and poultry. So these
White cornS make beautiful white flour and
fine corn cakes and puddings-but the flour
is not so strong, and does not remain sweet
SO long as that Of the Yellow cOrnS. The
Sweet or Sugar cOrnS, mentioned in my first
are very fine for roasting or
boiling for table use. And there are also
other varieties much praised for this purpose,
but which have not tired efficiently 10 speak
of them, such as Hance's Extra
Early, Adams Early, and the like.
And now, if any of your readers desire any
of the said corns for seed, they can have
small package of any two varieties OF them
by enclosing me twelve cents IN postage
stamps in letter addressed to " Boz No. 10,
Milton, Northumberland Co., P0."-or, if they
so wish, any two varieties of my twenty-odd
varieties of Beans-among which are the As
or Yard-long, Bolman, Early Yellow
Six-weeks, Hungarian Tick or Golden Pod,
Leaness or Soup, Mexican Frejole and Sickle
Beans, &c, and may also have more than two
varieties thereof by sending me more stamps
in proportion to the seeds wanted. | make
this offer for the sake of distributing choice
seed, as | do not raise seed TO sell, but simply
collect choice varieties for my own family
use. WEST BRANCH.