Salt River herald., 1878-12-07
Egyptian Corn.

one or the leading products Oi lhls country, and yet people know but very little about it. Not one farmer in dozen has ever seen it, though it is one of the most beautiful grains tat grows. IL is nearly as heavy as wheat, and in the raw state is as palatable as hullcd barley, which the white vari- cty closely resembles in appearance. The rcd Egyptian corn is like the white in all respects except in color, but it is said that the rcd yields lit tie better of the two. As 10 yield, either variety is quite remarkable. To say that it returns thousand fold is no cXaggcratiOn.
 It is less particular in the choice of its soil than any other cereal, and will grow to perfection on land altogether too dry for Indian corn. Planted by the side of the latter it has yielded well, while the other has been total failure. In growing it has much the appearance of Indian corn, but differs from it radically in seeding. Egypt ian corn is not produced in ears at all, but is gathered from the top of the stock, like broomcOrn, only in much more condensed form. It does not grow 50 tall, but branches out more than Indian corn, and each branch is tuiled with a large head containing thousands of seeds.
 The flonr or meal made from this corn is better than that made from the ordinary kind, and is susceptible of more uses in the culinary depart. mentS. It is said to be an excellent substitute for, but at the same time more palatable than buckwheat. For feed for all kinds of stock it is equal to any other grain, and the stock and leaves when growing are as good as any new grass or hay.
 It has one peculiarity which should recommend it to all farmers. In the time of its planting, cultivation and harvest it differs from all other cereals. aad does not therefore interfere with the other operations of the farm. Af ter planting, it needs no further a.ten- lion until it is ready for gathering, which is done by plucking off the heads and hauling them lo the barn, or place of thr,Ishing. It is more easily thrashed and cleaned than oth- CT grains.
 This is believed to be, and almost certainly is the true Egyptian corn of ancient times, the kind that Joseph's brethren sought at the time of the famine in their own country.
 On the sixth of April last farmer planted few rows of it by the side of his other corn, and as the latter turned out failure, he forgot all about the circumstance, until one day he observed the blackbirds lowering over the locality. His attention was drawn to these rows in that way, when he found to his surprise that he had. so far as Egyptian corn was planted, q fist rate crop.
 The birds. in large numbers. had lived on It for q couple of weeks. but, nevertheless, the yield, considering the space planted, was enormous.
 Should it prove to be as valuable as a brcadstuff as it is alleged to be, it will soon be extensively raised and used, but independent of such use of it, the fact that all kinds of animals are fond of it, and thrive upon it. ought to bring it prominently before the farming community. The eli mates of Egypt and of California have some points of similarity, and it may be that this product is about as well adapted to the one country as the other; at all events it ought to be thoroughly tested. As far as expert ence has already gone it appears to be l cmincnflV SuccpSSfu1