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INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON SWEET CORN. 



about every two weeks. It was ready for the table about September 

 10, and the mature ears were picked October 4. 



For the Stowell Evergreen a hardpan subsoil was used which had 

 been planted in cucumbers in 1905. This corn was planted May 

 16, the cultivation and fertilization being'the same as for the Crosby 

 variety. On September 20 it was ready for table use, and the mature 

 ears were harvested October 4. 



In Connecticut, as at each of the other stations, a lower per- 

 centage of sugars was obtained for both varieties of corn in 1906. ' At 

 this point, though the total rainfall was slightly greater than in 

 1905, for three weeks previous to the harvesting of the crop less than 

 0.1 inch of rain fell. In percentage of sugars Connecticut stood last 

 of all the stations cooperating, and the sugar content was less than 

 that obtained at the New Jersey station in 1905. 



The detailed analytical and meteorological data are appended. 



Meteorological data for New Haven, Conn., 1906. 



Analysis of individual ears of Crosby corn grown at Orange, Conn., 1906. 



