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ordinary results that might and probably will yet be 

 reached in thus improving and multiplying the varie- 

 ties of Indian corn, by the joint aid of careful selec- 

 tion, judicious crossing, and thorough cultivation. 



"This plant," says a writer in the New York 

 Daily Tribune, " hybridizes with great facility. 

 Some choice varieties have originated in this way, 

 and others will undoubtedly be forthcoming, as no 

 topic occupies more space in our agricultural journals 

 than corn and its culture. Small fortunes have been 

 realized by the originators of new strawberries, rasp- 

 berries, and other perishable fruits. Others have 

 grown rich by providing machines for shelling and 

 grinding corn, and chopping the stalks into fodder. 

 But to the fortunate author of a variety which will 

 measurably supplant all others, there will be a rich 

 reward." 



We have every reason to believe that there is at 

 least as wide a margin for improvement, in the case 

 of Indian corn, as Webb and other eminent breeders 

 have found, in the case of cattle and sheep. The 

 results already achieved in this direction clearly 

 enough indicate that a broad field for useful and re- 

 munerating effort is here presented to the culti- 

 vator. 



Whoever will apply to this subject the requisite 

 care, judgment, skill, and patience, will find ample 

 compensation in the production of a quality of maize 

 superior to any yet known. The competition is open 

 to all. The humblest farmer in the country is just as 



