28 The Bulletin. 



EARLY MATURING VARIETIES. 



Iowa Silver Mine, Riley's Favorite, Learning Yellow, Reid's Yellow 

 Dent, Boone County Special and Boone County "White are six of the 

 earliest varieties in maturing that have thus far heen tested on the 

 farms of the Department. These were all originated in the northern- 

 central States, where they have been accustomed to a comparatively 

 short growing season, which accounts largely for their inherent tendency 

 to early maturity when grown under Xorth Carolina conditions. Earli- 

 nesSj however, we do not consider an important requisite with corn for 

 this climate, except, possibly, where corn is grown in the mountainous 

 section of the State, or where corn, of necessity, has to be planted late, 

 after the maturity of some crop like Irish potatoes or other truck crop. 

 Under these circumstances it may be well to use one of the varieties 

 mentioned above, especially if experience has taught the farmer that 

 local varieties do not thoroughly mature before frost. 



MEDIUM MATURING VARIETIES. 



Biggs' Prolific. Craig's Prolific White, Cocke's Prolific and Craig's 

 Prolific Strawberry mature at a medium date in the fall, and some of 

 these are our most prolific varieties. All these will mature on the 

 different types of soil of the State if planted before July 1. 



LATE MATURING VARIETIES. 



It has been found that Holt's Strawberry. Marlboro Prolific, San- 

 ders' Improved, Weekley's Improved and Mosby's Prolific are the latest 

 maturing varieties tested during the past five years. These varieties 

 generally produce a large and tall stalk when grown under conditions 

 as represented by the Iredell farm, i. e.. the results of the past five years' 

 tests at that place indicate as much. 



VARIETIES ADAPTED TO THE EAST SECTIOX. 



A study of the results of the variety tests conducted at the Edgecombe 

 farm during the past seven years indicates that the varieties of corn 

 best suited to the fine loamy soils of the eastern and southwestern parts 

 of the State are Cocke's Prolific, Biggs' Seven Ear. Weekley's Im- 

 proved, Marlboro Prolific. Craig's Prolific Strawberry. Sanders' Im- 

 proved and Holt's Strawberry, in about the order in which they are 

 arranged. Cocke's Politic and Biggs' Seven Ear have proven exceed- 

 ingly promising varieties. All these varieties, except Holt's Strawberry 

 and Craig's Prolific Strawberry, are white and prolific, and produce 

 medium to small ears. 



VARIETIES ADAPTED TO PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS. 



It has been found from a testing of thirty-eight varieties during the 

 past five years at the Iredell farm, located in the Piedmont section, that 

 Weekley's Improved. Biggs' Seven Ear. Craig's Prolific White, Cocke's 

 Prolific. Sanders' Improved. Hickory King. Holt's Strawberry. Boone 

 County White. Learning Yellow and Reid's Yellow Dent are the larg- 



