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been improved since the time that snch a standard was adopted, 

 and that corn is now being- grown that contains rehitivelj less 

 cob and more kernel than formerly ? 



The resnlts of these trials are substantiated by work done 

 bv the author in connection with corn grown for the Bowker 

 prize in 1910. The proportions of corn and cob in dry matter 

 in 10 representative ears of 9 varieties were determined with 

 the following results : — 



1. Flint, 



2. Flint, 



3. Flint, 



4. Flint, 



5. Flint, 



6. Flint, 



Average, 



7. Dent, 



8. Dent, 



9. Dent, 



Average, 



Composition of Gkain and Cob. 

 During the seasons of 1908 and 1909 samples of corn kernels 

 were analyzed with the following results : — 



Analyses of Grain {Per Cent.). 



[Dry Matter.) 



A study of the analytical results shows very slight varia- 

 tions in composition. The protein of the first varieties is 



