9 March, 1908.] 



Maize Grozving Experiments. 



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crops with roots close to the surface, and a shallow surface mulch of fine 

 soil is as effective in conserving moisture as a deeper one. 



The great difference in height and bulk of fodder secured from the 

 nine different varieties of maize grown under precisely the same cultivation 

 and climatic conditions, will be readily observed by the aid of the accom- 

 panying illustrations. The photographs were taken on January 20th, three 

 months after planting, and on the morning after the record visitation of 

 the hot spells of weather ranging from 102 deg. to 112 deg. in the shade. 



AVERAGE SAMPLE OF EACH OF THE VARIETIES GROWN. 



<i) Hickory King, (2) Yellow Moruya, (3) Sydney Flat Red, (4) White Horse 

 Tooth, (5) Boone County Special, (6) Victorian Flat Red, (7) North Western 

 Dent, (8) Triumph Flint, (9) Ninety Day. 



Notwithstanding this aggregation of excessively hot days the soil, 3 

 inches under the surface mulch, was perfectly moist ; and the plants 

 showed no check in their luxuriant growth. This speaks volumes for the 

 continuous surface cultivation of the soil, as the maize received no artificial 

 moisture during the whole of this trving period. 



A leading dairyman who witnessed the measurement of the Hickory 

 King variety (10 ft. 4 in.) and Boone County Special (10 ft. 6 in.) was 



