200 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 

 "pride of nishua-stowell's evergreen" cross (145-93). 



Tlie above cross was effected in the same way as that (lescril)ecl 

 for the crosses with "Iowa Silver Mine." The ''Pride" is a 

 yellow dent sort of high repute in the vast cornfields in the West 

 and the original stock for planting was from an ear procured 

 from a seed-corn breeder in Iowa. In the size of plant, general 

 habits of growth and value of product, it differs but little from 

 the "Silver Mine" excepting in the color of the grain which is 

 yellow instead of white as is the latter. 



Little can be added to what has been said above of the "Silver 

 Mine-Stowell" cross, as the plants are equally strong-growing 

 and fruitful. Perhaps here there was a stronger tendency to 

 productiveness than elsewhere among the crosses for pairs of 

 twins were not uncommon and some stalks bore three ears, all 

 of acceptable thickness and with but little left to be desired in 

 length. The grains are deep and the cob correspondingly small, 

 giving a large percentage of the edible portion. All tests as to 

 the quality proved satisfactory. 



The lower half of Plate III shows five ears of this cross, 

 the two at the right being twins and of a desirable size and shape. 

 At the center, bearing the label, is an ear that is quite like the 

 field parent in general outline but the grains are sweet. A plot 

 of field corn near by has marked some of the grains as shown in 

 the ear at the extreme left. 



Out of this cross (of course all straight-rowed ears) can come 

 the following strains: (i) "rusty" cob with yellow grains, (2) 

 "rusty" cob with white grains, (3) white cob, yellow grains and 

 (4) white cob, white grains. This last will the most nearly re- 

 semble the "Stowell" parent but the blending of the various 

 qualities of the plants of the two widely-separated varieties will 

 result in a new kind of corn. 



"pride- stowell" cross (yellow). 



On account of there being two colors involved, there were two 

 blocks assigned to this cross, the one (4) planted with white 

 grains and the other (5) with yellow kernels. There was no 

 material difference between the plants of the two blocks or in 

 the number, size and shape of the ears. There was a tendency 

 shown for the rows of grains to lose their directness and become 

 somewhat of the zigzag type as shown by the pair of twins to 

 the left (Plate IV) while the twins at the right are of the true 

 parental type. An ear that was remarkal)le for its earliness and 



