EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 265 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SWEET CORN. 



Sweet corn in its many crosses was grown upon all three of 

 the areas devoted to plant breeding. Such a crop, because of its 

 wind pollination, precludes the planting of all the corns in a single 

 block, and, in fact, it was on account of this subject in particular 

 that the breeding ground consists of separate pieces of land. Upon 

 the Home Grounds eight blocks of sweet corn were grown, and 

 the times of planting, in connection with the nature of the crosses, 

 were so adjusted that there was practically no* cross pollination. 



In the first place, a block of "MalamOi" was planted near one 

 end of the long rectangle of two acres, and a block of the "Mala- 

 ko'sby" near the other. The "Malamo" bloomed first, and there is 

 no evidence oi intermixing. Later on, at different intervals, the 

 other six blocks were planted, the three upon one long side of the 

 area with three crosses of "Golden Bantam," namely, with 

 "Country Gentleman," "Premier" and "Stowell's Evergreen." 

 These three blocks were all with yellow grains of the cross, while 

 the three corresponding blocks upon the opposite side of the rec- 

 tangle were planted with white grains of the above-named 

 crosses. That these blocks produced almost absolutely pure white 

 ears is sufficient evidence that mixing was practically absent. 



"Maiamo"— ("Maiakhov-Premo"). 



Like all the sweet corn grown this season, the stalks, crop, etc., 

 were not up to the standard. The young plants were very slow in 

 making their appearance, and for weeks afterward the sickly seed- 

 lings failed to grow. Even with all the discouraging conditions 

 there were many good ears, enough to show that the variety was 

 maintaining its previous record for a very early sweet corn, with a 

 product sufficiently large to make it worthy of the attention of 

 those wlio wish to grow superior quality table corn for home use. 

 It is somewhat too small to be profitable for market in the present 

 stage in the transition from any kind with large ears to that de- 

 serving the name of genuine sweet corn. 



