Ee eee AS Ec’. 
In 1828 William Cobbett, a rather eccentric 
yet famous Englishman who for a time resided 
in America, published in London “A Treatise 
on Cobbett’s Corn.” Thirty-eight years later, 
in 1866, Edward Enfield published in New 
York a book on “Indian Corn; Its Value, Cul- 
ture and Uses.” These are the only volumes 
in the English language, within the knowledge 
of the writer, that have been written as hand- 
books on Indian corn for farmers. Since these 
books were issued much valuable information 
has accumulated concerning the corn plant, 
and it is due to this fact that this volume was 
written. In America this cereal is grown 
more extensively than is any other, and its 
great food value for man and beast is fully 
recognized. 
For a large amount of the present knowledge 
we have of Indian corn we are indebted to the 
researches conducted at the agricultural ex- 
