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Honey, from the Ford Seed Co., is quite a novelty. The stalks, leaves 

 and many of the husks are dark red. The cob is usually red, but the 

 kernels are a rich cream white, of good flavor. The ears are small. It 

 matured in about 105 days. 



La Crosse, from J. A. Salzer, is a medium early variety much like 

 Mammoth Cory. 



Market Early, from both Ferry and Vaughan, matured among the first 

 varieties. They are identical in type and of medium quality. 



Melrose, from Thorburn. is a variety of good quality. It has been 

 previously described. 



Metropolitan, from Henderson and Co., was about ten days later than , 

 Cory. The ears averaged about six inches in length and contained twelve 

 rows of kernels of medium quality for an early sort. It is productive 

 and a strong grower. 



Neck, Red Cob arid White Cob were received from J. Bolgiano and 

 Son. Neck is a quick growing variety of medium quality. . White Cob 

 comes next in size and maturity, and Red Cob is a larger late sort of 

 good quality. The latter has colored cobs. They are all of good quality. 



Peep of Day, from Vaughan, is an extra early dwarf variety. It 

 usually smuts badly and its only value is as an extra sort. 



Perry's Hybrid, from Ferry, is a corn of excellent quality for a second 

 early. 



Premo, from both Bruce and Holmes, was identical. It is a medium 

 early variety of some value but the ears are small. 



Ringleader, from Rennie, reached edible maturity only five days behind 

 the earliest sorts. It is an eight-rowed variety of medium quality for 

 an earlv corn. 



POTATOES. 



One hundred twenty-five varieties of potatoes were grown in 1902, fifty 

 of them being early and the balance late varieties. The seed was nearly 

 all grown here. A few varieties being obtained from the following 

 parties : 



Farmer Seed Co., Faribault, Minn. Arcadia and Lakeside Champion. 



F. B. Mills, Rose Hill, N. Y., Heavy Weight, Nameless and All Seasons. 



D. Landreth and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., Prince Edward. 



Wm. Rennie, Toronto, Can., Rose of the North. 



Vaughan Seed Co., Chicago, 111.. Hewes. 



Wm. S. Huntington, Owosso, Michigan, A quantity of Seedlings. 



From the sub-station at Chatham, in the Upper Peninsula, a quantity 

 of potatoes were received, some of which had been pitted, a part kept 



