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INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON SWEET CORN. 



opened for the purpose of sampling, 

 data are as follows: 



The detailed meteorological 



Meteorological data for College Park, Md., 1906. 



The number of clear days in June, 1906, was only 9, while June, 

 1905, showed 21. In July, 1906, there were 7 clear days and in July, 

 1905, the record shows 19 clear days. The rainfall for June, 1906, 

 was 7.56 niches and for June, 1905, 3.77 inches. The amounts for 

 July, 1906 and 1905, were nearly equal, being 6.81 and 6.97 inches, 

 respectively. During the period just previous to harvesting very fre- 

 quent rainfalls were recorded, among which were several excessively 

 heavy ones. An extremely abundant crop of corn was harvested 

 this year, the ears being large and well filled but not so sweet as usual. 



For the Stowell Evergreen variety a maximum of 39.50 per cent, a 

 minimum of 18.89 per cent, and an average of 27.18 per cent of 

 sugars in the total dry substance were found in 1905. In 1906 the 

 maximum was 22.19 per cent, the minimum, 7.14 per cent, and the 

 average 13.87 per cent, these figures having been obtained from the 

 results on 112 ears of corn. The Crosby variety gave the following 

 results: Maximum sugar content, 32.44 per cent; minimum, 11.25 

 per cent; and average, 17.46 per cent. The detailed analytical 

 results follow : 



Analysis of individual ears of Crosby corn grown at College Park, Md., 1906. 



