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Transylvania. It has a much larger ear than Cocke's Prolific and 

 produces a larger percentage of stover. 



Brake's, as a result of four years' tests in Edgecombe, the home of 

 the variety, ranked eleventh in 1902, nineteenth in 1903, seventh in 

 1901:, thirteenlh in 1905 and 190G. At Iredell it occupied first 

 place in the tests of 1904, seventh in 1905 and fifth in 190G ; and 

 twentieth at Transylvania in 190G. This variety has a short large 

 ear. 



Learning Yellow ranked twelfth in 1902, fourth in 1903, fifteenth 

 in 1904, twenty-first in 1905 and twenty-ninth in 1906 at the Edge- 

 combe farm; and twelfth in 1903, fourteenth in 1904,. twenty-first 

 in 1905 and twenty-first in 1906 at Iredell; seventh in 1903, fourth 

 in 1904, eighth in 1905 and sixteenth in 1906 at Experiment Station; 

 and thirty-second at Transylvania in 1906. This is a yellow corn 

 that has a strong tendency to produce only one large ear per stalk. 

 It has yielded excellent results in Indiana, Iowa, and Illinois in com- 

 parison with other varieties. 



Selection 11 , from Ohio-gTOwn seed, ranked fifth, sixteenth, eighth, 

 and twentieth at Edgecombe, and eleventh, twelfth, twenty-fifth 

 and sixteenth at Iredell in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906 respect- 

 ively; tenth, seventh, twelfth and thirteenth in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 

 1906, at Experiment Station ; and twenty-fifth in 1906 at Transyl- 

 vania. This corn has a larger ear and a little greater percentage 

 shelling capacity than Cocke's Prolific. 



Riley's Favorite, from Indiana-grown seed, ranked ninth, eigh- 

 teenth, eighteenth and twenty-fifth at the Edgecombe farm ; eighth, 

 twenty-second, twenty-seventh and twelfth at Iredell in 1903, 1904, 

 1905, and 1906, respectively; fourteenth, fourth, fifteenth, and 

 eighteenth in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906, at Experiment Station; 

 and twentj^-ninth in 1906 at Transylvania. This is a yellow corn 

 with tolerably small and narrow grains. It has a somewhat larger ear 

 than Cocke's Prolific. This is an early-maturing variety. 



Boone County White, from Indiana-gTown seed, stood in 1903, 

 1904, and 1906 eleventh, twenty-third, and eighteenth at Edgecombe, 

 and fifteenth in 1903, eighth in 1904, fourteenth in 1905, and nine- 

 teenth in 1906 at Iredell ; sixteenth, twelfth, tenth, and fifth in 1903, 

 .1904, 1905, and 1906, at Experiment Station; and eighteenth in 

 1906 at Ti'ansylvania ; while from Tennessee-grown seed it ranked 

 thirteenth, seventeenth, ninth, and twenty-eighth at Edgecombe in 

 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906; seventh in 1904, thirtieth iii 1905, and 

 fourteenth in 1906 at Iredell; twelfth in 1903, ninth in 1904, four- 

 teenth in 1905, and sixth in 1906 at Experiment Station; and twenty- 

 third in 1906 at Transylvania. This is a large white-eared variety. 



Reid's Yellow Dent, from Illinois-grown seed, ranked twelfth at 

 both the Edgecombe and Iredell farms in 1903, eighteenth and nine- 

 teenth in 1904, twenty-third and twentieth in 1005, and twenty- 



