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Spring Planting
It is the busiest and hurrying season, for farmers in this country, of any
in the year; partly owing to the long persistence of frost, that commonly
prevents all kinds of tillage until near the beginning of April (and late
May in northern Indiana).
Corn is easy to grow and store, so it was a popular food eaten by
pioneers. Families ate cornbread, corn mush, and corn meal pancakes.
Leftovers were fed to hogs, sheep, and chickens.
