172 corn. — jctffOttff or Indian Corn. 



they happen to be out of pocket. Vet how many 

 millions m Africa, and even in the American are sub- 

 sisted on this food I 



Jagong is sown in the months ot 4 April, May, and 

 June, and sometimes at other times. * One sort, the 

 Jagong ringan, ripens in three months, and the Ja- 

 gong batta in four months. The latter is the most 

 prodintivc, and therefore preferred. 



If one orldng were to he sown with Indian com 

 alone, it would contain 1,(500 plants. 



About three seeds are sown in Cadi hole. The 

 holes are made with a stick, and are about 2 inches 

 deep. The seed produces a bush or bunch of four or 

 five stalks to each hdte, and each bunch yields about 

 eight heads of the grain, and will sell, on the spot, 

 fot' about 10 or 12 cents the hundred when plentiful, 

 being from about 13 to 15 Sp« drs. for one orlong's 

 produce. One hundred heads yield nearly one and 

 two-thirds gunfaugs of giain. The profit, deducting 

 about eight dollars for clearing new land, (or seed, "and 

 planting, will be, therefore, from about 5 dr», io7 drs. 

 an orlong* If land was to be cropped the second year» 

 and the hJaug had grown up in the interim, it is 

 doubtful if any profit could be made. Indian corn 

 is considered good food for horses in South America* 

 hut it is not here put to any very specific use by Eu- 

 ropeans. 



