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With a view then to protect the farmer against the frauds of unscrup- 

 ulous seedmen and originators on the one hand, and to ascertain the 

 varieties best suited to the soils of the State on the other, the North 

 Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station began, several years ago, to 

 collect corn varieties from different parts of the country, and to subject 

 them to a rigid test on the recognized corn soils of the State. Since then 

 over sixty different varieties have been collected and tested, some for 

 longer, others for shorter periods. 



The reader will bear in mind that in any given year all of the varie- 

 ties tested were subjected to identical soil and climatic conditions at 

 different points in the State and received identical treatment as to culti- 

 vation, fertilization, and previous preparation of land. 



In 1912 we put out varieties of corn at a number of different points 

 in the State, covering as many different soil types. . Table No. 1 shows 

 results of the test of twenty-nine different varieties on the black peaty 

 soils of the Dismal Swamp lands at Moyock. The five highest yielding 

 varieties here were White Majestic, Cocke's Polific, Marlboro Prolific, 

 Batts' Four-ear, and Weekley's Improved, while the five lowest ranking 

 corns, in point of yield, were E-l-Corn, Cogswell, Shenandoah "White 

 Dent, and Boone County Special. 



Table No. 2 shows the results obtained from the test of twenty-nine 

 different varieties on the Norfolk fine sandy loam soils of Edgecombe 

 County, on the Edgecombe Test Farm. Here the five highest yielding 

 varieties were Biggs' Seven-ear, Parker's Prolific, Summerour, Marl- 

 boro Prolific, and Poole, while the lowest yielders were Sanders' Im- ' 

 proved, Cross No. 176, Cogswell, Southern Beauty, and Selection 170, 

 in the order named. 



Table No. 3 shows results of tests of twenty-seven different varieties 

 and strains on the Cecil loam soil of Iredell County at Statesville. 

 Here the five highest yielding varieties were Biggs' Seven-ear, Gerrick's 

 Prolific, First Generation Cross No. 182, Parker's Prolific, and Boone 

 County Special; while Selection No. 170, Brooks' Pride, Cogswell, 

 Sanders' Improved, and Selection No. 164 made the lowest yields in 

 the order named. 



Table No. 4 shows results of the test of thirty-five different varieties 

 and strains on the Porters loam soil of Buncombe County on the Test 

 Farm at Swannanoa. Here the five highest yielding varieties were 

 Indian Twin, Batts' Four-Ear, First Generation Cross No. 182. Biggs' 

 Seven-Ear, and Cogswell; while Weekley's Improved, Columbia Beauty, 

 Selection No. 164, Snow Flake, and Brooks' Pride made the lowest 

 yields in the order named. 



Table No. 5 includes the compiled results of variety tests made at 

 the Edgecombe Test Farm from 1909 to 1912 inclusive. During this 

 time, from one cause or another, but seven varieties were carried 

 through the tests of the entire period ; the two highest yielding varieties 

 were Biggs' Seven-ear and Hickory King; the two lowest yielders were 

 Boone County White, and Pai^ker's Prolific. 



Table No. 6 contains results of the variety tests of corn at the Iredell 

 Test Farm covering the same period. Here the two highest yielding 

 strains, during the four year period, were Southern Beauty, and Par- 

 ker's Prolific, with Goodman's Prolific and Hickory King making the 

 lowest yielding records. 



