DIVISION OF EORTICULTURE 



S43 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Corn. — Variety Test. 



Variety. 



White Squaw 



Golden Bantam 



Early Fordhook 



Early Dawn 



Early Iowa 



Perkins Extra Early, 

 Early Malcolm A.... 

 Extra Early Adams. 

 Early Malcolm B... . 



Malakoff 



Metropolitan 



Pocahontas 



Date of 

 planting. 



May 



Length 

 of row. 



ft. 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 



Ready 

 for use. 



Aug. 14. 



14. 



21. 



21. 



21. 



21 



21. 



21. 



21. 



21. 

 Sept. 4. 

 Aug. 21, 



Height. 



ft. 



4 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 7 

 6 



in. 



2 

 6 



10 

 5 

 5 



10 

 6 

 6 



Yield. 



lb. 



19 

 24 

 41 

 24 

 18 

 38 

 15 

 43 

 12 

 15 

 27 

 36 



Green 



ears. 



oz. 



10 



8 



12 



8 



11 



Topping versus not Topping. 



Variety. 



Vvhite Squaw — 



Golden Bantam 



Early Fordhook 



Early Dawn 



Early Iowa 



Perkins Extra Early 

 Early Malcolm A... . 

 Extra Early Adams. 

 Early Malcolm B — 



Malakof? 



Metropolitan 



' Pocahontas 



Date of 



Seeding. 



May 



3. 



3. 



3. 



3. 



3 



3. 



3 



3. 



3. 



3. 



3. 



3. 



Length 

 of row. 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 



Date of 

 Bloom. 



June 6. . 



26.. 



20.. 



20. 



20.. 



26.. 



13.. 



22.. 



16 



18.. 

 Julv 3. . 

 June 22.. 



Ready to 

 use. 



Aug. 14. 



28. 



21. 



21. 



21. 



28. 



21. 



21. 



21. 



21. 

 Sept. 4. 

 Aug. 21. 



Height. 



ft. in. 



4 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 7 

 6 



2 

 6 



10 

 5 

 5 



10 

 6 

 6 



Yield from 



the Entire 



Plants. 



lb. 



19 

 24 

 41 

 24 

 18 

 38 



43 

 .12 

 15 

 27 

 36 



2 

 11 



2 



10 



12 



8 



11 



Yield from 

 Topped 

 Plants. 



lb. 



22 

 26 

 34 

 23 

 17 

 34 

 20 

 36 

 16 

 17 

 27 

 29 



oz. 

 10 



12 



8 

 2 



9 

 8 

 8 



Note. — The untopped plants gave a greater return of edible green corn. 



Garden Beets. — Variety Test. 



Sidney. 



