3CV1 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER X.— MAIZE. 



CLASSIFICATION AND VARIETIES. 



PACK 



Species ...••.... 163 



Pod maize, p. 164; Pop maize, p. 164; Flint maize, 

 p. 166. 



Dent Maize 169 



Description of a good dent ear, p. 170 ; List of varie- 

 ties of dent maize, p. 172; Classification of dent 

 varieties, p. 179 



Soft Maize 180 



Sweet Maize ..•..•••. 180 

 Number of Varieties ....... 182 



Varieties for silage, p. 182. 

 Comparative Yield of Dent and Flint Maize , . .184 



CHAPTER XI.— MAIZE. 



IMPROVEMENT OF VARIETIES. 



Pollination 185 



Influence of current cross, p. 185 ; Degree of close- 

 breeding, p. 187; Close breeding, p. 187; Detas- 

 seling, p. 188; Crossing, p. 190; Disposition to 

 maintain types and varieties, p. 190. 



Breeding for Composition 



Breeding for fat, p. 191 ; Breeding for protein, p. 192; 

 Breeding for starch, p. 192 ; Advantage of breed- 

 ing for composition, p. 193; Disadvantage, p. 193. 



Methods of Breeding 



Breeding plat, p. 194; Field selection, p. 196; Field 

 seed and breeding plat seed compared, p. 196. 

 Vitality of Seed I97 



191 



194 



