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upon September 8tb, eleven were entirely straight-rowed and 

 fifteen showed the zigzag type in a greater or less degree. 



Two blocks of corn, above noted, were so much alike in all details 

 that they might have been easily considered as from grains of the 

 same uniform packet of seed. 



Below are given some of the remarks made in the reports of 

 those who tested the above crosses throughout the State. 



" Mexioan-Gentleman " 'Solid Black OraluB). 



From this lot of seed twenty-five packets of kei'nels were dis- 

 tributed to those requesting the same, and from the reports the 

 following remarks are extracted : "Stalk and ears rather short, 

 vigor fairly good, productiveness as good as any." "Very good 

 size and very good quality and produced a good many ears of nice 

 even grains with all black color when ripe." "Will say that it is 

 all that it is claimed to he, an early, sweet, tender corn. Vigorous 

 grower, grains uniform, an excellent bearer and I would think it 

 an excellent, early corn for market, a very thrifty grower." "Was 

 planted early, made a rank growth to about five feet and eared 

 about an average of two ears to stalk ; ears were well filled, not 

 very large but best shape of any early corn I had and very free 

 from worms." "My crop averaged four feet and six inches in 

 height, two full-grown ears to a stalk, some ears entirely dark, 

 others mixed, very sweet, good for home use." "Did finely, plants 

 of medium height, all bearing two, some three, large ears, quality 

 delicious." "Grew remarkably w-ell, bore nice, plump ears well 

 filled out, matured very early. A good, early productive variety, 

 grains uniform and compact.'' 



"Mexican-Gentleman" ( 'White Zigzag Grains). 



Sixty-four testers received the above corn and reported as fol- 

 lows : "Every stalk produced abont two good ears, the grains were 

 all uniform in size and a very sweet flavor, ears good size, stalks 

 were hearty and averaged about five feet high and ripened very 

 evenly." "Small, tender kernel, stalks eight feet high, vigorous, 

 eiffhtv-seven ears to about a dozen hills." "Plants made an un- 



