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again scored, ha\-ing sown the well and favourably known varieties of 

 Hickory King. Early Yellow Dent, and Sydney Flat Red, with the result 

 that he is in a position to know, by practical experience, the most suitable 

 variety to grow in the future for early and late sowing. 



3. Quality of crop, hulk of leaves and stems. — The drilled crop of 

 Mr. Rennie's gained points on account of the growth of foliage and 

 uniform maturity of the cobs. This was very noticeable when the cro]) 

 was compared with the broadcasted crops, and even with those sown in 

 closer drills. The admittance of sunlight, made possible by the width 



MR. R. rennie's maize CROP (5 ACRES), ACHERON. SECOND PRIZE. 

 Yield per acre, 42^ tons. 



between the drills, appeared to have given body and sweetness to the 

 luscious leaves and stems that were absent in the overcrowded and sour 

 broadcasted crops. The cobs were more uniformly matured and more 

 evenly fertilized. 



4. Quantity of seed sown per acre. — As the points in this section 

 indicate, Mr. Rennie again leads. His crop of Hickory King maize, sown 

 at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre, w^as very uniform as regards growth and 

 height. The quantity per acre sown by the other competitors ranged from 

 35 lbs. to i;^ bushels. 



5. Estimated yield per acre. — In this section I had the pleasure of 

 weighing some of the finest crops of maize, both as regards height of stems 

 and bulk of leaves, that one could wish tO' handle. On the farm of Mr. 

 Kennedy the highest portion of the crop measured 14 feet and the lowest 

 portion 11 J feet, or an average height for the 10 acres, after taking 



