RETORT OF TEE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



soil was the same as that used for the test of varieties, and its treatment and prepara- 

 tion were the same. The corn was sown with the seed drill on May 28, and was cut 

 for ensilage September 18. Four rows were sown in each case, and the yield per acre 

 has been calculated from the weight of crop obtained from the two inside rows, each 

 CO' feet long. 



Name of Variety. 



Champion White Pearl. 



Selected Learning. 



Lon "fellow 



Width 



of 

 Row. 



Inches. 



21 

 2S 

 35 

 42 

 il 

 28 

 35 

 42 

 21 

 28 

 35 

 42 



Character 



. of 

 Growth. 



Strong 



ii 



Very strong 



u 

 Strong 



ii . . 

 Very strong 



Strong 



ii ..... 

 Very strong. 



Height 

 when 

 Cut. 



Inches. 



120-130 

 120- 130 

 125—135 

 125-135 

 115-1-25 

 115—125 

 125-135 

 125—135 

 95 -100 

 95-100 

 100-110 

 100-110 



Condition 



when 



Cut. 



Late milk. 



Glazed 



Weight 



per 



Acre. 



o 



27 

 20 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 20 

 19 

 21 

 20 

 19 

 IS 

 17 



h-5 



065 



72 



1,720 



1,441 



1,010 



ISC 



194 



1,0.-2 



1,470 



770 



S38 



1,150 



SELECT LIST OF VARIETIES OF INDIAN CORN. 



In this list is given the average yield per acre obtained during the past three to 

 seven years from the more productive varieties of Indian corn grown at all the experi- 

 mental farms, with the length of time they have been under test. Only those are in- 

 cluded which have been three years or longer under trial. Fuller particulars regard- 

 ing these select lists will be found under ' Select list of oats.' 



u 



■- 



- 



3 



Names of Varieties. 



1 Early Mastodon 



2 Cloud's Early Yellow 



3 Red Cob Ensilage 



4 i Thoroughbred White Flint. . . 



5 Selected Learning 



6i Early Butler 



7 1 Mammoth Cuban 



SjGiant Prolific -Ensilage 



9 Pride of the North 



10 Champion White Pearl 



11 Angel of Midnight. . 



12 Mammoth Eight-rowed Flint. 



13 King of the Earliest 



14 Sanford 



15Compton's Early 



KilWhito Cap Yellow Dent 



17 

 IS 

 19 



Evergreen Sugar. 



Longfellow 



Canada White Flint. 



20! Country Gentleman. 



21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 20 

 27 

 28 

 29 



North Dakota White 



Pearce's Prolific 



Early Yellow Long Eared . 



Kendall's Early Giant 



Black Mexican 



Extra Early Huron Dent . 



Extra Early Szekely 



Mitchell's Extra Early 



Yellow Six Weeks 



Number of 



Years 

 under Trial. 



4 

 5 



7 

 7 

 

 5 

 4 

 7 

 6 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 

 7 

 7 



rr 

 I 



4 

 7 

 7 

 3 



7 



r» 

 I 



3 



3 

 3 

 7 

 3 

 7 

 3 



Average 

 Yield per Acre 



at all the 

 Experimental 



Farms. 



21 



19 



19 



19 



18 



IS 



IS 



17 



17 



17 



17 



16 



16 



16 



16 



16 



16 



15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



14 



14 



14 



14 



12 



11 



10 



090 



1,001 



051 



134 



1,210 



958 



020 



1,976 



1,141 



1,054 



257 



1,536 



910 



627 



545 



380 



79 



1,921 



1,702 



1.123 



'983 



505 



1,837 



1,737 



1,127 



1,004 



789 



1,042 



1,574 



