The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-03

Corn as We'll as 11aaas Canshe IrnasS
by Selection. 5S5H sss

For years men have known that b.
breeding dogs snd anisaals of othe
tiuds new bpeoies could be |, develops
IN which obly The faihtest charsctas
;stios were preserysa. This sur, M
II species has also inva d slss 3 sege ;eI
tsble kingdom and 3lstsIy pgesd
iug Of cornl has hsen intrs All
experimented with great ..5sss.S rs
Recently anartiols app cared jn ,ehs
Cosmopolitan magazine Cor ..lGs
soribing the process of breeding corr
The article. which goes into raihak
detail, was read BY many, among sbsn j !,
DR.. E. II. Cain, of this city, sl ia, BE- m
ing interestedin the subject, wrote
/ Mr.. A. D. Shamei the author, and
who is connect ID with the illinois az. M
|. pertinent stat. .on, asking him ths
. cause of the decided change III three
wears in the cha.acter of corn 81 carried
from this Comfy B Berkeley. Il e.
uly Q letter wesiEeceiyed from the ds..
psrtment Of agrioulturs giving the
scientific theory on the subject At
the came time several ears Y and sam
ples Of this highly bred corn were
sent by the govesnment in the hope
that interest nsthe subject of corn
culture would be stimulassd in this
State. These SARA aud aampIes are
now on exhibition 10 the vaindoW of
" c. MCMILLAN near The Stats oiiice.
The possibilities of corn I culture
have been nRtil lately practically un-
known to the average farmer, and iit.
tie has been done sinca the time of
..e discovery. in America, when the
total area of the corn fields Oh the
country would not today equal the
output Of one county ii Illinois, Is
the middle of.the last century to iii; in-
crease the yield psr acre or to improve
the quality, =, 's;s ss
Some few men 4exp perimented with
/ the great American B cereal, among
them J. s. Ledmir !, Of WilmiDgton, !,
O., who cultivated BY careful aelecs
ton a yellow variety called y the
Leaning and which was generally.
adopted in the State nRhioh he,liyed
and also carried to Illinois. james
Riley, Of ThorntoWn, i d atock breeder,
eyperimented with corn and produced
variety known ass The Boone Couns
ty White. rs It has now become the
leading strain Of white corn. & ! ss,s /. IS.
This breeding !is done bys selecting
seed for deep kernels, small sobs and
veil filed tips or butta for 4 number
years, tho change being nniformin
che crop. This change ,i9 the result
in the first place Of variations due to
tie difference In soil and Alimata, che
fertilization of she ased !, cnltiystion
|or other causes CONNIE ectad aisIl the
growth of the f1lniit Il: J,a An a ~
plaoe. tbe .variatio,. 81 81 llrall by 81 VIA sias. g
zion Of seeding tie charante teristics to
be desired and 4 tha M daiacar,ii;,g os IS ~ a;r I
regular types. Seven breeds 81 corn
are recognized ]. four b 81 yeIlow. mama. q
lily, "Leamine. 8 ilss Reid IS q yellow
Dent" "Golden Eagle and sRilsy,a
Favorite 4. ii, aud three of White s. 1soona
County Whits s silver M anf
"Coli,o Yarieeatad
From tests Snad ! & q 81 The sTll;noia al.
lepo Of ! aprio,,lt,,re, ;;t IN basp ga "a. /.
nitely shovnathat tha ;m,,rov,,asld ri, ga saria-
ties Of corn Yielded ,nnoh ,,l q ,ra Is ia
acre than that Il, which Al aare "a 81, :
given il. oplti yat;;on yaaaa haya alan allaon
been show : AZ on, nrant;ea, ffar,n;ara
exemplifyina' thia 4 th eorvl { Ma efar,,,.
er in ceptsal Y:linoia az sAad an ;nersaaa I,,,,
|of 25 buahals or,' aaaS So acys ! . ;;yb;nb 4 Il, 5 5bs