8 1/2 Foot Giant in a Burial Mound with Corn that is Planted by a Kentucky Farmer.
Fredericksburg Star, July 7th 1900
GREW IN SPITE OF AGE
Corn Found in Indian Mound Planted and Proved Productive
Floyd Tully of Stout, Ohio has received from a Clay County, Kentucky friend an ear of corn that has a history. It was grown from a seed dug out of an Indian mound in that county, says the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. The seed which was 6 feet under ground, was in a jar, sealed, and was close to a skeleton, that measured 8 1/2 feet in height.
The corn was planted and proved a good yielder, and the ear presented to Mr. Tully was part of the product. Mr Tully distributed kernels among his friends, who will plant them this year.
