The Bulletin. 



EARLY MATURING VARIETIES. 



Iowa Silver Mine, Riley's Favorite, Learning Yellow, Reid's Yel- 

 low Dent, and Boone County White are five of the earliest varieties 

 in maturing' that have thus far been tested on the farms of the De- 

 partment. These were all originated in the northern central States, 

 where they have been accustomed to a comparatively short growing 

 season, which accounts largely for their inherent tendency to early 

 maturity when grown under ISTorth Carolina conditions. Earliness, 



5 6 7 ,8 



Fig. 2— Type ears of varieties: (5) Hickory King; (6) Wilson's Success; (7) Thomas' Improved; and 



(8) Farmers' Favorite. 



however, we do not consider an important requisite witli corn for this 

 climate, except, possibly, where corn is gro^vn in the mountainous 

 section of the State, or where corn, of necessity, has to be planted 

 late, after the maturity of some crop like Irish potatoes or other 

 truck crop. Under these circumstances it may be well to use one of 

 the varieties mentioned above, especially if experience has taught 

 the farmer that local varieties do not thoroughly mature before frost. 



