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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



different dates is given in tables. The results in the following table 

 were obtained in 1897: 



Total weight and weight of dry matter of leaves, stalks, and ears of 200 stalks of dent corn. 



From investigations to ascertain when corn contains the largest 

 amount of nutriment the results in the following table were obtained: 



Yields per acre of green fodder, dry matter, and nutrients. 



The results show that "to secure the greatest yields per acre of 

 valuable nutrients the corn should not be harvested until fully glazed 

 and until the early ears are well ripened." 



An experiment was made to ascertain the losses in the silo with corn 

 cut at different stages of growth. The results are tabulated below: 



Losses of original substance and dry matter in the silo. 



Date. 



August 10 ... 

 August 25 ... 

 September 6 . 

 September 15 



Loss. 



Per ct. 

 20.08 

 21.81 

 22. 01 

 26.80 



In a discussion of the best time for cutting corn, the author quotes 

 the results from a number of other stations. 



Fertilizer, culture, and variety experiments on corn, R. J. Red- 

 ding ( Georgia Sta. Bui. 37, pp. 35-63). — The work comprised variety 

 tests, fertilizer tests, distauce experiments, and a comparison of snb- 

 soiled and unsubsoiled plats. The results are reported in tabular form. 

 Meteorological data for 1897 are given. Similar work has been formerly 

 reported in Bulletin 30 of the station (E. S. R., 7, p. 913). 



Fifteen varieties of corn were tested this season. The author con- 

 siders further testing necessary before commenting on the results. 



