The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-14


without rain. Fed the heads to
stock, all eating it with avidity. Past
season was excessively dry in this
section, but all rice cornfelds yielded
| much better than any other grain. If
mixed with an equal part OF wheat
-four, it makes most delicious bread.
| Consider it the most valuable grain
yet introduced for dry climate"
From Ford county the report is
that the "rice corn stood the drouth
better than Indian corn. 1t is used
for all purposes that common corn is.
The yield was from Is to 40 bushels
per acre. Large breadths will be
planted in this county this season"
In Labette, correspondent says:
"That a small quantity was grown in
1877 as an experiment. 1t was used
as substitute for hominy, and found
to be very palatable."
/ In both Marion and Mitche ell coun-
ties i: is reported that small crops
were raised last season. G. II. Stop
writes from Peabody, that sit is be-
ter to raise rice corn for feeding
stock than oats, as it is more pro-
! ductive."
In Pawnee county, says one re-
port, "a great deal was raised. On
we'll cultivated ground it threshed 40
bushels; on sod aud poorly cultivated
ground, 10 to 20 bushels. II stood
| drouth effectually, and made lair
crop where corn burned up" Another
writes: "Nearly every farmer had
a small field OF Egyptian corn. 1t
yielded about % bushels per acre,
and stood the drouth much better
than Indian corn" Still another
writes: Il have raised 1t Egyptian
corn) for three years 1t is all excel
lent feed tor all kinds OF stock Am
feeding it tc my horses and hogs, and
believe that three pecks is better
than a bushel Of the Indian corn
raised here. it will stand the drouth
better than Indian corn. Thirty or
forty bushels is good yield. Think
I it does better on sod than on old
ground"
From Rocks county correspond
ent writes: "About the 10Th OF
May, planted 81 acres on newly
broken sod; October 18th gathered
the crop, and threshed out 35 bush
els. Have had several bushels
ground into meal, finding it of ex
cellent quality and in many respects
superior to corn. Supplies the place
of hominy perfectly Is an excellent
feed for all kinds OF animals. Think
it will stand two or three times the
drouth that Indian corn will is be-
yond doubt grasshopper and worm
proof. Whenever you plant rice
corn you are sue OF a crop. Many
small patches were planted in varl-
Gus parts OF the county this season
with good results, AID now that it
has become known as one OF our
most valuable agricultural products,
a large area will be planted next sea
son; one man, | know, will plant
IS acres. A bushel of seed will
plant Is or 20 acres 1t is pure
white, aud weighs sixty pounds to
the bushel."
John Bull, OF Mason, Buffalo
county; says: Il raised my first
crop of rice corn the past season !;
found it would stand drouth better
than most other crops, maturing
large, well-filled heads. Some of the
heads have sheiled out pint of the
grain. My crop was raised on sod.
l have tired it as feed tor cattle,
horses and poultry, and find it much
relished by all OF them; it fattens
hogs well, and the pork is excel
lent; horses will pick the heads
from rice corn and eat them first. |
think it is worth more for horse feed
than either Indian corn or oats, as it
is very rich, and yet not heating. 1t
is very palatable boiled and served
like rice. On old ground it should
be planted in rows as near together
as can be cultivated, dropping one
or two seeds six to ten inches apart
the ground should be thoroughly pre-
pared and well narrowed; cultivate
as soon as you can follow the rows,
with harrow-tooth cultivator,
keeping the ground stirred often till
the heads begin to come out"
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF RICE CORN
10 the State Board Of Agricul-
t,ve.-GENTLEMEN: AS requested
by your former secretary, the late
Hon. Alfred Gray, l have submitted
TO chemical analysis sample OF meal
made from the so-called rice corn"
Ihn corn from which th. meal nY