REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



North Dakota White and Pearce's Prolific, the two varieties which seem most 

 desirable for this part of the province, both reached the late milk or roasting stage on 

 September 1. The fields of these varieties grown for ensilage gave a very satisfactory 

 yield. The corn was cut with a binder, and allowed to wilt for several days before 

 being put into the silos, and already' the ensilage is giving off an agreeable, malty 

 odor, indicating good quality. 



The seed was sown on May 29, in rows 30 inches apart, using about half a bushel 

 of seed per acre. The crop was cut on September 5. Thirty-four varieties were under 

 trial. The soil was a rich, black loam, which had been summer-fallowed. The yield 

 was calculated from two rows, each 66 feet long. 



Indian Corn — Test of Varieties. 



Name 



of 



Variety. 



o & 

 c« O 



D 



Thoroughbred 

 White Flint 



Salzer's All Gold. . . 



Yellow Long Eared 



N'rth Dakota White 



Pearce's Prolific 



Sanford 



Pride of the North. 



Mammoth Eight 

 Rowed Flint 



Extra Early Huron 

 Dent 



Red Cob Ensilage. . 



Longfellow 



Salzer's Superior 

 Fodder 



Mammoth Cuban . . 



Giant Prolific En- 

 silage 



Selected Learning. . 



Champion White 



jrGiXrl* • • - 



White Cap ' Yellow 

 Dent 



Evergreen Sugar . . . 



King of the Earliest 



Cloud's Early Yel- 

 low 



Black Mexican 



North Dakota Yel- 

 low 



Early Butler 



Early Mastodon . . . 



Compton's Early. . . 



Kendall's Early 

 Giant 



Country Gentleman 



Canada White Flint 



Angel of Midnight . 



Mitchell'sExtra 

 Early 



Black Mexican 



Salzer's Earliest 

 Ripe 



Extra Early Szekely 



Yellow Six- Weeks. 



J3 



In. 



Rank. 



Fair .. 



ii 

 ii 



Weak 



ii 



ii 



it 



Fair.. 



Leanness. 



When 



Tas- 



selled. 



In 



Silk. 



Early 

 Milk. 



Little . . . 

 Leafy . . . 



Fairly.. , 

 Little . . 



| 



!Fairlv. . . 

 Little .. 



Fairly., 



Fairly., 

 Little . . 



113 

 82 



92 



96 



108 



90 



72 



78 



107 



97 



62 

 72 



69 



80 

 69 



Fairly 



Very leafy 

 Little 



Very leafy 



|Fairly 



'Little 



Leafy .... 

 Very leafy 



Fairly .... 



Slight . . . 

 Fairlv . . . 

 Little . . . 



Aug. 31 Sept. 4 

 "Aug. 31 

 .. 29 

 it 2i 

 ,. 25 

 Sept. 4 



20 

 22 



18 

 21 



Late 

 Milk. 



Condition 

 when cut. 



25 Aug.,27 



29 

 11 



22 



22 



27 



17 



21 



18 

 20 

 20 



21 

 17 



12 



18 

 21 

 11 



10 

 20 

 12 

 16 



Sept, 

 Aug. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



20 Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 



5 

 30 



31 

 22 



31 



26 

 30 

 17 



Sept. 5 

 .. 1 

 Aug. 31 

 Sept. 1 



Milk 



Sept. 



it 

 Aug. 



Sept. 



Aug. 

 Sept 



Sept. 5 



E. 

 L. 

 L. 

 L, 

 L. 

 B. 

 E. 



E. 



E. it 



Silk,. . 

 L. Milk 



Aug. 31 



Silk .... 

 E. Milk 



E. 

 L. 



E. 



31 Sept. 5 L. 



.'5 E. 



26iAug.3lX. 



20 

 25jSept 



7!Aug. 

 12| „ 



Aug. 31 X. 

 E. 



29 Sept. 5 L. 

 3 E. 



Aug. 28 L. 



lo- 

 ll 



20 

 20 



16 



201 

 20, 



27 L. 



i 



25 L. 

 27 L. 

 29 L. 



I 



Weight 



per acre 



grown 



in hills. 



G 

 O 



E-i 



20 

 19 

 17 

 16 

 17 

 14 

 19 



260 

 1,072 



716 

 1,660 

 1,772 

 1,436 

 1,600 



17 320 



21 

 20 

 17 



1,500 

 1,052 

 1,904 



21 1,692 



22 484 



18 1,752 



19 1,336 



18 960 



17 1,772 



15 888 

 17 848 



20 656 

 20 260 



19 16 



20 1,316 



16 1,264 



17 1,376 



15 96 



14 1,832 

 17 188 



15 1,548 



16 1,396 

 13 928 



16 1,264 



9 84 



11 1,760 



