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EXPERIMENT STATION— BULLETINS. 



Sept. 4. — Turning rapidly, only tops still green ; 31 stalks to rod ; seven 

 and one-half feet high; four ears to 100 stalks in drill. 



Sweet's. 



Sept. 4. — Leaves green; ears just forming; ssven and one-half feet high. 

 This is doubtless the result of the late planting. 



The Hathaway Dent. 



This is a variety of field corn that has been grown for some years on the 

 College farm. That referred to in the table was grown in the same field and 

 under the same conditions as those already noted. 



The following table gives, in summarized form, the following points of 

 comparison : 



Number of rows, height of stalk, number of stalks per rod, number ears 

 to 100 stalks, date of cutting, weight when cut, weight of one row. 



The height, number of stalks per rod, number ears to 100 stalks and 

 weight of one row are averages. Y"ield per acre is estimated from weight of 

 one row. The corn was cut, weighed, prepared and placed in the silo Sept. 

 4, 5 and 6. 



B. and W. and Sweet's are placed in the table to show amount of fodder 

 obtained. 



Name and Variety. 



Wisconsin White Dent . 



Hathaway. 



White Giant Normandy 



B'sB. Market 



Deitz Golden Yellow 



Golden Beauty 



Learning Yellow Dent... 

 Chester Co. Mammoth.. 



Parrish White Dent 



Southern Ensilage 



B. and W 



Sweet's 



60 



a 



May 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 lit 

 19 

 19 

 19 



June 1 

 " 1 



55 



B 



8% 

 8 



&% 

 8>sS 

 8% 

 8& 



7 



IX 

 1% 



21 

 20 

 19 

 17 

 21 

 17 

 25 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 31 



£2 



SO 



85 

 86 

 82 

 82 

 71 

 68 

 62 

 48 



3; 



29 



4 

 3 



o 



a! 



a 



Sept. 5 



Sept. 6 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 5 





1,025 



2,820 

 1,440 

 1,250 

 1,780 

 2,600 

 2.640 

 4,945 

 3, '.'05 

 2,655 

 3,580 



.Sffc 



512^ 



705 



480 



625 



593M 



650 



660 



824 ^ 



801^ 



663% 



596 % 



— 



5 



63 



18,320 



22,560 

 15,360 

 20,000 

 18,986 

 20,800 

 21,312 

 26,373 

 25,640 

 21,240 

 19,093 



"While the Wisconsin White Dent did not grow so tall as some of the 

 other varieties, and did not have so great number of stalks to the rod, it 

 gives the largest number of ears, and reference to the notes shows that they 

 were nearly out of the roasting stage Sept. 4. 



The Hathaway almost equals it in regard to stalks and ears. There are no 

 notes on the condition of the grain, but it is a later variety, and the grain 

 was probably less valuable at this time for the silo. 



