Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-04
Varieties of Indian Corn and Beans.

Mr.. CHRONICLE Que Of the first thing.
do, on getting your paper, is to run my
eye over your ediioriais for the local news
Of our region, and then look for your Ay.
ricUiturat information-but alas . often
fni it-nowhere. And hence, although
| have at times been tempted to write
something for you in this line, l have alb
saiued-feariug that might be intrusive.
Not at all-happy to hear from you,
oiien.-EDl
Still, L venture now to state that | last
season culiiyated successfully the follow
ing varieties Of lndian Corn-most of
which are ne,e iu tLis region. Among the
yellow corns, the early Yellow CanaGa
Flint, the Yellow Dutton, Yellow Dent,
Yellow Oregon or Shoe peg, aud the In
proved King Philip, both the yellow and
The reldish-hued sort. Among the white
corus | raised the White Flour corn, the
New Mexican White Flint, the Wyau.
dotte, White Prolific, Hance's Extra Early,
and Adams Early. Among the sugar or
sweet corn, very fine roasting ears, ! raised
the Peun'a Sugar Corn, Mammoth Sugar,
and Stowe!Ps Late Evergreen Sugar corn.
And among those Of other colors, have
the Blue Mexican corn aud the Pop corn,
which contains grains of divers colors on
the same cob
l also have, in the Bean line, some
twenty odd different kinds, Of diverse
colors, such as black, white, yellow, blue,
brown, speekled, &c, aud early as well
as late ripening kinds, those that require
poles to run on, aud also such as do not
require them.
To give particular description Of these
Corns and Beans, would occupy too much
space IN your paper, and perhaps then do
no goOd-so | fOrbear describing them.
But, as have some of these choice seeds
to spare, l will here say that if any one
Of your readers, who may desire the same,
will forward me twelve cents in postage
stamps, will send him, postpaid, pack
age Of any t,co varieties of my corn or
beans he may wish. And if he wants
more varieties Of them than two, will
send him more in proportion to the amount
Of stamps sent me.
Address "Box No. 10, Milton, NortL'd
Co, Penna." WEST BRANCH.
The farmers Festival Perverted.
o,n"Ps a. VI !, l;,,l. -.~-
mean TO repeat our exhortatlOn, over and |
over again, that agricultural fairs should
not be perverted from their original and
proper design, VIZ, to promote the inter-
ests Of agriculture. 1t is plain enough
that the attempt is being made, in many
quarters, to have them answer the pur-
poses of a grand holiday, to take the place
Of the old training days" or to be sort |
of second Independence Day. In many
places, auctioueers, showmen, peders,
gamblers, and humbug catch-pennies of
al sorts hang about the fair grounds, be-
getting dissipation and vice. Drinking
md betting, wrestling and fighting, fol-
ow close behind mammoth women, hogs
with five legs, and nimble Jacks, to the
great annoyance of all sober people, and
% the moral injury Of the young and uu-
experienced, and to the degradation of the
'arming interests. Female equestrianism
md fast driving are part of this perver-
sion.
Anybody with half an eye can see where
his thing is leading. 1t tis,perhaps, swell
ng the numbers of those who attend our
airs, but is it not also bringing in the mob?
Farmers, and respectable, sober minded
country people, find themselves elbowed
side by horse jockies and "fast" people
# all sorts and, year after year, the fairs
re made up less and less of those for
Shom they were originally established.
gricutural fairs, at this rate, will soon
'c run into the ground. We beg the man
gers of these annual festivals to look
head, and act wisely.
If all they aim at is simply to furnish
fun for the Million" let them 20 on.
'ut if their object is to promote an intel.
igent interest IN agricultural pursuits, ,and
0 encourage farming, let them change the
actics.-Imerican AJricaturist.
CHINESE SUGAR CANE-Becausc there
, less said and written about the sorghum
ban formerly, it must not be supposed