204 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL" 



THE BREEDER CORN PLOT UPON SMOCK LAND. 



The block of land required was sixty-four by two hundred 

 feet, situated upon the Nursery side of Smock Land, one hundred 

 and fifty feet from the grass border, north end. The corn was 

 planted in hills, four by four feet, and fifteen hills across and 

 forty-nine lengthwise of the plot. Planted lengthwise, the 

 breeder rows are Nos. 4, 8 and 12 as follows: (4) "Golden 

 Bantam-Country Gentleman," solid sweet zigzag ear; (8) "White 

 Rice" and (12) "Jones' Sunnyside." Only alternate hills were 

 planted first in the breeder rows and the remaining, three weeks 

 later. Across these blocks, the forty-nine rows extend each with 

 twelve hills of row variety and also additionally including the 

 three hills of the breeder rows as follows: Row i, "Early 

 Champion," Hills i, 2, 3, Breeder ("Golden Bantam-Country 

 Gentleman," yellow sweet), 5, 6, 7, Breeder ("White Rice"), 9, 

 10, II, Breeder ("Jones' Sunnyside," yellow flint), 13, 14, 15. 



In order to separate this breeding plot as far as possible from 

 an area of field corn, it was required to give it a poor piece of 

 soil and this, with the unfavorable season, accounts for the ser- 

 ious approach to a failure in many instances. 



"Golden Bantam-Country Gentleman" (Row 4), solid sweet ears. Of the 

 sixty-seven ears, twenty were solid yellow and forty-seven were mixed. Of 

 the zigzag mixed there were seven, and five of the yellow zigzag; the straight- 

 rowed mixed numbered seventeen and the yellow, seven ; there were twenty- 

 three mixed intermediates and eight yellow intermediates. 



"White Rice" (Row 8). There were sixty-two ears of marketable size 

 and these were all beaked. There were twenty-one ears showing yellow, and 

 one with rose color. The yellow grains were all beaked like the white and 

 of the same size and shape, with varying color. 



"Jones' Sunnyside" (yellow flint) (Row 12). There were only twenty-six 

 small ears harvested, the crop being very poor. 



Row I. "Early Champion" (11). There were eight ears only. 



Row 2. "Columbus Market" (14). From this but two ears were 

 secured. 



Row 3. "Cory" (15). From this plot four small, mixed ears were 

 gathered. 



Row 4. "Crosby" (20). Only twelve small ears were secured. 



Row 5. "The Don" (22). From this row was harvested eight ears, show- 

 ing all the breeders. 



Row 6. "Egyptian" (23). Twelve ears represented the harvest from 

 this plot. 



Row 7. "Early Evergreen" (25). Seventeen ears, showing the "Jones'" 

 decidedly, were secured. 



Row 8. "Harris' Extra Early" (38). Two small ears were gathered. 



Row 9. "Hickox" (42). Twelve ears were secured and all showed the 

 effect of the breeders. 



Row 10. "Kendal's Early Giant" (44). From this were harvested six 

 very small ears. 



Row II. "Kendal's Early Giant" (44). Only seven small ears were 

 secured. 



Row 12. "Mammoth Early" (49). There were only six ears. 



