. Facts for farmers; also for the family circle. A compost of rich materials for all land-owners, about domestic animals and domestic economy; farm buildings; gardens, orchids, and vineyards; and all farm crops, tools, fences, fertilization, draining, and irrigation. Sec. 45.] HISTORY OF INDIAN CORN. 709 there. In the grazing town of Fabins, a small fraction over three acres ofpasture and meadow is required for each head of stock, or eiglil; sheep. Assuming tliis as ihe proper ratio, he makes a three-year-old steer cost, foruse of land $36, care $18, total $.54, or about five cents per day up
. Facts for farmers; also for the family circle. A compost of rich materials for all land-owners, about domestic animals and domestic economy; farm buildings; gardens, orchids, and vineyards; and all farm crops, tools, fences, fertilization, draining, and irrigation. Sec. 45.] HISTORY OF INDIAN CORN. 709 there. In the grazing town of Fabins, a small fraction over three acres ofpasture and meadow is required for each head of stock, or eiglil; sheep. Assuming tliis as ihe proper ratio, he makes a three-year-old steer cost, foruse of land $36, care $18, total $.54, or about five cents per day up to thatage, and the expense is far from being over-estimated wlierc stock-raising iscarried on iipon expensive land unconnected with SECTION CORN-ITS HISTORY. ,p-NDIAIST CORN (maize) is the poor mans crop. It isy often grown by the new settler in the little opening hemakes in the woods, amid stumps and fallen trees, by theaid of his hoe alone. Without Indian corn, this countrycould never have been settled and brought into such rapidcultivation. It is to America the most important crop that isgi-own. It enters into the food of all classes of peoj^le, either&* as bread or meat, so that it may be said that it is as much auniversal food crop with us as rice is in India. It is moreimportant tlian rice, for it produces a higher order of civil-ization. Indian corn takes its name from the American aborigines,among wliom it was found growing before they knew theuse or value of iron implements of husbandry. It has everbeen a favorite food with them, and since we call them Indians, it is veryproper to call this Indian corn. At first, Europeans who came to this coxintry, as well as those who comenow, were and a
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