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for only two years, the relative rank of varieties will be more con- 

 clusive after further tests have been made. 



THE EDGECOMBE BRANCH STATION 



The Edgecombe Branch Station is located in the upper western por- 

 tion of the Coastal Plain, 7 miles southeast of Rocky Mount. The total 

 rainfall at the farm was 50.93 inches. About 50 per cent of the total 

 rainfall was Avell distributed throughout the growing season, with the 

 exception of heavy rains during the latter part of May. The soil type 

 at this farm is Norfolk Sandy Loam. 



Table IX shows the twenty-three varieties tested and the results ob- 

 tained. Among these varieties were four local varieties, Biggs' Seven- 

 Ear, Weller, Gray Brown, and Killibrew. Their rank in the order 

 named Avas first, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-second. There was 

 a wide difference in yields, ranging between 34.4 and 58.6 bushels per 

 acre. 



Table X gives the three year averages of fifteen varieties. A local 

 prolific variety. Biggs' Seven-Ear, leads in this average with a yield of 

 53.9 bushels. 



TABLE X— COMPILED RESULTS OF VARIETY TESTS OP CORN- 

 EDGECOMBE BRANCH STATION. 



