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■EXPERIMENTAL J'A h'UX 



2 GEORGE V., A, 1912 



EXPERIMENTS WITH INDIAN CORN. 



Nine varieties of Indian corn for ensilage purposes were sown in uniform test 

 plots. 



The land was a light sandy loam on which a grain crop had been grown the pre- 

 vious season. This was ploughed in the fall of 1909, cultivated in the spring of 3,910. 

 barn-yard manure at the rate of twenty tons per acre spread on the surface and 

 ploughed under lightly. This was again cultivated, and duplicate plots in rows thirty- 

 iix inches apart, and in hills thirty-six inches each way, sown. This was gone over 

 with a smoothing harrow at least twice before the plants came through the ground. 



Those in the rows were thinned out to from four to six inches apart, and those in 

 the hills to from three to six plants in each hill. 



This crop made very indifferent growth in the early part of the season, but 

 improved considerably in the latter part. 



The yield was calculated from the weight obtained from two rows, each sixty-six 

 feet long. 



The crop was sown June 13 and cut October 3. 



This crop was not well matured. 



Following were the yields obtained: — 



Indian" Corn for Ensilage — Test of Varieties. 



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Name of Variety. 



Early Mastodon 



Wood's Northern Dent 

 Selected Learning. . . . 

 Angel of Midnight. . . . 



Eureka 



Compton's Early 



Longfellow 



Superior Fodder 



Davidson 



J3 



> 



< 



Inch. 



80 

 74 

 72 

 C6 

 80 

 72 

 74 

 80 

 6G 



Condition 

 when Cut. 



Early milk 

 Late milk. 



ii 

 Glazed . . , 

 Watery. . , 

 Glazed 



ii 



Watery . . . 



Weight Weight 



per Acre grown per Acre grown 



in Rows. in Hills. 



Tons. Lbs. 



16 

 15 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



450 

 470 

 250 

 1,150 

 600 

 860 

 750 

 640 

 200 



Tons. Lbs. 



16 

 14 

 13 

 15 

 16 

 15 

 16 

 14 

 12 



1,550 

 1,700 

 1,730 



360 

 1,220 

 1,400 



670 

 1,070 

 1,300 



FIELD CROP OF INDIAN CORN. 



One acre of Indian corn was grown, the variety Longfellow being used. The 

 land was a light sandy loam, in rather a poor state of fertility, on which grain had 

 been grown the previous year. It was ploughed in the fall of 1909, cultivated in the 

 spring of 1910, and a dressing of barn-yard manure at the rate of twenty tons per 

 acre was spread on the surface and ploughed under lightly. This was well cultivated 

 again and sown in rows thirty-six inches apart. The surface was harrowed twice 

 before the plants came up, and cultivated between the rows at various times during 

 the season. The corn was sown June 13, and cut October 13. The early part of the 

 season was cold and wot, bence the crop made a rather poor growth and was not well 

 matured. The yield was twelve and a half tons. 



