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Iredell; and second in 1906 at Transylvania. It has a much larger 

 ear than Cocke's Prolific, and produces a large 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, and twenty-first in 1907. At 

 Iredell it occupied first place in the tests of 1904, seventh in 1905, 

 fifth in 1906, and thirteenth in 1907 ; and twentieth at Transylvania 

 in 1906. This variety has a short, large ear. 



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

 in 1904, twenty-first in 1905, twenty-ninth in 1906, and twenty- 

 fourth in 1907 at the Edgecombe farm; and twelfth in 1903, four- 

 teenth in 1904, twenty-first in 1905 and 1906, and twenty-ninth in 

 1907 at Iredell; and thirty-second at Transylvania in 1906. This 

 is a yellow corn that has a strong tendency to produce only one large 

 ear per stalk. It has yielded excellent results in Indiana, Iowa and 

 Illinois in comparison with other varieties. 



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

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

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

 1906 and 1907, respectively; and twenty-fifth in 1906 at Transyl- 

 vania. 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, eigh- 

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

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

 in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907, respecively; and 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 Pro- 

 lific. This 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 Edgecombe, and fifteenth in 1903, eighth in 1904, fourteenth in 



1905, nineteenth 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 Iredell; and thirty-third in 1906 at Transylvania. This 

 is a yellow variety of corn that has done well in the Northwestern 

 States, but has a strong tendency, when grown under Southern con- 

 ditions, as indicated by our variety tests, to produce only one large 



