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Acclimatization, factor in the production of higher yields of corn 7-9, 



18-19, 27, 30, 36, 63, 66-67 

 See also Adaptation. 



Adaptation, factor in the production of higher yields of corn 8-10, 



18-22, 28-30, 37, 62-63, 64, 66-67 

 See also Acclimatization. 

 Age of seed. See Corn, age. 



Alabama, adapted varieties of corn 43-44 



Averages. See Crossbreeding. 



Beal, W. J., on crossbreeding corn 64 



California, adapted varieties of corn 20, 27 



tests in crossbreeding corn 20, 24-30, 65, 66 



Chico, Cal., tests in crossbreeding corn. See Experiments. 

 Climate. See Acclimatization. 



Collins, G. N., on crossbreeding corn 64 



Connecticut, adapted variety of corn 10, 20 



Corn, age of seed, factor in the production of higher yields 15-16, 64, 66 



crossbreeding tests. See Crossbreeding and Experiments. 



crosses, advantageous and disadvantageous 18-21, 62, 66-67 



comparison with parent varieties 12-30, 33^1, 50-67 



need of experimental tests to ascertain yield 8, 30, 42, 67 



ranked according to grain production 23, 61, 63 



facility of crossbreeding due to structure of floral parts 8,11 



first-generation crosses, comparison with parent varieties 7, 



9, 10, 12-28, 33^2, 50-67 



matmity of seed, factor in production of higher yields 66 



productiveness of crosses and parent varieties. See Yield. 



seed, comparative yield of years 1908 and 1909 15-16 



crossbred and pure-bred, growing for comparison 8, 11 



vitality tests. See Germination. 



self-fertilization a factor in reduction of yield 8, 64 



See also Yield, factors influencing. 



varieties, Aldrich Perfection, crossing experiments 42, 45, 47-51, 61, 63 



Bloody Butcher, crossing experiments 10 



Blow, crossing experiments 31, 33-35, 40 



Boone County Wliite, crossing experiments 10, 20, 31, 44 



Chisholm, crossing experiments 31—12, 67 



Clarage, crossing experiments 10 



Cocke Prolific, crossing experiments 42, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 61, 63 



Cross 100 10, 13, 15, 17-20, 23, 25, 26, 29 



120, crossing experiments 10, 13, 15-21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 



182, crossing experiments 19 



Dan Patch, crossing experiments 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 42 



Dotson, crossing experiments 10, 20 



Ferguson Yellow, crossing experiments 31, 33-37, 39, 40 



First-Generation Cross 182, crossing experiments 19 



218 69 



