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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



CORN IxX 1905. 1 



Sevei-al varieties rii»ened i)ei'tectly and the ears of all others reached 

 the glazing stage or soft corn. The successful results are undoubtedly 

 due to earlier planting, the absence of spring frosts or the selection of 

 varieties which, during the preceding season, seemed well adapted to 

 this region. 



Four varieties, namely the Jehu, Will's Dakota, Dakota Sunshine and 

 Golden Dent, were planted on three plots in a series of experiments to 

 determine the influence of manure upon the temperature of the soil. 

 The yields of the four varieties upon the three plots were as shoAvn in the 

 next table. 



A'arieties, the seed of which was furnished by the U. S. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture, were tested upon ])lots which gave rather poor results, OAving 

 to the shade from the adjoining timber on the west side and within 

 four rods of the plots. One row of each variety was planted, the row 

 consisting of 20 hills which were thinned out to three stalks for each 

 liill, and the rows and hills being 4 feet apart. More or less ears 

 from each variety were rejected for being soft when weighed September 

 25, the yields in the following table being those of well ripened ears 

 only. All varieties were planted May 25, except Triumph, which was 

 planted May 28: 



Variety. 



Early Tuscarora. . 



North Dakota 



Northwestern . 



Triumph 



Minnesota No. 13 



Sterling 



Rustler 



Ninety Day 



Moore's Premiiim 



Rhode Island 



Golden Ideal 



Color. 



White Flint.. 

 White Flint.. 

 Red Dent.... 

 Yellow Flint. 

 Yellow Dent. 



Yellow Flint. 

 White Dent.. 

 Yellow Flint. 

 Yellow Flint 

 White Flint.. 

 Yellow Dent. 



Yield 

 of plot. 



Yield 

 per acre . 



Lbs. I Bushels. 



4i 

 6i 

 14 

 9 

 8 



10 



4 



11 



6i 



6 



7 



S.IO 



12.63 

 27.12 

 17. .50 

 14.70 



19.44 

 7.77 

 21.39 

 12.63 

 11.66 

 13.61 



