HIGH ALTITUDE MAIZE 



TliL- above photograph (Fif;. 8) shows a stalk of one variety of my acclima- 

 tized corn with its product. I have been making an effort to get a stalk 

 of corn of which the aggregate ear-length would equal the entire length of 

 the main stalk, and I think I will finally succeed. Since high altitude, 

 low temperature and lack oi humidity decrease all vegetal factors but 

 do not effect repnjductive virility, the envirt)nment is favorable to this 

 effort. The specimen is a hyl)rid from unidentified parents, both of 

 which have been grown at an altitude of over 7,000 feet for quite a 

 number of years. It has Ix-en cross-bred with several varieties with a 

 view of increasing the forage, but did not succeed until mated with 

 sweet-corn — the forage was then increased 75 to lOO'^. I am sure that 

 by this i)rocess a valuable corn for silos in dry farming districts can be 

 produced. 



The length of stalk sliown is 50 inches. 

 Aggregate ear-length 4,^ inches. 



Two ears, 12 rows per ear, 46 grains per row: 1104 grains. 



One ear, 12 rows per ear, 40 grains per row: 4S0 grains. 



One ear, 12 rows per ear, M grains ])er row: 40S grains. 

 On suckers: 



Two ears, 10 rows per ear, 28 grains i)er row: 5()0 grains. 



One ear, 8 rows per ear, 15 grains per row: 120 grains. 



Total nunil)er of grains of corn on jjlant - - 2672 



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Edgewater, Colorailo. 

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