02634cam a22003493u 4500 78645 UtSlPG 20260610134826.0 m cr n 260607r20261937utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 SB Winthrop, John, 1606-1676 John Winthrop, Jr., on Indian Corn Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from The New England Quarterly, Volume X, Number 1, March, 1937, p. 121-133 Release date is 2026-05-09 Steve Mattern John Winthrop, Jr., on Indian Corn by John Winthrop is a historical agricultural essay written in the late 17th century, here accompanied by a modern scholarly introduction. It explores the cultivation, preparation, and everyday uses of maize in New England and neighboring colonies, addressing both native practices and colonial adaptations. An introductory note situates the piece within Restoration-era efforts to improve agriculture and the Royal Society’s curiosity about new crops. The essay then describes maize’s appearance, varieties, and protective husks; planting seasons and spacing; weeding and hilling; and improved methods using the plough. It highlights fertilizing with fish and dung, companion-planting beans and squashes, and secondary uses of stalks for fodder and basketry. The work surveys native foods such as boiled grain, parched meal carried on journeys, and “sweet corn” harvested green and dried, as well as colonial breads, mixed-grain loaves, and especially “sampe” (coarsely broken kernels simmered like rice) praised for its digestibility and health benefits. It concludes with detailed instructions for brewing beer from maize—either by baking bread first or by a specialized malting method that sprouts the grain under soil—observing that the bread-based brew proved most practical and reliable. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Morwood, Mass.: The Plimpton Press, 1937 Corn -- Early works to 1800 Mood, Fulmer, 1898-1981 Produced from The New England Quarterly, Volume X, Number 1, March, 1937, p. 121-133 https://archive.org/details/sim_new-england-quarterly_1937-03_10_1/page/120/mode/2up?q=winthrop https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78645 119363 119363