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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII,, A. 1905 



IKDIAX CORX — TEST OF VARIETIES. 



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2 



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5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



Name of Variety, 



Eureka 



Superior Fodder 



Giant Prolific Ensilage . 



Salzer's All Gold 



Red Cob Ensilage 



White Cap Yellow Dent 



Early Butler 



Mammoth Cuban 



Pride of the North 



Early Mastodon 



North Dakota White. . . 

 Cloud's Early Yellow . . 



King Philip 



Champion White Pearl. 



Comi^ton's Early 



Longfellow , 



Evergreen Sugar 



Angel of Midnight 



Selected Learning 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Strong 



Very strong. 



Medium . . 



Strong 



Very strong 



Strong.. 



[Medium 

 I Strong.. 

 ■Medium 

 ! Strong.. 

 Medium 



Strong. 



Height. 



Leafiness. 



Condition 

 when Cut, 



Inches. 



100-105 



110-115 



105-110 



100-]05 



105-110 



85- 90 



90- 95 



100-105 



105-110 



100-105 



65- 70 



95-100 



70- 75 



95-100 



75- SO 



65- 70 



75- 80 



70- 75 



100-105 



Very leafy. . 'Early milk 



Medium. . 



Very leafy . 

 Leafy .... 

 Very leafy . 

 Medium . . . 

 Leaf J' 



Medium. . 



! Leafy.... 

 I Medium. . 

 Leaf}' .... 

 Very leaf j' 

 Leafy .... 



jLate milk 

 Early milk 



Late milk 

 Early milk 



M 



Late milk 

 Early milk 



Weight per 



Acie 



grown in 



Hills. 



Tons. Lbs. 



21 

 28 

 22 

 26 

 23 

 23 

 17 

 10 

 20 

 14 

 18 

 17 

 19 

 15 

 19 

 17 

 16 

 17 

 13 



570 



100 



1,,320 



1,080 



970 



530 



1,750 



1,.380 



370 



820 



520 



870 



830 



140 



1,820 



1,200 



120 



1,200 



200 



The average yield from the rows was 19 tons 109 poundfi per acre, and from the 

 hills, 19 tons 1,183 pounds per acre; showing an advantage, this season, of 1,07-4 

 pounds per acre in favour of the corn grown in rows. 



IXDIAN CORN^ SOWN AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. 



Three varieties were chosen for this test : Champion Wliite Pearl, Selected Learn- 

 ing, and Longfellow. The seed was sown June 7 and the com was cut for ensilaga 

 September 16. Sixteen rows of each variety' were sown, that is, four rows at each of 

 the distances mentioned, and the yield per acre has been calculated from the weight of 

 ciop obtained from the two inner rows in each case. The length of the portions of 

 the rows cut for weighing was 66 feet. 



Name of Variety. 



Champion White Pearl, 



Selected Learning . ... 



Longfellow. 



Distance 

 between 

 the Rows. 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Height 

 when 



Cut. 



In. 



21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 



Very strong. 



Medium. 



In. 



90— 95 



105—110 



105—110 



105—110 



95—100 



100-105 



100—105 



100—105 



70— 75 



80— 85 



80— 85 



80— 85 



Condition 

 when 

 Cut. 



Early milk 



Late milk. 



Yield 



per 



Acve. 



Tons. Lbs. 



22 

 18 

 19 

 21 

 22 

 17 

 20 

 20 

 17 

 10 

 14 

 16 



1,927 



060 

 1,0.50 



488 

 L3C0 



OSC. 

 1,030 

 1,548 



209 



1.810 

 1,652 



It will be seen that, in every case, the largest yield was obtained from the rows 

 which were closest together ; though the corn in these roM-s was not so tall as in the 

 others. 



