i88 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



The white corn was only seventy feet from the yellow strain 

 but, nevertheless, remained practically free from cross-pollination 

 with the latter. While it is not advocated to grow breeding corn 

 blocks nearer than fifty yards, it is seen that a shorter distance is 

 not especially dangerous. In this instance, the two blocks are 

 of the same parents and any yellow grains that appear in the 

 white ears can be easily discarded. As for the mixing in the 

 opposite direction, it may be said that the ears are. from the 

 nature of the case, more or less mixed with white and here again 

 the white grains may be excluded at planting time. 



This cross has proved one of the best for the present season 

 and oflfers much promise of a suitable midseason variety that, 

 possibly, may be developed along four lines, namely, the white 

 straight-rowed and zig-zag strains and the same two grain types 

 in the yellow color. Mature ears were harvested before the time 

 when the "Country Gentleman" variety is ready for the table. 

 It remains for this cross to maintain itself with the testers. 



TH'E "golden bantam-premier" CROSS (34-71). 



The two blocks of the above cross were not well situated for 

 the season and suffered greatly from the dry weather in June 

 and July. The removal of a large fraction of the tassels to 

 secure the best work in pollination may, in connection with the 

 season, have had much to do with the lack of seed formation. 

 Neighboring blocks of sweet corn, in which no detasseling was 

 practiced, bore many poorly filled ears. 



One block of the cross was planted with the yellow grains from 

 a single twelve-rowed ear, while a corresponding white ear was 

 used for seeding the other block of thirty-two hills. The ten- 

 dency, noted in previous years, of this cross to produce two good 

 ears to the stalk was in evidence but interfered with by the un- 

 favorable season and, therefore, twins suitable for market were 

 not usually met with. 



Two hundred and nineteen packets of the white grains of this 

 cross and one hundred and fifty-nine of the yellow grains were 

 distributed and the following opinions are offered below : 



Reports F'rom Testers of "Golden B.\ntam-Premier." 



(l) "Very good corn, ears seven to eight inches long, stalks grow about 

 five feet tall." (2) "Proved excellent, ears small but well filled out and very 

 sweet." (3) "Plant large, ear long, thin and ridged with very sweet flavor." 

 (4) "The corn was successful. There were two, three and four ears on one 

 plant in many instances. The grain was very uniform but large considering 

 the size of the ear. The plant itself was very thrifty. The leaves were large 



