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probably it will require rather rich land and a fairly long season, as 

 it is somewhat late in maturity. 



Learning is a standard corn of Illinois, which does not seem to 

 have gained much favor in Missouri. The tests do not show a high 

 yield, nor do they indicate its adaptations except that it seems to 

 be at its best on the prairies of North Missouri. It is a medium to 

 large variety, inclined to a decided tapering ear and to irregularity 

 of kernels. These characters are rapidly being bred out of it, 

 however. It is of medium maturity. 



Silver Mine is a medium small white corn, early in maturity. 

 It is particularly adapted to those regions where a late drought is 

 common. It is small of stock, and the earliest in maturity of the 

 varieties under test. The test was not quite fair to the Silver Mine, 

 since not all the co-operators received this variety, thus cutting 

 down on its general average. 



McAuley's White Dent is rather a coarse, wide-grained medium 

 late variety from Kansas. It had the same disadvantage as the 

 Silver Mine, in that only a part of the co-operators received it, thus 

 cutting down the rating. Little can be said at this time regarding 

 its adaptability to Missouri conditions. 



This test is by no means conclusive, but it offers suggestions as 

 to the adaptations of these varieties to the various regions of the 

 State. The test for 1907 is being planned along the same general 

 lines with the introduction of one or two more varieties. The 

 variety of corn which a man grows is of great importance, and an- 

 other year should see certain varieties of corn recognized as stand- 

 ard by the Corn Growers' Association, the eligibility to recognition 

 being based on performance in field and show room. The import- 

 ance of growing standard types of com is as great as the importance 

 of growing standard types of animals, and should not be overlooked 

 by the progressive farmer. 



RESOLUTIONS. 



We, your Committee on Resolutions, beg leave to submit the 

 following resolutions, and recommend their adoption: 



1. That the Missouri Corn Growers' Association, in fourth 

 annual convention assembled, announce our appreciation of the 

 great value to farmers of this State of the work that has been done 

 for the improvement of our leading grain, corn, by the State Board 



