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EXPERIMEy TAL FA RMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 INDIAN CORN— TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Fifteen varieties of fodder corn were grown under uniform conditions last year. 

 The land was a clay loam which had been fallowed in 1909. The corn was sown June 4, 

 in rows 40 inches apart. It made excellent progress until the middle of July but 

 about that date drought began to have its effects and the subsequent growth was slow. 



A frost on August 31, withered the leaves considerably and this reduced the 

 weight. The crop was cut for ensilage on September 3. The yield per acre in each 

 case is estimated from the product of two rows each 66 feet long. 



Indian Corn for Ensilage — Test of Varieties. 





Name of Variety. 



1 Longfellow 



2 Compton's Early. 



3 Mercer . 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 



Golden Dent 



Selected Learning ... 



Northwestern Dent 



Jehu 



Square Deal 



Superior Fodder 



White Cap Yellow Dent. 



Quebec Yellow 



Paterson 



Eureka .... 



Champion White Pearl. . 

 Angel of Midnight 



Average 

 Height. 



Inches. 



82 

 96 

 83 

 74 

 96 

 81 

 61 

 S7 

 92 

 97 

 64 

 53 

 56 

 64 

 48 



Condition 

 when Cut. 



Silk 



it 



Early milk . . 

 Soft dough . , 



Silk... 



Late milk . . 

 Firm dough 

 Early milk . 



Tassel 



Silk 



Firm dough 



ii 

 Not in tassel 

 Tassel . . . 



Weight per Acre 

 Grown in Hows. 



Tons. Lbs . 



21 



20 



19 



14 



14 



13 



13 



12 



11 



11 



11 



8 



8 



7 



4 



966 



194 



610 



1893 



1700 



1720 



1126 



1146 



770 



374 



176 



1022 



236 



256 



1702 



Angel of Midnight, Eureka, and Champion White Pearl were planted too close 

 to a row of maples and their growth was seriously affected. The nearest row was twenty- 

 four feet from the maples, but the influence of the trees extended over thirty feet. The 

 average yield of these three varieties for the five years 1905 to 1909, was respectively, 

 Angel of Midnight, 18 tons, 1,908 lbs.; Eureka 17 tons, 24 lbs.; Champion White 

 Pearl, 16 tons, 1,256 lbs. 



INDIAN CORN IN FIELD LOTS. 



Three varieties of corn were grown in field lots last year as follows : Northwestern 

 Dent 7 acres, Mercer 8 acres, Golden Dent 3 acres. 



The best crop was four acres of Northwestern Dent sown on fall-ploughed oat 

 stubble, well manured. This piece was planted in check rows 40 inches apart and 

 horse cultivation was given in both directions. The average yield for the whole crop 

 was 8 tons per acre. 



CATTLE. 



There are representatives of two breeds of cattle on the Experimental Farm- 

 horns and Ayrshires— and a number of grade cattle and steers. 

 The cattle on hand at present are : — 



Shorthorns. — 1 bull, 11 cows, and 3 calves. 



Ayrshire?. — 1 bull, 1 cow, and 1 calf. 



Grades. — 2 cows and 21 steers, three years old. for experimental feeding. 



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