The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-19
Agriculture.
TvTRoDUCr1ON OF CORN NOVELTIES.

-----rr lauCe OF lhe fFoSTeSSlNe I arm
''-. T. -arms to the writer that each
increases the number of So
,,ra5 wonderful, mOrtgage-lifting,
-u..--anaI corn novelties that are
,,;.+.I aff On otherwise wide-awake,
- +-, easily gulled agriculturists.
Tho writer will venture to say that
-un,a~au5 readers of this journal
- several times been duped by in
tin in varieties of corn which
lore offered under high-sOunding
,.nas and sold under inflated, ex-
.-,r.-.nt claims. Each new year
.pa seed catalogues of the country
,r,r-aEn through the advertisements
= q certain class of charlatans, and
in r.arlards, host of sensational
novelties in farm seeds, that are
,raran-eei to turn your farm into
,7Ii mine. sure pop.
After : years experience as a corn
breeder. having during this time
tested almost all of the so-called
rarfa~ruI corn novelties annually
introduced from all points of the
,7mna--. I have seen that about
aven-e--hts Of them soon peg out,
when transported to a wide diversity
7f soils and climates. These sO-called
-----.r-rr novelties which have eVi-
ier-.- ucen found by chance, in
some mysterious manner, or at least
have sprung from degenerate, COM
uu-.ye old sorts, their OrganlZa-
ueu- IN consequence, being impo-
sen-. harmonious, and infeXible,
5v having received too little or no
5reelu-, generally fail the first or
second year. The above named seri-
ous defects preclude the possibility
Of their being fitted Tor cosmopolitan
growth And when they are trans
ported to d great diversity of soils
an. climates, their organizations
reeelv- 50 great shock through the
9pera- II IF adverse endemic condi-
aon~. That they not only disappoint,
but a--ryvute and disgust their pur-
chaser, av IN a year or two, run
nm ..-. or in other words, break
IN up u.a IA multitude of degener-
ate -v..-. which are on u level with
JtLa- ..-.Eerute local varieties.
Ul --. .tuer hand, dominant new
Varieties Of corn, which buoyantly
sla.- -..mselves to cosmopolitan
ggw-.. .re enabled to do so by
re.>- . ii skillful breeder having
established ii harmonious, vigorous,
Prep.----. and flexible organization,
II ..Iry where congenial soil
snl .a4atlc conditions aid the
reyI.r in establishing the plant in
is highest possible modern degree of
gertg.- d.. and where it makes
It's highest average yield. Such
v-r---.- possess great organic vigOr,
ana --aa.e, prepotent organization,
T4.e- ul-3-es them, when trans
ported g.. less congenial soils and
'-m4..~. ts combat and overcome
tae man. diverse soil and climatic
sonl... .-, and become still more
victor. d, regards yield, most
genera. -reutly beating the natives
Il Their ."u homes. Fultz wheat,
larry . -e potatoes and Champion
White ...r., Leaning and some few
ether T-r-aues Of the various species
Ol iar-- .rpp-, have been striking
F9>1l ....u sorts.
bu. "l. a~ks: how is the farmer
10 A4." .r.u their descriptions, as
% "-..- ...., or which are not suited
Hc1s- ...1run growth?
III. ...arr has ascert tained the
'lIr- Ilcts relative to corn
1-'i 81. oy many years expert
'-.- a-. .arn breeder, and expert
'~s-. .-. through extensive cor
','l. -...-.. with many other ex-
P''.-... -...-, and thousands of enter
p-'S--.s .-Eucrs throughout Europe
=" -....a. And mas concluded
"a. ..-...s can best settle the ques-
'- gehasing from dealers of
reputation, whose con-
....Yr Is to handle only cos
.rrS.
.e generally, has been
lenehtted in quantity
4 product, etc, in the
ria, during the past %
..a-iy, by the great inter
D. eds, made possible by
~. a- ol enterprising and re-
.4~men. And during the