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by continual selection through a series of years. This does not 

 mean that a corn must necessarily be grown in the same neigh- 

 brhood to be best for seed, as well-bred varieties from a distance 

 frequently do much better than home grown varieties, although as 

 a general rule this is not the case, and the nearer home seed corn is 

 secured the greater the chances for a profitable crop. With the 

 average man, however, who has given very little attention to the 

 matter of careful selection of his corn, the variety is usually of more 

 importance than the locality where it has been grown. 



It was with the idea of determining those varieties of corn which 

 were best adapted to the various parts of the State that the experi- 

 ment station began two years ago a co-operative variety test of corn 

 with farmers living in various parts of Missouri. These men were 

 sent a number of varieties of corn representing all the promising 

 types for the State, with instructions for planting these side by s'de 

 on uniform soil, and for giving them the same care throughout the 

 season. Notes were taken on the time of maturity, character of 

 growth, and other characteristics that indicated the adaptability of 

 the varieties to the conditions and the yield per acre of each variety 

 was determined at harvest time. 



The first year's test was preliminary and included reports from 

 only about 25 men, but the test for 1906 included 100 men, most of 

 whom reported their results. 



The varieties under test in 1906 showed the following rating 

 when all the tests were averaged. This rating was secured by giv- 

 ing a percentage valuation to the ranks which the various varieties 

 held, as reported by the various men, and dividing by the number of 

 reports received : 



Variety. 



Rating. 



1. Boone County White 



2. St. Charles Yellow 



3. Farmers' Interest 



4. Reid's Yellow Dent 



5. Johnson Co. White Dent. 



6. St. Charles White 



7. Legal Tender 



8. Learning 



9. Silver Mine 



10. McAuley's White Dent. . . 



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194 



162 



156 



122 



118 



108 



74 



56 



22 



Boone County White, as is commonly known, is a large white 

 corn, rather rough in indentation and inclined to coarseness. It is 



