The state herald., 1900-03-16


Doctor Cullen, Chicago scientist, lie
gwen rs authority for the following re.
msrkabls account OF corn grown from
seed that was three Thousand years old.
"Juss south Of Anderson, Ind, there
is being grown the most wonderful corn
creP in the country. A few Of these
grams have been put In touch with
nature after lying 300 years, and the
result, l believe, ls the most rsnarkab abls
demonstration OF vitality in the history
Of the world. The growing corn itself
ID marvel The Geld iooks like forest,
and it will run from l50 to 200 bushels an
acre.
"n opening the earth aud stone works
OF the prehistoric people II tins con, ne {,
srsst many pots Of corn have been
found. The rrceptacles in mauy Cases
Ii ave b n heimstically
sealed aud when opened the gram
looked us bright aad lively AS If it mad
been put away out few weeks instead
OF for ages. But when eIpeIlm.ts were
made 1t VIA found that the germ oil life
had departed from the gram.
"On the Wnggy farm, however, corn is
growing that is the descendant Of u crop
gro~n IN Arkansas pot less than 1900
and p0s"ibly IS much as 1000 yeprs ago
1 believe tuat, with the exception of tie
Poupcii wheat, this is the most remark
sOle growth of vegetation in history.
Three years ago was hunting IN Ar
kansss. ] wss iHid up with my compau-
ions several days 81 s point Eamed
Marked Free. While | was Lhsre some
afchaeoiosists, who hsd been study ing
the mounds OF the valley, arrived and
began work al ths, point. They nude
the usual bindings sRd nothing more
There wore many trinksts, and deeper
were found boues Of humans.
I'm Theoretically sealed rece eptacle
they found several skeletons and sens
jars OF cora,~t. was not uncommon.
The cGrn was carefully put awsy The
Jars were made alright, sithsr by th-
people who buried them or oy the action
Of the surrounding substances. Lik,
other corn which hss been found. Ii
wss bright, dry, solid snd lively The
sIplorers confscsted this corn, bnt CAV.
me hsndiul. which 1 wrapped IN nv
handkerchief aud later threw INTO my
hunting outfit and brought home, where
1t lay over one wiutsr.
'The archaeological estimated that
the rsmsins which they uncovered at
Marked Tree h-d born inferred frou
2,JoJ to 800 years. do not know what
became OF the rest uf the seed. but the
next ysar the corn sas turned over TO
Waysy nnd planted In one corner II bis
nsii. IL ns. n surprise whes the tiny
blades shot ny ihr-ugb the ground. Ths
corn grew nsrvslousiy fast. and - II
developed II showed new nsrvels every
day. When matursd the stake reached
t~eivs iest IN height in soms cssss aud
they sre IS thick q, tho gIound ss
msn's wrist.
There lrs no l-sves nearer than three
fest from the ground. Three then shot
cut, They are heavy snd long, re.en.
hiinr cactus lea, IN som. respects.
about tu" fs.l iur,h up arc sars oi
corn Many staihs bear siI and none
has fewer than four sers. At this rat.
tho yieln would run 80 bushels. "A.
oovs the vars tue stalk continues three
or fear feet aud Is capped by IN eiaoo.
rate iassel. The husks surrounding tn.
sssa are ueavy, Gna ~ the corn natures
they brsas aud curl bscs, tsy,alir, =
arm, yellow -grsib,d sat. In. grams
are solid aud sIpspuonslly good Tor (, ed
ing. The routs OF tn. pi.nt nre long
and bur, themselves dsspia th- sround.
While other corn suffered CA account vi
the drought tie prshistouc cvfn hus
been green and healthy. VIrwin. IL.
crop, Que c.nDot bot be convinced tn.
coFn Is dessGersligs. II this "a. To. de
ginning Of What =. usys .dsy."
lHdisss farmers are breeding their
coFn Just tito same 40 they breed their
stocA Tor cro,s 1rssi effects. ana tho sI.
p.rimsnis afs not only iniotysting, but
are proving mofS temunefstvs.
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