240 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



pickling when picked before the fruit exceeds 2 inches, the larger specimens 

 having a tendency to bulge. 



Early Short Green. Vines slimmer and more inclined to run, of good shape, 

 slightly pointed, spines scattering; somewhat less productive than Russian, but 

 better adapted as to shape for early slicing. The following table gives the actual 

 yield, the number of pickles per bushel and the yield per acre: 



Date of picking. 



August 8 



August 9. . . . 

 August 13. . . 

 August 15. . . 

 August 19, . . 



August 21... 

 August 23 — 

 August 26. . . 

 August 27. . . 

 August 30. . . 



September 1 



September 4 



September 7 



September 9 



September 11 

 September 13 

 September 15 

 September 18 



Early Russian. 



155 



47 

 134 



60 

 262 



97 



75 



64 



235 



550 



441 



694 

 550 

 196 



184 

 149 

 104 



4,079 



Number of 



pickles 

 per bushel. 



1,450 



Early Short 

 Green. 



19 

 34 

 23 

 38 



77 



71 

 136 

 194 



251 



195 

 506 

 460 

 117 



79 

 81 

 62 

 59 



2,402 



Number of 



pickles 

 per bushel. 



980 



SWEET COBN. 



In the year 1901 two varieties were tested, namely. Mammoth White Cory and 

 Early Minnesota, 6 rows of each being planted June 4th on plots 3 rods long. 

 Mammoth White Cory is one of the earliest varieties and what it lacks in sweet- 

 ness it makes up in earliness and in yield. Early Minnesota is usually edible in 

 about 75 days from date of planting. The ears are large as well as the kernels; 

 the quality and yield are good, a few ears of the White Cory variety left on the 

 stalks thoroughly ripened, while owing to repeated frosts those of the Early 

 Minnesota variety remained somewhat soft. Mammoth White Cory was edible 

 August 24th, last picking September 9th. Stalks 3 feet high, ears 6 inches to 7 

 inches long with 10 to 14 rows, kernels medium size, 1 to 2 ears to the stalk. 

 Early Minnesota was edible September 13th, last picking September 20th. Stalks 

 6 feet high with 3 to 5 ears, 9 inches long and having 8 rows of large kernels set 

 quite close and fairly sweet. No sweet corn was planted in 1902. 



BUSH BEANS. 



Challenge Dwarf and Detroit Wax were planted June 5th. The former is a 

 black seed variety with pods light yellow, tender, stringless; blossomed July 

 17th, edible July 31st. The Detroit Wax has large sqeds, marbled purple and white 

 pods, tender, practically stringless, dark cream color, very prolific; blossomed 

 July 15th, edible July 30th. Only a small per cent of the beans of either variety 

 ripened thoroughly. 



The varieties tested in 1902 were: 



Jones' Stringless Wax, planted May 31st; blossomed July 21st, edible August 

 7th; vines were 10 inches to 12 inches high, pods 4 inches long, round, greenish, 

 slightly curved, stringless. 



Valentine Wax, planted May 31, blossomed July 16, edible August 1, height of 

 vines 6 inches, pods 4 inches long, nearly round, yellowish green, almost stringless. 



