TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Corn Soils of the State 5 



Black Lauds 5 



Gray Soils 5 



Red Soils 6 



Mountain Soils 6 



Preparation of Seed Bed 7 



Green Manuring — "Souring" of Soil 7 



Plowing 8 



Seeding the Cover Crop 9 



Spring Preparation 10 



Conservation of Moisture 10 



Selection and Preparation of Seed . 11 



Breeding Plat 12 



Preservation 13 



Germination Test 13 



Fertilization 14 



Planting 15 



Date of Planting .' 15 



Depth of Planting 16 



Thickness of Planting 16 



Cultivation 17 



Harvesting 1 



Rotations 19 



Corn Judging 21 



Score-card 22 



Varieties and Variety Tests 24 



Best Variety 31 



Corn Production in North Carolina 31 



Corn Yields in North Carolina 32 



Corn Yields by Counties 32 



Sources of Seed Tested in 1911 34 



