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The yield Wfcfl Mtisfoetaiy, but some difficulty was encountered in 

 MM-iiring seed for the next season, owing to the ravages of raccoons. 

 The corn in the edible stage was sweet and tender, and was not 

 attacked by weevils, as was the case at Lake City in 1906. 



The following table gives the climatic conditions under which the 

 corn was grown: 



Meteorological data far Gainesville, Fla., 1907. 



The rainfall at Gainesville. Fla., was very evenly distributed dur- 

 ing the growing season, and although the precipitation in March was 

 small there appeared to be sufficient moisture for germination, as the 

 plants came up <|iiickly and a good stand was obtained. During the 

 first two weeks of the period of development of the ear the rainfall 

 was plentiful and frequent, while the last two weeks were dry, which 

 would tend to produce a large yield and a sweet corn. The temper- 

 ature during the months of April and May was favorable for the 

 growth of ther..rn. \\hieh at the edible stage presented an unusually 

 fine appeafaiK ( . There were very many clear days, the percentage 

 of sunshine being high in all the months except April. 



Besides secuni .1 yield from both varieties, the sugar con- 



tent of the corn was much higher this year than in 1906, a gain of 5 

 and in per cent, respective!) . being recorded for the two varieties. 

 The St. PA, -II llvergreen corn had a high average content of sugar, 

 namely. iM/J.") per cent, though the minimum was as low as 10.33 

 per cent. The detailed analytical data follow: 



Analyst* of individual ears of Crosby corn grown at Gainesville, Fla., 1907. 



