THE CULTIVATOR, 
61 
1851. 
he has heard of a case where a pile of shavings were 
set on fire by lightning, at the distance of one hundred 
feet from a lightning rod of fifty-nine feet in height. 
From this case Prof. L. concludes that it is unsafe to 
rely upon a rod to protect a circle whose radius is more 
than once and a half the height of the rod. 
Relative weight of Corn and Cob. —The propor¬ 
tion of corn to the cob, in different varieties, is a matter 
of great importance, and should be duly regarded in 
selecting a kind for cultivation. The same point should 
be aimed at in this case as in animals for fattening—the 
least proportion of offal to the valuable parts. E. M. 
Bradley gives the Rural New-Yorker the results of an 
experiment on this subject. The varieties of corn were 
the Dutton, (yellow twelve-rowed,) the Vermont, (yel- 
eight-rowed,) and the Red-blaze, (white eight-rowed.) 
Samples of each of these kinds were husked the first 
week in October, thoroughly dried; then carefully 
weighed, and shelled, showing the following results:— 
75 lbs. of ears of Dutton gave of cobs 20 lbs. 9 ozs., of corn 54 
lbs. 7 ozs. 
75 lbs. of ears of Vermont corn gave of cobs 15 lbs. 12 ozs., of 
corn 59 lbs 4 ozs. 
75 lbs. of ears of Red-blaze gave of cobs 15 lbs. 11 ozs., of corn 
59 lbs. 5 ozs. 
The corn was measured before it was shelled. Of the 
Dutton there was two bushels and four quarts; of the 
Vermont two bushels, and of the Red-blaze two bushels 
and two quarts. Thus the two latter varieties yielded 
per cent more corn in proportion to the weight of cob 
than the Dutton, and considerably more in proportion 
to the bulk. There is another disadvantage connected 
with large cobs, which should be noticed. They are 
much longer in drying, and consequently the grain is 
much more likely to mould and spoil, either in the crib, 
or while it is in shock. 
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A LARGE assortment can be found at the State Agricultural 
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T HE subscribers have for sale all the choice varieties of the Pear, 
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Trees for canal and railroad well packed in bundles, inclosed in 
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Jan. 1,1851—It.* 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
To our Subscribers. 
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of 
The Pictorial Cultivator Almanac, 
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THE HORTICULTURIST, 
AND 
Smtrtml nf Ural Slrt anil llttral 'fasti. 
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Author of “ Landscape Gardening ,” “ Designs for Cottage Residen¬ 
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