One of the handsomest of the field varieties, nearly as early as the
King Philip, and remarkable for the uniformly perfect manner in which,
in good seasons, the ears are tipped, or filled out. In point of
productiveness, it compares favorably with the common New-England
Eight-rowed; the yield per acre varying from fifty to seventy bushels,
according to soil, culture, and season.

Much prized for mealing, both on account of its quality, and its
peculiar, bright, rich color. In cultivation, the hills are made three
feet and a half apart in each direction, and five or six plants allowed
to a hill.

HILL.

Whitman. Whitman's Improved. Webster. Smutty White. Old-Colony Premium.

Stalk six feet or more in height, moderately strong at the ground, but
comparatively slender above the ear; foliage not abundant; the ears are
produced low on the stalk, often in pairs, are uniformly eight-rowed,
well filled at the tips, and, when fully grown, ten or eleven inches in
length; cob white, and comparatively small; kernel dusky,
transparent-white, large and broad, but not deep.

The Hill Corn is nearly of the season of the Common New-England
Eight-rowed, and is unquestionably the most productive of all field
varieties. In Plymouth County, Mass., numerous crops have been raised of
a hundred and fifteen bushels and upwards to the acre; and, in two
instances, the product exceeded a hundred and forty.

This extraordinary yield is in a degree attributable to the small size
of the plant, and the relative large size of the ear. The largest crops
were obtained by planting three kernels together, in rows three feet
asunder, and from fifteen to eighteen inches apart in the rows.

No variety is better adapted for cultivation for farm consumption; but
for market, whether in the kernel or in the form of meal, its dull,
white color is unattractive, and it commands a less price than the
yellow descriptions.

From the most reliable authority, the variety was originated by Mr.
Leonard Hill, of East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass.; and was
introduced to public notice in 1825-6. Though at present almost
universally known as the "Whitman," it appears to have been originally
recognized as the "Hill;" and, of the numerous names by which it has
since been called, this is unquestionably the only true and legitimate
one.

ILLINOIS YELLOW.

Western Yellow.

Stalk ten feet or more high; foliage abundant; ears high on the stalk,
single or in p