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County White, Johnson County White, Silver Mine, St. Charles White 

 and Kansas Sunflower. 



In the Southern states we have among the large-eared varieties: 

 Huffman, Excelsior, Chisholm, McMacnin's Gourdseed, St. Charles 

 White, Boone County White, Rockdale, Singleton and Ferguson's Yellow 

 Dent. Among the two-eared varieties may be mentioned Lewis' Prolific, 

 Hickory King and Neal's Paymaster. Prolific varieties, producing two 

 or more ears to a stalk, are Cocke's, Albemarle, Whatley's, Mosby's, 

 Hasting's, Marlborough and Batts'. 



In the northern portion of the corn belt, including the states of 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and the northern portions 

 of Illinois and Iowa, the most common varieties are Silver King, Pride of 

 the North, Wisconsin No. 7, Murdock, Wimple's Yellow Dent, Pickett's 

 Yellow Dent and Golden Eagle. 



The best variety for any locality can be determined only by local 

 variety tests. Such tests have been conducted in many counties through 

 the effort of the local organizations in co-operation with the state experi- 

 ment stations. The results for such tests for sixteen counties in Iowa for 

 the year 1911 are given in the following table: 



Variety Test, 1911. 

 Average of Sixteen Counties in Iowa. 



Farmer's variety test 



One-tenth highest yielding 

 One-tenth lowest yielding. 



Imported seed 



Seed-house seed 



Barren, 

 per cent. 



5.2 

 4.4 

 6.1 

 5.9 

 4.6 



Individual Ear Test, 1911. 

 Average of Sixteen Counties in Iowa. 



Xumber 



of 

 Samples. 



Individual ears 



One-fourth highest yielding 

 One-fourth lowest yielding 



Yield 

 per Acre, 

 bushels. 



1,440 

 360 

 360 



53.5 

 62.0 

 43.5 



Standing, 



October, 

 per cent. 



78.5 

 83.0 

 71.5 



Strong, 

 per cent. 



83.5 

 85.5 

 77.5 



Weak, 

 per cent. 



11.5 

 11.5 

 11.5 



Dead, 

 per cent. 



5.0 



3.0 



11.0 



Barren, 

 per cent. 



5.7 

 4.5 

 7.6 



The large number of samples tested and the average results secured 

 make conclusions relative to the differences found in yield and other 

 qualities rather definite. It will be noted that one-tenth of the samples 

 giving highest yields averaged 62 bushels per acre, while one-tenth of 



