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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 190t 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN" COEN. 



Thirty-one varieties of Indian Corn were sown, in rows 32 inches apart, and 

 planted in hills 32 inches apart each way, on May 19. Soil, clay loam. 



The hills were protected by a hedge, and produced a very satisfactory crop, but 

 the rows, which were on an exposed portion of the field, were repeatedly swept by 

 winds, and injured to such an extent that the late rains did no good. 



The yield of hills was computed from the weight of two rows, each 66 feet long. 



Indian Corn — Test of Varieties. 



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(D 



3 



Name of Variety. 



1 Early Yellow Long-eared 



2 Angel of Midnight 



SThoro'bred White Flint.. 



4|Early Mastodon 



5 'Mammoth 8-rowed Flint. 



6|Compton's Early 



7iLongfellow. . _ 



8 Champion White Pearl. . 



9 Cloud's Early Yellow. . . 

 lO' Canada White Flint. . . . 



11 i Mammoth Cuban 



12 Evergreen Sugar 



13 Selected Leaming 



14'Early Burler 



15 Superior Fodder 



16:North Dakota WhiPe 



IZiCiant Prolific Ensilage. . 



18 Pearce's Prolific 



19 1 Red Cob Ensilage 



20Sanford 



21 North Dakota Yellow. . . 

 22! King of the Earliest. . . . 

 23; Mitchell's Extra Early. . 



241 Pride of the North 



25'White Cap Yellow Dent 



26 Country Gentleman 



27 



28 



29 



30 



Kendall's Early Giant. . 



Salzer's All Gold 



Extra Early Huron Dent 



Early Yellow Six Weeks 



3l|Extra Early Szekely 



32 Salzer's Earlie.st Ripe — 



I 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Strong.. 

 Medium 

 Strong . . 



n . . 



Medium 



ti 

 Strong. . 



M< dium 

 tr >:ig.. 



Medium 



• tr jng. . 



Weak '. '. 

 Medium 

 Weak . . 

 Strong . . 



ti . . 



II . . 

 Medium 

 Strong. . 



Weak ; ; 



Height. 



Inches. 



93 



8(j 

 83 

 93 

 88 

 89 

 85 

 90 

 90 

 89 

 91 

 82 

 95 

 92 

 92 

 79 

 88 

 82 

 74 

 86 

 66 

 85 

 69 

 86 

 92 

 71 

 72 

 85 

 92 

 64 

 73 



When 

 Tasselled. 



Sept. 

 Augr. 



Aug. 18. 



II 20. 



II 20. 



,1 20. 



,1 20. 



11 20. 

 15. 

 1. 

 25. 



1." 18. 



,1 20. 



■I 25. 



M 18. 



.1 15. 



,1 25. 



11 15. 



.. 25. 



I, 10. 



,1 30. 



II 20. 



II 18. 



,1 25 



.. 10. 



II 25. 



I. 15. 

 Sept. 1. 

 Aug. 10. 



.1 20. 



II 20. 



.. 10. 



I. 10. 

 5. 



In Silk. 



Aug. 



II 

 It 



Sept 

 II 



M 



Aug. 



30. 

 30. 



28. 

 1. 



1. 



1. 



30. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 



1: 



30. 



1. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 



1. 

 25. 



1. 

 30. 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 



25. 



1. 



1. 



1. 

 25. 



1. 

 30. 



Early 

 Milk. 



Sept. 5. 



Sept. 5. 

 ,1 5. 



Sept. 



Sept. 7. 



,1 1. 



11 7. 



,1 5. 



Sept. 1, 



Sept. 7. 



M 7. 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



II 



Aug. 



25. 

 1. 

 1. 



25. 

 25. 

 20. 



Sept. 1. 

 ,1 5. 

 .1 7. 



Sept. 1. 



M 7. 



II 5. 



.1 1. 



II 1. 



■I 1. 



Late 

 Milk. 



Condition 

 when Cut. 



Sept. 7 



Sept. 7 



Sept. 7 

 .1 5 

 .1 7 



Early milk 



Tassel . .'. 

 Silk...... 



Early milk 



Silk'.'.....' 

 Tassel .... 



Silk 



Early milk 



Silk 



Tassel .... 

 Early milk 

 Late milk. 

 Early milk 



II 

 Tassel .... 

 Late milk. 

 Tassel .... 

 Early milk 



Tassel .... 

 Early milk 



Tassel 



Early milk 



II . 



II 

 Late milk. 



Weight 

 per Acre. 



Grown 

 in Hills. 



Tons. Lbs. 



18 

 IS 

 17 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 10 

 9 

 9 

 9 



1 



960 



190- 



1,420 



1,110 



1,110 



340 



340 



570 



800 



30 



30 



1,260 



1,260 



490 



2(iO 



260 



1,720 



950 



950 



720- 



180 



ISO 



1,410 



1,410 



640 



1,870 



1,870 



1,100 



20 



480' 



480 



480 



INDIAN CORN IN ROWS AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. 



Three varieties were sown on a plot protected by a hedge, in rows 21, 28, 35 and 

 42 inches apart, on May 19. The corn was cut for ensilage on September 4. The 

 estimate of the yield is based upon the weight of crop produced on two i-ows, each 66; 

 feet long. 



