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(h) Proportions in Dry Matter {100 Pounds) — Concluded. 



Condition of Crop when cut and Character of Season. 



1901. Poor Corn Year. — Varieties grown: Pride of the North and 

 Eureka. In spite of the unfavorable season, Pride of the 

 North was fairly ripe when cut and contained a fair propor- 

 tion of ear. The Eureka was quite immature, with ears just 

 forming. 



1906. An Exceptionally Favorable Corn Year. — Varieties grown : 

 Pride of the North and Leaming. Both matured, gave a 

 large total yield and showed a noticeably large proi^ortion 

 of ears. 



190'?. Poor Corn Year. — Varieties grown : Pride of the North and 

 Leaming. Neither variety did as well as in 1906 and the 

 proportion of ear was much less. 



1908. Satisfactory Corn Year. — -Varieties grown: Sanford White, 



Longfellow, Rustler, Early Mastodon, Klondike, Red Cob 

 Silage and White Cap Yellow. Of these the first three were 

 fully developed when cut, and showed a larger development 

 of ear than did the last four, which were in the milk-to- 

 denting stage. White Cap Yellow was the best developed 

 of the last-named varieties, and showed a fair proportion 

 of ear. 



1909. Poor Corn Year. — Varieties grown: TwitchcU's, Rustler, 



Brewer's, Early Mastodon, White Cap Yellow, Wing's Im- 

 proved White Cap. Tlie first two varieties matured. The 

 Twitchell, a very small variety, has a short stalk with a long 

 ear setting Ioav on the stalk. It showed tlie largest propor- 

 tion of ear of any variety raised. The last three vai'ieties 

 were in milk Avhen cut. 



