248 INDIAN COKN. 



and stalk, in the proportion of their yield as above 

 given, is no doubt the best form in which they can be 

 used, yet, in other cases, a larger or less relative quan- 

 tity of the grain would be found expedient. These 

 are points that the farmer can best determine for him- 

 self by comparative trials. The estimate is made for 

 the purpose of illustrating the economical advantages 

 of corn, and the feeding power of one acre of it. 



