MISCELLANEOUS, 233 
Number of days required to mature va- 
rieties—The following data is abstracted from 
an interesting article on the subject by Prof. 
W.C. Latta.* Excessive rain in late seasons 
often delays planting in spring. This was the 
case in Indiana and I]linois in 1892. The bulk 
of the crop was not planted before June 1. 
Can the varieties commonly grown in Indiana 
be matured when planted as late as June 10? 
The following table is the result of experiments 
at Purdue University, and shows the number 
of days required for varieties to mature: 
Number days to mature in, | Average No. 
days Jor 
1889. 1890. 1891. three years, 
BOONES COmWHICE ce ccs caaeseceees 139 121 124 128 
MIB Ἢ ἩΠΕΙΝ oc seioswlew omelets Sica 105 118 111 
PIC S“HAVOTIEC Sn wea Ἐπ ce ces cece δ 138 116 124 126 
Witte Prolin@ 2 c2m..< cicero ΕἾ ΕΣ τ ΤῈ 138 191 126 128 
METOWw= = NONGSHEN? soos ac see Saceon ἐν Se 121 125 123 
ἘΠ ΠΝ Ἢ ὙΠ ΓΟ sot As oesise cis seen Assis 116 122 119 
Marly Yellow δε δι “τὴν ois csenicsieec Spits lil 114 112 
Wetlow= Denton. encase wee ταν ΠΩ 110 116 116 
Yellow Speckled Dent...........-.. Peer 112 114 113 
Purdue ello wd. tos oss ch cece φῆσες site 102 11] 11: 
The cause of this wide range in time for 
“maturing is dependent on season—whether 
warm or cold, wet or dry, or seasonable. 
With average weather conditions any of the 
above-named varieties would mature in Sep- 
tember as far north as Lafayette if planted by 
June 1. Late-planted corn will mature in five 
or ten less days, owing to higher temperature 
as the season advances. 
* Indiana Farmer, May 28, 1892. 
