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Marvin's Savoy. The best Savoy grown; very solid and quite even in 

 size and shape. 



SWEET CORN. 



A comparative test of twenty-seven kinds of sweet corn was made, using 

 twenty hills with five kernels of each sort. 



Owing to the extremely cool weather of June and July they all averaged 

 from fourteen to twenty days later than last year. 



Table IX. 



Of the varieties that were grown for the first time, the only early sort is 

 the Lackey. This is a selected strain of Marblehead, and is particularly 

 valuable as being less injured by smut than the Marblehead or Cory. This 

 was quite noticeable in the field, and on comparing our notes with the 

 introducer's description, it was found that the principal claims made for it 

 were its freedom from smut and better quality. For these reasons it 

 promises to be very valuable. 



Among the late kinds were the following: 



Red Evergreen — Childs. A valuable late variety with dark red kernels. 

 Differs from Evergreen only in color. 



Red Cob — Henderson. The introducer claimed that this was a sport 

 from Evergreen with red cobs, but as grown by us, the cobs were white, and 

 the corn was in every respect similar to Evergreen. 



Kansas King — Barteldes. A very strong-growing starch corn, but it 

 was far from productive. Requires a long season. 



