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in 1908 at Buncombe. The results of comparative varietal tests con- 

 ducted during the past nine years on the test farms indicate this to be a 

 most substantial and reliable variety ; in fact, one of the best varieties 

 thus far tested for growth on the sandy loam soils of the eastern portion 

 of the State. One defect, however, with this variety is that the grains 

 are too short. 



Weekley's Improved is a very good variety, having ranked first and 

 second at the Iredell and Edgecombe farms as an average of four and 

 seven years' trials, respectively. It is fairly early in maturity, and can 

 be grown with more safety than most of the other varieties when only a 

 short growing season is afforded. At the Edgecombe farm it ranked 

 third in 1900, first in 1901, second in 1902, 1905 and 1906, but in 1903 

 and 1904 it fell down to tenth and thirteenth places, respectively; in 



1907 it ranked third and in 1908 seventh; in 1903 sixth, in 1904 tenth, 

 in 1905 second, in 1906 first, in 1907 fifteenth and in 190S third at 

 Iredell; in 1906 fifth at Transylvania, and in 1908 tenth at Buncombe. 

 This variety has a little smaller ear and cob than Cocke's Prolific. 



Sanders' Improved, from Georgia-grown seed, ranked fourth in 1900, 

 third in 1901, fourth in 1902 and 1906, seventeenth in 1903, third in 

 1904, fourth in 1905, eighteenth in 1907 and eighth in 1908 at Edge- 

 combe; tenth in 1903, ninth in 1904, thirteenth in 1905, fifteenth in 

 1906, sixteenth in 1907 and eighteenth in 1908 at Iredell, and third in 

 1906 at Transylvania. This variety produces an ear about the size of 

 Cocke's Prolific, but contains a smaller cob by about three to six per 

 cent, and consequently requires about three to five pounds less of corn 

 on the ear, as shown by an average of the- results of the past eight years, 

 to shell a bushel of corn. 



Holt's Strawberry occupied first place in 1900, sixth in 1901, 1902 

 and 1906, fifteenth in 1903, twenty-fifth in 1904, seventh in 1905, twenty- 

 second in 1907 and twenty-seventh in 1908 at Edgecombe; eighth in 



1903, sixteenth in 1904, nineteenth in 1905 and 1907, twenty-fourth in 

 1906 and fourth in 1908 at Iredell; second in 1906 at Transylvania, and 

 twenty-sixth in 1908 at Buncombe. It has a much larger ear than 

 Cocke's Prolific and produces a larger percentage of stover. 



Brake's, as the result of the tests in Edgecombe, the home of the 

 variety, ranked eleventh in 1902, nineteenth in 1903, seventh in 1904, 

 thirteenth in 1905 and 1906, twenty-first in 1907 and fourth in 1908. 

 At Iredell it occupied first place in 1904, seventh in 1905, fifth in 1906, 

 thirteenth in 1907, and seventh in 1908 ; twentieth in 1906 at Transyl- 

 vania, and twenty-seventh in 1908 at Buncombe. This variety has a 

 short, large ear. 



Learning Yelloiv ranked twelfth in 1902, fourth in 1903, fifteenth in 



1904, twenty-first in 1905, twenty-ninth in 1906, twenty-fourth in 1907, 

 and tenth in 1908 at Edgecombe; twelfth in 1903, fourteenth in 1904, 

 twenty-first in 1905 and 1906, twenty-ninth in 1907 and nineteenth in 



1908 at Iredell; thirty-second in 1906 at Transylvania, and nineteenth 

 in 1908 at Buncombe. This is a yellow corn that has a strong tendency 

 to produce only one large ear per stalk. It has yielded excellent result - 

 in Indiana, Iowa and Illinois in comparison with other varieties. 



