. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE BEGINNING OF THE CORN CROP 15 date barrels of corn began to go in large quantities to the Old World. The countries around the Medi- terranean Sea- were suited to the new grain crop, and it gradually spread over large sections of Europe,. Fig. 8. Indians clearing Land bv Fire for Corn (After John White) Asia, and Africa. The Portuguese were great sea- goers in that day, and they took corn into their colonies. POINTS FOR THOUGHT 1. Try to find from your histories what crops, besides corn, America gave to the world. 2. Our modern fertilizers are bought to sup
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE BEGINNING OF THE CORN CROP 15 date barrels of corn began to go in large quantities to the Old World. The countries around the Medi- terranean Sea- were suited to the new grain crop, and it gradually spread over large sections of Europe,. Fig. 8. Indians clearing Land bv Fire for Corn (After John White) Asia, and Africa. The Portuguese were great sea- goers in that day, and they took corn into their colonies. POINTS FOR THOUGHT 1. Try to find from your histories what crops, besides corn, America gave to the world. 2. Our modern fertilizers are bought to supply three plant foods. Which of these does for our corn what the fish did for the Indian's corn ? Do we now use fish in any form as a fertilizer ?. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-1947; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924. Boston, Ginn and Company
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