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Analysis of individual ears of Crosby corn grown at Clemson College, S. C., 1906. 



/sis of individual ears of Stowell Evergreen com grown at Clemson College, S C 



1906 



MARYLAND. 



At the Maryland station the Stowell Evergreen and the Crosby 

 com were grown on the same plat as that used for the 1905 experi- 

 ments. It was plowed April 30, 1906, floated, and 20 bushels of lime 

 per acre applied. On May 3 the plat was thoroughly harrowed and 

 rolled, and the corn was planted May 5, in rows 3 feet 9 inches apart, 

 the hills being 15 inches apart. A small tooth cultivator and a 

 riding plmv were used in cultivating it June 7 and 17 and July 2 and 

 16. The corn was ready for the table about the first of August and 

 the matured corn was ready for harvesting September 29. 



The rainfall was excessive, especially in August, which made it 

 impossible to cultivate the corn properly, and grass and weeds were 

 consequently very abundant. The large number of rains, twenty- 

 three, coming at the time when the corn was maturing, caused a 

 great many of the ears to mold, especially those which had been 



