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INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON SWEET CORN. 



The total rainfall for August indicates an abundance of moisture, 

 but the rains were not nearly so frequent as in the preceding years. 

 On August 9, 0.85 inch of rain fell, and for nine days there was no 

 rain, but at the end of that period there was a rainfall of 0.42 inch. 

 On August 25 the precipitation was 0.2 inch and on August 27, 

 2.8 inches. The Crosby corn did not mature, and since the Stowell 

 Evergreen was harvested from August 23 to 30, it is quite evident 

 that the last two rams did not affect the storage of sugars. 



The land set aside for the Stowell Evergreen was of the same type 

 as that used for the Crosby that is, a sandy loam. Tomatoes were 

 grown immediately preceding this crop. The preparation of the 

 soil, character of the fertilization, date of the appearance of the young 

 plants, and the date and manner of cultivation were the same as for 

 the Crosby variety. The corn tasseled July 17 and was ready for 

 table use about August 23. 



The analytical data are as follows: 



Analysis of individual ears of Stowell Evergreen corn grown at College Park, Md., 1908. 



A good crop of corn was produced in Maryland in 1908, and the 

 percentage of sugar was higher than at any other station, this being 

 the second year during the investigations that the Maryland crop 

 showed the highest sugar content. 



CONNECTICUT. 



A plat of sandy loam at Orange, Conn., was selected for growing 

 the Crosby corn in 1908, on which corn had been planted in 1905 and 

 1906 and which had lain idle during 1907. The soil was prepared 

 in the usual manner and well fertilized with manure and mixed com- 

 mercial fertilizer exact amount unrecorded. The seed having been 



