Mainz, MENTZ

or MAYENCE. Strongly fortified city of He e-Darmstadt, on the Rhine nearly opposite the mouth of the Main; known to the Romans as Moguntia; destroyed by Huns 451; favored by Charlemagne; head of the Rhenish known in the wild state; called Indian Corn. It is largest and most important grain crop of the U. S. Corn is more or le grown all over the country, but the corn-growing belt includes Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mo., Iowa, Kansas, and Neb. Corn will grow on all soils except the very wet, and loves an abundance of plant food of the richest kind. It is planted in drills or in hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way, according to locality and variety, and cultivated both ways by horse-power. Outside of the corn-growing belt the stalks are cut and harvested with the grain, but where corn is largely grown only the ears are stripped off and the stalks practically abandoned, though cattle are usually turned in to glean what they may. In many parts of the West LISTING (q.v.) is a favorite way of growing corn. Corn meal contains water 15.03, ash 1.45, protein 9.09, fiber 1.85, nitrogen-free extract 68.86, fat 3.72. In the U. S. in 1894 62,582,269 acres were planted with maize, yielding 1,212,770,052 bushels, valued at $554,719,162.