24 The Bulletin. 



Selection 77, from Ohio-grown seed, ranked fifth, sixteenth, eighth, 

 twentieth and twenty-second at Edgecombe, and eleventh, twelfth, twen- 

 ty-fifth, sixteenth and eighth at Iredell in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 

 1907, respectively; and twenty-fifth in 1906 at Transylvania. This corn 

 has a larger ear and a slightly greater percentage of shelling capacity 

 than Cocke's Prolific. 



Riley's Favorite, from Indiana-grown seed, ranked ninth, eighteenth, 

 twenty-fifth, thirteenth and twenty-sixth at the Edgecombe farm ; eighth, 

 twenty-second, twenty-seventh, twelfth, thirty-fourth and twenty-fifth at 

 Iredell in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908, respectively; twenty- 

 ninth in 1906 at Transylvania. This is a yellow corn, with fairly small 

 and narrow grains. It has a somewhat larger ear than Cocke's Prolific. 

 It is an early maturing variety. 



Boone County White, from Indiana-grown seed, stood in 1903, 1904, 



1906 and 1907 eleventh, twenty-third, eighteenth and tenth at Edge- 

 combe, and fifteenth in 1903, eighth in 1904, fourteenth in 1905, nine- 

 teenth in 1906 and fifth in 1907 at Iredell, and eighteenth in 1906 at 

 Transylvania; while from Tennessee-grown seed it ranked thirteenth, 

 seventeenth, ninth, twenty-eighth and ninth at Edgecombe in 1903, 1904, 

 1905, 1906 and 1907; seventh in 1904, thirteenth in 1905, fourteenth 

 in 1906 and twenty-third in 1907 at Iredell; and twenty-third in 1906 

 at Transylvania. This is a large, white-eared variety. 



Reid's Yellow Dent, from Illinois-grown seed, ranked twelfth in 1903, 

 eighteenth in 1904, twenty-third in 1905, twenty-fourth in 1906 and 

 twelfth in 1907 at Edgecombe; twelfth in 1903, nineteenth in 1904, 

 twentieth in 1905, twenty-second in 1906 and thirty-third in 1907 at Ire- 

 dell; and thirty-third in 1906 at "Transylvania. This is a yellow variety 

 that has done well in the Northwestern States, but has a strong tendency, 

 when grown under Southern conditions, as indicated by our variety tests, 

 to produce only one large ear per stalk and smaller yields per acre than 

 the two-eared varieties. It is medium early in maturity. 



Marlboro Prolific, from South Carolina-grown seed, from Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, ranked thirteenth in 1903, second in 1904, eleventh in 

 1905, eighth in 1906, eighteenth in 1907 and twentieth in 1908 at 

 Edgecombe; third in 1903, twelfth in 1905, sixth in 1906, seventh in 



1907 and thirtieth in 1908 at Iredell; seventh in 1906 at Transylvania; 

 and second in 1908 at Buncombe. From South Carolina-grown seed, 

 from Excelsior Seed Farm, it ranked fourth in 1907 at Edgecombe. 

 This variety has an ear a little larger in size than Cocke'sProlific and 

 has a decidedly strong tendency to bear more than one ear to each stalk. 



Iowa Silver Mine, from Illinois seed, ranked fourteenth at both Edge- 

 combe and Iredell farms in 1903 and 1904, twenty-fourth at both in 

 1905, twenty-first in 1906, twenty-third in 1907 and twenty-second in 



1908 at Edgecombe; twenty-sixth in 1906, twenty-fifth in 1907 and 

 twenty-first in 1908 at Iredell; twenty-first in 1906 at Transylvania, and 

 twenty-eighth in 1908 at Buncombe. This is a white, large-e?.red corn 

 that has a smaller percentage of cob to grain than Cocke's Prolific. Its 

 grains are well shaped, showing the effect of prolonged breeding and 

 selection. This is one of the earliest varieties which the Department has 

 tested. 



