EXPERIMENT STATIOX EEPORT. 401 



The Four Breederi. 



The "Cory Eed Cob" (16) is a small, early variety, and upon 

 the poor soil it hastened to maturity. An ear is shown at 25, 

 ■where the red color of the grains appears nearly black. It was 

 noted that the color of the grain of this variety, as expected, waa 

 not marked npon any of the surrounding kinds, and the fact of a 

 cross can only be detennined in the future crop. 



The "Pride of ISTishua" (145), as before stated, is a large and 

 choice field variety of dent corn secured from Iowa. It grew to 

 the height of nine to eleven feet and bloomed later than the sur- 

 rounding sweet varieties, but some grains of it, crossed upon the 

 sweet neighbors, were obtained for a majority of the varieties. 

 The size and general appearance of this com may be determined 

 from the ear shown at 26. Whether the crosses thus secured will 

 have the gTeat vigor of the "Xishua," combined with the full sweet- 

 ness of the table sorts, is problematical. 



The "Ehode Island Yellow" (142) proved too small and early 

 to permit of many crosses being secured. One of the largest ears 

 is shown at 27, which is in striking contrast with the larger field 

 sorts upon either side. 



The "Iowa Silver Mine" (144) was a very strong grower and 

 made stalks that overtopped the sweet corns among which it grew. 

 The longer growing period and lateness of blooming interfered 

 with the crossing, so that only an occasional grain of white dent 

 was found in the ears of the sweet sorts. As the ear at 28 shows, 

 this white dent variety is larger than the "ISTishua," and far out- 

 measures the ears of the various sweet kinds. 



"BLACK MEXICAN" AND OTHER CROSSES-CO-OPERATIVE 



TESTS. 



In response to requests for samples of crossed cora, thirty-six 

 packets were distributed last spring. From the reports rendered 

 up to the date of writing (November 10th), the following notes 

 are condensed. (The color of seed grains planted in each case 

 follows the name of the cross.) 



■'Mexlccm-Bananar (99/6). White gTains. Hon. James Xeil- 

 son reports upon his test for this cross as follows : "A very good, 



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