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and fertility which otherwise would be available for the ear- 

 producing plants. 



10. In harvesting, the corn will mature better on the stalk 

 or in the shock than if broken off and traced up. This rule 

 depends somewhat upon the time in which the corn will mature 

 and the weather. 



11. Save the best ears from the best stalks in the best hills 

 for seed next season. He is a wise husbandman who heeds the 

 admonition to ''Save a portion of the best for seed." 



12. Care carefully for the seed. Remember severe cold or 

 extreme heat or excessive moisture will injure the vitality of 

 the seed. 



RECORD BLANK. 



Report of Cooperative Corn Experiment between Union Trust Com- 

 pany of Ellsworth, the State Department of Agriculture, and the farmers 

 of Hancock county. 



Please answer all questions fully. The value of the report will be 

 according to the accuracy of answered questions. 



Is this corn planted upon high or low land ? 



Wet or dry land ? What kind of soil ? 



What crops were produced on this soil in the past 3 years 



1913 1912 1911 



When plowed ? 



How fertilized ? Explain fully 



When was corn planted ? 



How many hills of 3 stalks each ? 



When did first tassels appear ? 



When did first silk appear ? 



What date harvested ? 



Total weight of corn when husked and dry 



Weight of corn suitable for seed 



What was height of stalks ? 



Did stalks produce more than one ear ? 



Is this corn a valuable variety for Maine conditions? Please write 



fully 



Dated Signed 



The first corn contest of the Norway National Bank was a 

 new departure in Maine banking circles and was brought about 

 by a realization of the tremendous amount of money paid out 

 monthly by this bank in taking up draftsi for western grains. 



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