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Variety. 

 Funk's Yellow Dent 

 Longfellow 

 Eclipse 



Boone County Special 

 Solomon's Pride 

 Sweet Corn 

 Hickory King 

 Sibley 



.Hildreth's Yellow Dent 

 Learning 



Sydney Flat Red 

 Learning Twin Cobs 

 Early Yellow Dent 

 White Horse Tooth 

 North Western Dent 

 Pride of the North 



It is highly interesting to find from 

 the foregoing tables which varieties 

 appear most suitable for fodder pur- 

 poses. 



ASCERTAINING WEIGHT OF GREEN 

 FODDER PER ACRE. 



Tallest varieties : — 



Boone County Special, White Horse Tooth, Hickory King, Learning, 

 Sibley, Eclipse, Funk's Yellow Dent, Hildreth's Yellow Dent. 



Largest number of leaves : — 



Boone County Special, Learning, Sibley, Eclipse, Funk's Yellow Dent. 

 Broad est leaves : — 



Learning, Sibley, Eclipse, Hildreth's Yellow Dent, Spanish. 



Longest leaves : — 



Boone County Special, Hickorv King, Learning, Eclipse, Hildreth's Yellow 

 Dent. 



It will be seen that two varieties, Leaming and Eclipse, survive all 

 te.sts, while all the remaining varieties have numerous advantages to com- 

 mend them. 



The results of the first season's trials have been completely satisfac- 

 tory, inasmuch as they have gone far towards settling the suitability of some 

 varieties and the unsuitability of others for foxage purposes. Which is the 

 variety most likely to succeed under average conditions and in normal 

 seasons cannot yet be definitely determined. A wider trial, embracing a 

 number of other districts, is projected next season, after which, nO' doubt, 

 the merits of one or more varieties will be more conspicuous. 



The co-operation of the dairv farmer and the enlistment of his sym- 

 pathy with the aims of the Department is asked for in order to achieve 

 •complete success. The stud plots will 'be continued next season, when 

 the hybrids of the first year's work will undergo further examination .so 

 that only the fittest shall survive. 



