The Bulletin. lU 



COMMENTS ON VARIETY TESTS OF CORN. 



The variety tests of corn were conducted this year at the Edge- 

 combe and Iredell farms. The land at the Edgecombe farm de- 

 voted to this test was a tine sandy loam, underlaid at a depth of 

 from 8 to 12 inches by a moderately stiff yellow sandy clay subsoil, 

 while in Iredell the soil was a fine sandy brownish clay soil with a 

 stiff red clay subsoil. The land at both places was tolerably level and 

 uniform in character. To eliminate all inequalities in the character 

 of the land, if any, the designated varieties at the different farms 

 were planted each in separate rows, arranged consecutively, and this 

 plan was repeated from three to five times, varying with the length of 

 the rows, in order to give the desired acreage to each variety. The 

 varieties are arranged in Table I in the order of their productivity 

 of shelled corn per acre ; also the rank in yield of stover per acre is 

 indicated in the second column. In Table II is brought together the 

 results of varietal tests obtained at the Edgecombe farm during 



1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905, at Eed Springs in 1900 and 



1901, and at Statesville during 1903, 1904 and 1905. 



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SOME NOTES ON VARIETIES OF CORN TESTED IN 1905 



Cocke's Prolific, from home-grown seed, ranl^ed second in 1900, 



1901 and 1904, and first in 1902, 1903 and 1905 at the Edgecombe 

 farm, while at Red Springs it stood fifth in 1900 and third in 1901. 



On the Iredell farm in 1904 Edgecombe-grown seed occupied sixth 

 place and first in 1905. 



The yield of Tennessee-grown seed of this variety at Edgecombe 

 was seventh in 1903, twelfth in 1904, and fourteenth in 1905, 

 while it stood fourteenth in 1904 and tenth in 1905 at the Iredell 

 farm. 



The results of comparative varietal tests conducted during the 

 past five years on the Test Farms indicate this to be a most substan- 

 tial and reliable variety; in fact, one of the best varieties thus far 

 tested for growth on the sandy loam soils of the eastern portion of the 

 State. One defect, however, with this variety is that the grains are 

 too short. 



Weehley's Improved is a very good variety, having ranked second 

 at the Edgecombe farm as an average of six years' trial. It is toler- 

 ably early in maturity and can be gTOwn with more safety than most 

 of the other varieties when only a short growing period is afforded. 

 At the Edgecombe farm it ranked in 1900 third, in 1901 first, in 



1902 a close second, but in 1903 and 1904 fell down to tenth and 

 thirteenth places respectively, while in 1905 it assumed second place. 

 In 1901 it was first at Red Springs, and in 1903 sixth, in 1904 tenth, 



*The basis of rank in these notes is according to yield of bushels of shelled corn per acre. 



