646 



BOARD OF AGPJCULTUEE. 



The seed corn came from the Department of Agriculture 

 at Washington, D. C. ; it had been obtained from Minnesota. 

 The corn was raised at the Station lands in good cultivation, 

 with 600 pounds of ground bones and 200 pounds of muriate 

 of potash per acre, as fertilizer. The plant belongs to the 

 *' Dent" variety, and deserves recommendation for trial in 

 our section of the State. The composition of the kernels 

 is above the average. The stalks are, however, somewhat 

 harder than many of our local varieties. 



"WESTERN DENT" CORN. 



[Sent on from Sunderland, Mass.] 



The above-stated corn was raised, according to reports 

 received, on excellent soil m " Sunderland Meadows ; " four 

 cords of barnyard manure and 150 pounds of a phosphatic 

 fertilizer per acre had been applied. 



6 stalks, well air-dried, weighed 

 6 ears, well air-dried, weighed , 



2 lbs., oz. 

 2 " 8 " 



The avera<re lenirth of the ear was seven and one-half 

 inches. It contained twelve rows of kernels, and its average 

 weight amounted to six and one-half ounces ; 85.6 per cent, 

 kernels, and 14.4 per cent. cob. 



