REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD. 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Indian Corn — Test of Varieties. 



Name 



of 



Variety. 



Thoroughbred 



White Flint. 

 Ruby Mexican. 

 North Dakota 



White 



Pearce's Prolific. 

 Earlj- Yellow, 



Long-eared .... 

 Early Ma.stodon. 

 Comirton's Early. 

 Mitchell's E.vtra 



Early 



Sanford 



King of t h » 



Earlest 



Angel of Mid 



night 



Canada White 



Flint 



Superior Fodder. 

 North Dakota 



Yellow 



Giant Prolific 



Ensilage 



Selected Learning 

 Kendall's Early 



Giant 



Pride of the North 

 Mainmoth eight- 

 rowed Flint . 

 .<]arly Butler. . 

 Cloud's Early 



Yellow 



Longfellow .... 

 Champion White 



Pearl 



Red Cob Ensilage 

 Mammoth Cuban 

 Salzer's All Gold. 

 White Cap Yel- 

 low Dent 



Extra Early 



Huron Dent. . . 

 Evergreen Sugar. 

 •Extra Early 



Szekely 



Country Gentle- 



Rank, 

 Fair. . 



Rank. 



Fair. . 

 Rank. 



Fair. . 



Rank. 

 Weak 

 Fair. . 



J2 

 86 



91 



84 



101 

 75 

 93 

 76 



76 



84 

 64 



61 



67 

 51 



68 



Leafiness. 



Very leafy 

 Fair 



Very leafy 



Fair 



Very leafy 



II II 



II M 



II II 



Fair 



II 



Very leafy 



II II 



Fair 



II 



Very leafy 

 Fair 



Very leafy 

 Fair. . . . 



II ... 

 Very leafy 



Fair 



Leafy . . . , 



Few 



Leafy 



Few 



II 



Very leafy 



Leafy .... 



When 



Tas- 



selled. 



Aug. 24 



„ 2 



II 15 



II 10 



11 15 



I, 28 



II 15 



11 2 



M 15 



„ 22 



M 16 



„ 15 



1, 25 



II 24 



„ 18 



„ 8 



,1 24 



>, 12 



II 16 



II 19 



.1 15 



M 23 

 Sept. 3 

 Aug. 22 



.. 15 



I, 15 



,1 15 



I, 21 



In 



Silk. 



20 

 8 



Early 

 Milk. 



Aug. 10 Aug. 24 



Aug, 



21 

 15 



20 



'26 



8 

 23 



29 



22 



23 



Aug. 10 



Aug. 23 



Late 

 Milk, 



Aug. 30 



30 



24 



24 



Aug. 28 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



15 

 30 



3 



29 



29 



Aug. 24 



Aug. 27 



20 



27 Sept, 



22 Aug. 

 22 



24 

 20 



30 



Aug. 



25 

 3 



29 

 31 



30 

 29 



27 Sept. 

 24 Aug. 



22 

 24 



Aug. 8 



,1 30 

 II 15 



II 10 



3 

 30 



27 



31 



Aug. 31 

 Sept. 3 



Aug. 24 

 Sept. 3 



Condition 



when 



cut. 



Aug, 30 



Sept's 

 II 2 



In tassel . 

 L. Milk . 



E. II 

 L. ,1 . 



L. „ . 



In tassel . 

 E. Milk. 



L. II . 

 L. II . 



E. II 



E. II 



E, II 



In tassel . 



L. Milk . 



In tassel . 

 L. Milk . 



Sept. 3 



Aug. 18 Aug. 24 



Sept, 

 Aug. 



3 

 20 



24 



Aug. 31 

 „ .SO 



L. 



E. 



E. 



E. 



E. 



E. 



In silk . . . 

 In tassel. 

 E. Milk . 

 E. „ . 



E. I, . 



L. II . 



In tassel . 



L. Milk . 



E. II 

 L, II 



Weight 



IJer acre 



grown 



in hills. 



H I.-' 



9 

 12 



40 

 200 



10 1,120 



8 1,820 



300 

 300 

 500 



940 



500 



8 500 

 7 1,840 



8 

 10 



500 



900 



100 



8 1,600 



8 1,380 



7 1,400 



8 940 



7 1,400 



7 1,020 



10 20 



7 1,840 



8 280 



7 300 



8 1,820 



6 540 



9 920 



7 1,840 

 3 1,260 



5 1,000 



6 540 



6 1,200 



7 1,180 



JG-23 



