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seldom be desirable to cross two varieties that are very 
widely different from each other. It is probable that, on 
the whole, selection with occasional partial changes of seed 
will give more permanent as well as more satisfactory re- 
sults for the general farmer than would the continual cross- 
ing and breaking up of well-fixed types.” 
Measuring corn in the crib.—Multiply the 
length, breaath and height of the crib together 
in feet to obtain the cubic feet of space it con- 
tains. Multiply this product by four, strike off 
the right hand figure and the result will be the 
number of shelled bushels. This measure is 
not absolutely correct, but nearly so. 
White vs. yellow corn.—The question of the 
relative merits of white and yellow corn has 
been discussed in the agricultural press and be- 
fore farmers’ meetings at frequent intervals. 
From the chemical standpoint the color seems 
to have no special significance. Upon the ques- 
tion of relative productiveness opinions have 
been rather evenly divided. Tracy and Lloyd 
of the Mississippi station made a special inves- 
tigation of this subject, upon which they ren- 
dered an interesting report.* Of the tests made 
at seven agricultural experiment stations six 
report greater yields with white than yellow 
varieties. The following table by Tracy and 
Lloyd gives a summary of their investigations 
on this subject: 
* Bulletin 33, Mississippi agricultural experiment station, 
March, 1895. 
