Is the "corn" that is mentioned in the story about Donald the Sailor really maize or is it probably another grain like oats or millet? I would be surprised that there were a variet of corn in 1760 that could produce very well that far north. Laurel [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@mids.org [ To get off or on the list, see http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html