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in quality. It remains in an edible condition for a considerable 

 period." "The stalks were very large and strong, but the corn 

 was not as sweet as the pure "Black Alexican." "Large enough. 

 My whole family agreed it was the most tender corn and best 

 generally we ever had on our table." "We think it is a fine corn 

 and will sell well." 



Several reported for size, yield and quality in brief as follows : 

 "Medium, one to two ears per stalk ; excellent." Below is given , a 

 report of two correspondents in full : 



First : "Received thirty grains of corn and planted three to a 

 hill; hills four feet each way. The nearest plant of the corn 

 variety 200 yards, a screen of trees intervening. Soil a rich deep 

 loam. One application of sodium nitrate to the soil surface when 

 the plants were well above ground. Plants grew nicely and had 

 an even yield of medium well-formed ears — twehe and fourteen 

 rows to the ear. Corn was milk-white while young, peculiarly 

 sweet and tasty. As the corn grew older it became pink ; at ma- 

 turity the ear was varigated-pink and Anolet. becoming darker as 

 it grew older. 



The finer ears were selected and marked. A short time follow- 

 ing our first (and only) cutting for the table, our neighbor's cow 

 made a raid and was discovered in time to save a few hills. Fortu- 

 nately one of the marked ears reached maturity. This will be 

 mailed the A. C. E. Station." 



Second : "The corn in question was planted on ground that 

 had been planted to potatoes the previous year but had not been 

 broken up prior to that for many years ; no fertilizers were used 

 as the soil was deemed rich without them ; and unluckily the plants 

 did not receive as much cultivation as the rest of the garden did. 



The ])lants would average at least six feet in height and the 

 yield was very abundant, ears of average size and of unsurpassed 

 excellence. Of the thirty to forty ears reserved for seed a very 

 few are mixed. The great majority of the ears were true in color 

 to the last kernel." 



A packet was sent to the horticulturist of the Experiment Sta- 

 tions with the view of testing the new corn under as wide a range 

 of climatic and other conditions as possible. The following is a 

 copy of the letter of transmissal to the Experiment Stations and 

 gives in its closing paragraph he chief reason for the test: 



Dear Professor: 



In connect'on with the publication of Bulletin No. 170 upon Corn Breed- 

 ing, now coming from the press, a sample of the Voorhees Red Sweet 

 Corn is sent you. with the wish that you may find an opportunity to test it. 



