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varieties is adapted to a special climate and soU ; each is 

 adapted for its own favorite locality ; here it will best develop 

 its richness, and here best reward the labors of the husband- 

 man. I have shown that the arg^e twelve-rowed red corn vield- 

 ed on a certain soil and climate 15 lbs. 2 oz. of corn, while the 

 Long Island corn only yielded 10 lbs. 12 oz. ; but on a different 

 soil and with a different climate, this result would be reversed, 

 and the Long Island would exceed the eight-rowed in its re- 

 turns. Within the boundaries of your society, vrixh its north- 

 em climate, and its early frosts, the Canada corn, which rip>en5 

 a month earlier than the Rocky Mountain com, would have 

 the preference, while in \ irginia the protracted ripening woidd 

 be no objection. Where corn is to be used as food for man, 

 or- horses, and working cattle, those species which abound in 

 nitrogenious compounds should be preferred, while, for fatten- 

 ing hogs and cattle, those species should be preferred which 

 contain the greatest amounts of starch, sugar, gum, and oiL 



In view of these facts, you will agree with me that more at- 

 tenrlon should be paid, by such fasoiers as desire to obtain 

 maximum crops, to the adaptation of the varieties they may 

 plant to the special circumstances of their farms. A few 

 varieties should be planted in detached portions every year, 

 and their produce acctu-ately weighed and measured, until the 

 variety is found best adapted to the farm, thencefonh that 

 alone which has proved to be the best should be planted, 

 taking care that the earliest and best ears are alone selected 

 for seed- 



AS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION THE GREAT 

 NEED OF THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 



[EiiracLsfrom an Address, ddirered al the last Fair of the .XorfoUi ^Agricultural 

 Society, by W. S. Ki5g, Esq., of Rhode Island.] 



The lawyer is educated with a constant reference to his 

 future profession; he is trained to the law; and having mas- 

 tered its mysteries, he is fitted for the conflicts of the court- 

 room. Armed with an appropriate education, he stands forth 

 the champion of injured innocence, and with strong hand drags 



