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to cultivate, foci but too glad to have enough to stand upon, and health and heart 

 to work for corn enough to eat. 



Long Creek, Louisa Co., Virginia, May 25, 1844. 



Sir : I tliiuk it probiible the gourd seed corn which I cultivate (niiiiked No. 1) is similar to 

 that mentioned in your note to the Editor of the Southern Planter, ])ubli.shed in Febmaiy last. 



I cultivate several kinds of com wliich I consider very valuable ; indeed, I have never 

 seen any which I consider equal to them. Samples of five kinds accomjiany this note ; they 

 are the result of 30 years' ci'ossing and experimenting with many varieties of com. 



In the year 1839, I raised corn so large tliat nearly a quart was shelled from a single ear. 

 I found one ear with 44 rows upon it, and upward of 50 giains in each row. Each package 

 sent herewith is marked with the number of rows, and of grains upon the ear, shelled, and 

 put into it. I prefer No. 3, thougli No. 2 is excellent, and No. 1 will produce more bushels 

 but not many moi-e pounds than Nos. 2 or 3. I measured an ear of No. 4, which grew upon 

 thin land, that was twelve inches long. It is heavy, sound com, fine for bread. No. 5 will 

 grow well upon very ^loor land. I do not recollect that I ever gathered a decayed ear of it 

 I raise it to feed horses and hogs. It is heavy, nuti-itious, and very productive. Nos. 2, 3, 

 4 and 5 will weigh from 57 to 60 lbs. per bushel of 2,178 cubic inches. 



If, upon examination, you incline to cultivate any one of the kinds accompanying this note, 

 I will send it to Baltimore by a steamboat from Richmond, to the care of any person you 

 may name. But perhaps it will be safest to plant the samjiles and see the product beforw 

 you make a selection. 



This note is not wTittcn to acquire notoriety, or to see my name in print. Far from it.— 

 I do not raise corn for sale ; and, if you wish to cultivate any of the kinds I send you, it will 

 give me pleasure to farnisli you seed, without charge. 



Yours, respectfully, W. N., of Louisa. 



To J. S. Skinneb, Esq. 



PRICES CURRENT. 



[Corrected, January 23, for the 



ASHES— Pots, 1st sort ^ 100 IB. 4 87i@ 5 — 



Pearls, 1st sort, '46 5 A'.ii ai 



BEESWAX — American Yellow — ifi-i a< — 27 



CANDLES— Mould, Tallow..^ It5... — 9 ®— 10^ 



Spei-ni, Eastern and City — 2fi ■g/ — 38 



COTTON— From ^ tti. — 1(« ®— V.A 



COTTON BAGGING- American... — WhTii— KS 



CORDAGE— American ^ tl3. — 11 ^ — 1-2 



DOMESTIC GOODS-Shirtings,|>^y. — .5 -a— 11 



Sheetings — 6J®— 1.5 



FEATHERS— Americmi, live — 25 Ti— 27i 



FLAX — American — 7 ® — 8 



FLOUR & MEAL— Genesee, f>' bbl. 5 fi2.V® 5 fi8| 



'IVoy 5&i\S) 5 fi.') 



Michigan 5 Sfil'a' 5 6-^1 



Ohio, Flat Hoop 5 5()i® 5 62* 



Ohio, Round Hoop 'a 



Ohio, via New-Orleans T) 37A ■ff) 5 ."iO 



Pennsylvania 5 1 'Ji 'hj 5 25 



Brandy wine . . ; 5 .W fi) 



Georgetown 5 50 'a 



Baltimore City Mills '& 



Richmond City Mills 6 75 ■a 7 — 



Richmond Country 5 25 a 



Alexandria, Petersburg, &c 5 25 ■& 



Rye Flour 4 — @ 4 12i 



Com Meal, .Jersey and Brand 3 87V-3i 4 12* 



Com Mciil, Brandywine hhd. 17 50 -S) 



GRAIN- Wheat, White •^ bush. 1 15 ® 1 18 



Wheat, Western, Red 1 06 @ 1 1 2.} 



Rye, Northern — 85 ®— 86 



Com, Jer.=ey and North ... (meas.) — 78 ® — 80 



Com, Southern (measured ® 



Com, Southern (weight) — 78 ®— 80 



OatB, Northern — 43 ® — 45 



Oats, Jersey — 40 @ 



HAY— North River in balcp, ^100 m — 56i®— 62^ 

 HEMP — American, dew-rottod.. tonlOO — ■3/115 — 



" water-rotted ]50 — @200 — 



HOPS— 1st sort, 1846 — !> ®— H 



niON— American Pig. No 1 30 — @32 .50 



" Common 22 50 •a'25 — 



LIME— Thomitflton !>■ bbl. — 70 ®— 75 



•t,UMBER— Boards, N.R., f M. ft. clr. 30 — •5)35 — 



Boards, Eastern Pino '5' 



Boards, Albany Pine <¥^pce. — 10 @— 18 



Timber, (Jeorgia Pine ■P'M.ft. 24 — ®28 — 



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Staves, White Oak, pipe. ^ M 50 — '3)~- 



Staves, White Oak, hhd 40 — @_ 



Staves, White Oak, bbl 30 — @— 



Staves, Red Oak. hhd 24 — ®28 



Hoops 20 — ■aSO 



Scantlina;. Pine, Eastern 15 — ®16 



Scantling, Oak 30 — @35 



'i imber, Oak ^ cubic foot — 20 ® — 



Timber, White Pine .— 13 ® — 



limber. Georgia Yellow Pine — 24 "S — 



Shingles ^ bunch 1 75 ® 2 



Shingles, Cedar, 3 feet, 1st quality. 26 — ® — 

 Shingles, Cedar, 3 feet, 2d quality. 22 — ®24 

 Shingles, Cedar, 2 feet, 1st oualitv- 17 — ®18 

 Shinales, Cedar, 2 feet, 2d quality. 15 — '©16 



ShinL'lcs, Cypress, 2 feet 13 — ® 14 



ShinL:]es, Comjiany 28 — @30 



MUSTAKD— American — 16 ®— 



NAILS— Wrought, 6d to 20d...^ lb. _ lo ®— 



Cut 4d to 40d — 4 ® — 



PLASTER PARIS— %'►■ ton 2 12i® 2 



PROVISIONS— Beef, Mess, ^bbl... 9 — ® 9 



Beef Prime 7 — ® 7 



Pork. Mess. Ohio 12 25 ®— 



Pork, Prime, Ohio 9 75 ®— 



Lard. Ohio ^ tb. — 8 ®— 



Hams, Pickled ® — 



Shoulders, Pickled ®— 



Sides, Pickled ® — 



Beef Smoked ^ 115. — 7i®— 



Butter, Orange County — 18 ® — 



Butter, Western Dairy — 13 ® — 



Butter, Grease ® — 



Cheese, in c.i.sks and boxes — 6}® — 



SEEDS— Clover ^ Its. — 6 ®— 



Timothy ^tierce 12 — ®]S 



Flax, Rough 9 — ® 9 



SOAP— N. York, Brown |>' lb. — 3J ®— 



TALLOW— American Rendered ... — 8 ®— 



TOBACCO— Virginia ® Its. — IJ®— 



North Carolina" — 2 ® — 



Kentucky and Missouri — 2 ® — 



WOOL— Am. Saxony. Fleece,.^ m. — 35 ®— . 



American Full Blood Merino — 30 ® — 



American A and J Merino — 26 ® — 



American Native and \ Merino... — 22 ® — 

 Supcrtinc, PuUed — 25 »— 



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