274 THE BROWN CORN. 



[From the Cheshire Farmer.] 



THE BROWN CORN. 



It will be recollected that we previously have given 

 some account of a kind of corn denominated the 

 '' Brown corn." We procured, last spring, one and a 

 half bushel of this corn|of Mr. Brown, and planted one 

 acre with it, and sold the rest. Our acre did very 

 well, producing, as was judged by many farmers who 

 saw it, not far from forty bushels. As we picked a part 

 of it for seed, and fed out some without measuring, 

 we are not able to give the exact amount, though it 

 would not vary much from forty bushels. It is a large 

 eight-rowed corn, and very early : a specimen of it 

 may be seen at this office. We exhibited some of it at 

 the last meeting of the society in this county, and find 

 it took very well with the farmers in this section. We 

 have already had orders for some ten bushels of it for 

 seed. 



Concluding that what we raised would go but little 

 way in supplying the demand, and desiring not again 

 to be treed with corn, we proceeded personally to 

 the farm of Mr. Brown, a distance of ninety-five miles, 

 examined his field, and purchased so much of his corn 

 as he would spare, suitable for seed, which in due time 

 we shall have on hand for the accommodation of farmers 

 in this section. 



A few days since we received the following letter 

 from Mr. Brown, which we take the liberty to publish : 



Moultonborough, (L. I.) Oct. 16, 1839. 

 B. Cooke, Esq. : Dear Sir, — I harvested my corn 

 last week, and have a fine lot of seed traced in fine 

 order. On account of tracing so much, I could not 

 measure it in the usual way, but had it weighed by 

 the man appointed to measure crops for premiums. 



