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season has not been superior to many of the strains of corn 

 raised by members. For this reason, it was not as important 

 to prevent mixing, but the members who make the selections 

 from their best rows of seed for next year's work should be 

 very careful to plant at a sufficient distance from other corn. 

 In isolating a superior strain, it must not be allowed to mix 

 with other field corn. 



In general, the experimental work with corn during the past 

 season has been very satisfactory. The plots, as a rule, have 

 been conducted according to the detailed plans sent out for this 

 work. 



There is only one more matter to which I believe the atten- 

 tion of the members should be called. This is the filling out 

 of the report blanks as the season progresses. I wish each 

 member might realize the importance of keeping these report 

 blanks in detail and also the importance of recording this infor- 

 mation as soon as it can be obtained. When a request is re- 

 ceived from a prospective purchaser regarding the seed the 

 association might have for sale, the greatest recommendation 

 that can be given any member is a neat, well kept report blank. 

 This, in addition to a report made by the representative who has 

 visited the members, will certainly be of great value. 



RESULTS OF FIELD WORK. 



Some reports have been received from the members of the 

 association of the experimental work that has been done during 

 the past season with corn. Each blank that is received seems 

 to show more and more plainly the importance of this work. 

 Much has been said and written by agricultural authorities 

 upon the variation in yields from different strains and individual 

 ears of corn. These facts are all supported by report blanks 

 that have been received from members. In one case you will 

 note that the total yield per acre on row number i was 127 

 bushels, while the yield of corn fit for seed purposes was 82 

 bushels. 



In row No. 4 of the same experimental plot, with a total 

 yield of 120 bushels of corn, there is none fit for seed purposes. 

 Row No. 10 has a total yield of corn exactly the same as Row 

 No. I, and while No. i has 82 bushels of corn fit for seed pur- 

 poses. No. 10 has only 7 bushels. As you will see by other 



