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seeds by the Patent Office or Agricultural Bureau at 

 Washington. 



Among these are, 1st, the "Wild Corn," of the Rocky 

 Mountains, with husk to every grain ; 2d, "Early Canada ;" 

 3rd, "Improved King Philip or Brown Corn ;" 4th, 

 "Golden Sioux;" 5th, "Tuscarora ;" 6th, "New Mexican 

 or Black Corn ;" 6th, "Stowells Evergreen ;" 8th, "White 

 Gourd Seed;" 9th, "Mexican White Flint;" 10th, "Yel- 

 low Gourd Seed;" llth, "Shoepeg ;" 12th, "Eight-rowed 

 Yellow;" 13th, "Twelve-rowed Button;" 14th, "Golden 

 Flint;" 15th, "Sweet or Sugar Corn;" 16th, Adams' 

 Early ;" 17th, Runners' White ;" 18th, "Cooley's White ;" 

 19th, "Kentucky Field;" 20th, "Wyandotte Gourd Seed ;" 

 with many others, and last and least, but important, " Pop 

 Corn" of which there are also several varieties, and the 

 smallest and perhaps the best is Dixie Corn. 



Prof, A. E. Blount, of Cleveland, in this State, has by 

 careful culture and selection, produced an exceedingly pro- 

 lific variety which is highly commended. I learn from 

 Prof. Blount that he produces over 100 bushels to the acre 

 of this corn, sometimes as many as six and eight ears 

 growing upon one stalk. 



In effect we have two general varieties, the ."White" and 

 the "Yellow," and these are sub-divided into the "Flint" 

 and "Gourd Seed." All the balance are modified forms of 

 these. Of course this division excludes Pop corn, which is 

 nothing more than the petit grandchild of the wild corn. 



Many of the above named varieties have been sent out 

 by the "Agricultural Bureau," and their qualities have 

 been tested all over the country, and the results, always 

 enormous, given to the country in the "Reports." That 

 these seeds have produced fine crops, is mainly due to the 

 method of cultivation, being sent out in minute packages, 

 they received extra attention. 



The practical conclusion of all these experiments is, that 

 f we want good bread, we plant the "White Flint ;" if 



