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Oorn. 



1. Of 21 varieties of Flint corn cultivated, 7, or 33| 

 per cent., gave a yield at the rate of 83 1 bushels per acre 

 or over. 



2. Of 46 varieties of Dent corn, 13, or 28 per cent., 

 equalled or exceeded the same rate of production. 



3. Amono; the best of the Flint varieties are the White 

 Flint,* Sanford,* Compton's Early, Giant Long White and 

 Longfellow. 



4. Among the best Dent varieties as indicated by our 

 trial are Yellow Rose, Mastodon, Reed's Yellow Dent, New 

 Golden Triumph and Leaming ; but Sibley's Pride of the 

 North, though standing ninth in weight of ears produced, 

 matured among the earliest, and is undoubtedly one of the 

 best Dent varieties for grain production. 



Clovers. 



1. Crimson clover can be grown as an annual, and gives 

 one good crop ; but it will not usually survive our winters, 

 and does not, therefore, at present appear to be worthy of 

 attention as a fodder crop. 



2. The mammoth clover exceeds the common red in pro- 

 ductive capacity, having produced more hay in two cuttings 

 than the common red in three. It is especially to be com- 

 mended for sow^ing with timothy. 



3. Alsike clover appears not to be as long lived as the 

 mammoth and the common red. 



3Iine(s. 



1. For seed production the Japanese "barn-yard" and 

 the Japanese "common " again show their superiority, pro- 

 ducing respectively 57 and 53.3 bushels per acre. 



2. As a result of a careful comparison of 17 varieties, 

 the Japanese white-seeded panicle millet and the Japanese 

 barn-yard millet are found to lead all other varieties in pro- 

 ductive capacity. 



* These two are apparently nearly or quite identical. 



