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The rosults nt" the test are iiiehided in Tahle IX. 



The highest yielding variety of the test produced G'.iA hushels of 

 -helh'd corn jter acre, the highest yiehl itroduced in the series of tests. 

 The lowest yielding variety produced 3G.2 hushels of shelled corn per 

 acre, 27.2 hushels less than the highest, in the test at this farm all the 

 varieties produced a higher ninnher of ears per stalk and a fewer num- 

 hcr of harren stalks than at any of the other farms. The two-cared 

 varieties are decidedly in the lead in this section. 



In four previous tests, twelve of the above varieties have been com- 

 pared for grain and stover production. The compiled results of these 

 tests have been included in Tahle X. In this section the series of five 

 tests has given first place to ^Marlboro Prolific with Bigg's Seven-ear 

 a close second. Boone County White, a variety which has ranked well 

 in tests in the western part of the State, has given the lowest average 

 yield here. 



The "Washington Test Farm. 



The Washington Farm is located in the northeastern portion of the 

 Coastal plain, about eleven miles north of Belhaven. The soil at this 

 farm is muck. The muck extends down two to three feet to a fine sandy 

 clay subsoil. The farm has recently been cleared and is not yet in a 

 good stage of cultivation. 



The corn varieties gave a fair stand early in the season; but failed to 

 develop except in irregular spots. The spots are said to be places 

 where stumps and logs were burned. Some of these spots were still 

 marked by partly burned logs or stumps, while others showed no 

 evidence of having been burned. These spots were so distributed about 

 the plats as to make a comparison of yield unfair. Xotes taken on 

 portions of the plats away from the spots rank Latham's Double, Coker's 

 Williamson and Wannamaker's Prolific among the best in the test. 



ReLATIOX of XtMHEK OF EaRS Pek StaI.K TO YiELD. 



At present there seems to be a difference of opinion in regard to the 

 value of one-earned, two-eared, and the more prolific corns in the 

 different sections of the State. Until recently, the one-eared varieties 

 have been most popular in the extreme Avestem and eastern portions 

 of the. State. More recently the one-eared varieties are being replaced 

 by the two-eared and more prolific varieties. Whether this is due to 

 natural merits of the i)rolific varieties or to the fact that more attention 

 has been giving to their breeding, has not been determined. The fact 

 remains that the prolific varieties have led in all of the tests except in 

 those located at the Buncombe Farm. At the Buncombe Farm, Boone 

 County AVhite came first in an average of five years' tests, but gave only 

 I a very slight lead over the prolific varieties. 



Com varieties, such as Biggs' Seven-ear and Batts' Four-ear, have no 

 doubt been originated with the idea of increasing the yield by increasing 



