391 



per acre as an average for all varieties tested. These are record 

 yields and show the value of thoroughbred seed stocks which are 

 now being developed with the same care as is thoroughbred live 

 stock. 



Beginning December 1 the College of Hawaii offers for free 

 distribution to all who will agree to report upon the results of 

 their experimental plantings, two pounds of seed of each of the 

 following four varieties. It requires about eight pounds of seed 

 to plant an acre, so that the seed allotted to each applicant will 

 be sufficient to plant a fourth acre of each of four varieties. 



Reid's Yelloz^' Dent. — The standard yellow dent corn of the 

 great corn belt. Bright golden yellow, red cobs with medium- 

 sized kernels, shelling 85 to 90 per cent, of grain. Matures in 

 about 110 days from early spring planting at College of Hawaii 

 farm. 



Boone County White. — Pure white, large ears and deep me- 

 dium-rough kernels. Produces a high percentage of shelled corn. 

 Requires about 120 days to mature. 



Funk's Ninety-day Yelloiv Dent. — One of the earliest matur- 

 ing yellow dent corns. Ears small to medium (averaging seven 

 to eight inches in length, eight to ten ounces in weight). A 

 strain of this variety yielded at the rate of 91 bushels per acre 

 at the college farm during the past season, where it matured in 

 less than 100 days. Owing to its early maturity this variety 

 will probably prove itself well suited to locations of low rainfall. 



Silver Mine. — An early maturing white dent corn. The kernel 

 is deep and broad, giving a vigorous germ. Shells as high as 88 

 per cent, of grain. Matures in about 100 days. 



This is a noteworthy advance in the local production of high- 

 grade corn, and is engaging the attention, not only of small 

 planters, but also of the large plantation managements. 



