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INDIAN CORN CULTUEE. 



much of personal fortune and time to properly 

 present the merits of this grain to the several 

 European governments. Mr. Murphy will never 

 reap the reward he deserves for the service he 

 has bestowed upon American corii growers: 



TOTAL CROP AND EXPORT OP INDIAN CORN. 



These figures show that the largest ship- 

 ments abroad were made in 1879 and 1889, and 

 that after 1879, up to 1892, excepting 1889, the 

 shipment fell below the average amount ex- 

 ported yearly for 23 years. 



The average yield in bushels per acre for 

 the country, for the years 1890-94, has varied 

 from 9.6 for Colorado in 1893 to 51.7 for Con- 

 necticut the same year. New Hampshire shows 

 the highest general average yield, being 44.6, 



