I20 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



Mr. George A. Hopson is breeding a strain of the Long- 

 fellow yellow flint for larger yields of shelled corn per acre, 

 and a greater percentage of protein to give his corn higher 

 feeding value. At Elmwood, Mr. F. H. Stadtmueller is breed- 

 ing a strain of Learning Yellow Dent for higher total nutrients 

 per acre, that is, high yields of both grain and stover and a 

 higher feeding value. Mr. Charles S. Phelps of Chapinville 

 is working to so adapt a variety of Yellow Dent corn that it 

 will mature as large crops as possible upon the limestone soil 

 of the hills in the northwestern part of the state, where the 

 season is short. Mr. S. M. Foster is running two breeding 

 plots ; one of an eight-rowed yellow flint and another of a flint 

 variety, sometimes called " English pigeon " corn, which runs 

 from twelve to sixteen rows. Both of his selections are for 

 higher yield of grain, as is also the " Longfellow " plot of Mr. 

 Charles M. Jarvis of Berlin. At the Experiment Station we 

 have work in progress with a twelve-row yellow corn of the 

 flint type, originated by Mr. Frederick Sturges of Fairfield. 

 This corn is a natural hybrid between the old King Philip flint 

 and a southern white dent. The ears show very little of the 

 dent type, and it is probably on account of its flint parent 

 that the grain is quite high in protein content. Last season 

 we planted one ear which analyzed 14.27 per cent, protein, 

 which is 3.3 per cent, above the general average for field corn. 

 The dent parent shows itself in the large amount of fodder 

 produced, while the time of maturity is midway between that 

 of the flints and the dent varieties. This corn has been grown 

 for sometime on land which has been fertilized very highly, 

 much more highly than the commercial grower could afiford, 

 and we have now placed it on a very poor soil, and hope to 

 adapt it to making better use of what fertility there is locked 

 up in this lighter, less productive type. 



We also have at Mr. S. W. Woodruff's Sons' farm in 

 Orange a breeding plot of Stowell's Evergreen sweet corn, 

 which we are selecting for better yield of ears, and for kernels 

 of the small, tender type so desired by the canner and the 

 consumer. Plere we are also making a study of the commercial 

 possibility of increasing the actual sugar content of this variety 

 by selection. As a comparative test of methods we are co- 

 operating with the United States Department of Agriculture 



