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TABLE II — COMPILED RESULTS OF VARIETY TESTS OF CORN- 

 BUNCOMBE BRANCH STATION. 



Twenty-one varieties of corn were planted, seven of which were from 

 Iredell or adjoining counties. The varieties and results obtained are 

 listed in Table III. Among the local varieties tested will be found the 

 variety having the highest yield and also the one having the lowest 

 yield in the entire test. These local varieties have been tested for only 

 one year, and will have to be tried in a number of tests before their 

 rank is established. The yields show a range between 38.50 and 55.00 

 bushels per acre, a difference of 16.50 bushels. This difference, con- 

 sidered in dollars and cents, shows what a marked difference in returns 

 the growing of the best variety might bring forth. 



Table IV contains compiled results from fifteen varieties of corn for 

 the past three years. These results shoAv a range in average yields from 

 40.15 bushels for Wannamaker to 47.75 bushels for Southern Beauty. 

 The range of yield among the varieties here is not so great as in simi- 

 lar comparisons on other farms. 



CENTRAL STATION FARM 



The Central Station Farm is located in the eastern portion of the 

 Piedmotn section, 2 miles west of Raleigh. The total rainfall for the 

 year was 38.40 inches or 8,80 inches below normal. The soil type at the 

 Central Station Farm is Cecil Sandv Loam. 



