AMERICA'S CHIEF CROP 339 



This most unique corn is early, quite uniform, 

 and one of the best popping corns. It pops 

 cut pure white, sweet, and with a whirlwind of 

 vehemence. This amazing production is of great 

 interest, not only to growers, but also to 

 botanists. 



All in all, the great American cereal offers 

 interest for the plant developer somewhat com- 

 mensurate with the economic importance of the 

 plant itself. Much has been done, but there is 

 still ample opportunity for the improvement of 

 different varieties, and for the development of 

 specialized new varieties differing as to their 

 sugar content, as to time of ripening and the 

 like. 



These notes on my many years of experiment 

 with corn cover only the main points of interest. 

 Volumes might be written on other interest- 

 ing points brought out prominently in these 

 experiments. 



