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thrown in the shade, and will need to look to its lau- 

 rels. 



One thing is certain : if these fabrics can be pro- 

 duced, by the Austrian process, at the prices and of 

 the qualities claimed for them, which there seems no 

 reason to doubt, it is clearly the interest of this coun- 

 try to have the invention applied on a large scale 

 among the cornfields of the West. Whenever the 

 maize plant shall be made to produce largely, and at 

 a moderate and paying price, other articles of utility 

 and value besides food, it will undoubtedly give a 

 new impulse to the growth and affluence of the 

 country. 



SYEUP AND SUGAE. It has long been known that 

 syrup can be made from the stalks of maize, and 

 recently it has been ascertained that it may be suc- 

 cessfully produced from the grain. Yarious attempts 

 have been made to convert this syrup into sugar, but 

 thus far with doubtful success. The syrup made 

 from the stalk of corn is said to be of fair quality, 

 but will probably never be able to compete with that 

 produced from the Sorghum, now very generally and 

 widely cultivated for the purpose. 



There is reason to believe, however, that the syrup 

 produced, by a late invention, from the grain of the 

 corn plant, will be able to compete successfully with 

 most others in the market, in regard to quality and 

 price. This syrup is the product of the starch of 

 corn, and may be made from that element more 

 readily and less expensively than from the grain it- 

 self. It is found that a bushel of corn will yield three 



