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several dilTerent kinds. They were all selected ears, and well 

 cured. The eight-rowed, excepting one sample, of a very large 

 kind. 



No. I. Twelve-rowed. 

 One ear shelled, the grain 



weighed 9 oz. 



One do. do. Ti " 



One do. do. 7^ " 



One do. do. 6:| " 



No. II. Twelve-roioed. 

 One ear weighed 7i oz. 



One do. do. 6J " 



One do. do. 7i '' 



No. III. Eight-roiced. 

 One ear weighed 8 oz. 



One ear weighed 



One do. 

 One do. 



do. 

 do. 



6^ oz. 

 6 " 



No. IV. Eight-rowed. 



One ear weighed 

 One do. do. 

 One do. do. 

 One do. do. 



8 oz 



6t 



a 



No. V. Eight-roioed. 

 One ear weighed 4 



One do. do. 4^ 



oz. 



No. V. had been recommended as remarkable for its productive- 

 ness : it yielded, with my cultivation, about 40 bushels per acre. 



The kind of corn planted will materially affect the result. — 

 Different kinds differ in productiveness, and in time required 

 for ripening. This last matter is of much moment in our cli- 

 mate ,• where, being liable often to late springs and early frosts, 

 we should plant those kinds which soonest come to maturity, or 

 we may lose our crop. In general, the smaller kinds ripen the 

 earliest, and the smaller the cob, the sooner it becomes dry. — 

 The earliness, however, with which a crop comes to maturity 

 will depend greatly upon a careful selection for seed of the 

 first ripe ears. Some facts have come to my knowlege, which 

 satisfy me that, in respect to productiveness, much will be 

 gained by the habit of selecting from stalks bearing twin rather 

 than single ears. This practice, continued through a succession 

 of years, is admitted to be the secret of the success of Mr. Baden, 

 in Maryland, in producing a variety very remarkable for its 

 productiveness. In respect to the selection of seeds of every 

 description, our farmers, if they have not much to learn, have 

 yet a great deal to do, since it is with seeds as with animals, in 

 order to produce the best, it is indispensable to breed from the 

 best kinds. 



