28 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Variety Tests. 

 1. Corn. 



Twenty of the more promising varieties of corn tried for 

 the tirst time last yeav have been given a further trial dur- 

 ing the past season. Nine of these varieties were flint 

 corns, as follows, named in the order of productiveness : 

 Sanford, Longfellow, Waushakum, Giant Long White, 

 Rhode Island White Cap, Early Canada, King Philip, An- 

 gel of Midnight, Compton's Early. The varieties of dent 

 corn, named in order of productiveness, were Early Butler, 

 Leaming Field, Champion White Pearl, Queen of the 

 Prairie, Iowa Gold Mine, King of the Earlies, Sibley's Pride 

 of the North, South Dakota White, Huron Extra Early, 

 Wisconsin Yellow and White Cap Yellow. 



Varieties the ears of which were very moist when husked 

 are Queen of the Prairie and Huron Extra Early. Varie- 

 ties which were moist are White Cap Dent, Leaming Field, 

 Iowa Gold Mine and Champion White Pearl. 



All of the varieties in these two classes are too late for 

 culture as grain crops in this localit}', though they would 

 do for the silo. 



2. Potatoes. 



Eighty-one varieties of potatoes were cultivated for pur- 

 poses of comparison. upon the general plan described in our 

 last report (ninth). The soil w\as a well-drained medium 

 loam. The fertilizers used per acre were as follows : — 



Pounds. 



Nitrate of soda, 240 



Acid phosphate, 400 



Sulphate of potash (high grade), .... 250 



Tankage, 240 



Dried blood, 100 



These materials were mixed and scattered broadly in the 

 furrows before dropping the seed. The seed was planted 

 April 30. May 5 the crop was somewhat injured by wash- 

 ing of the soil between the rows and by the excessive rain- 

 fall. The potatoes were dug September 26 to October 6. 

 The yield was at the rate of from 115.7 to 282.4 bushels 

 per acre. The eleven largest yields of merchantable tubei-s, 



