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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



the statements are misleading. Especially have we found this to be 

 true as to statements concerning the date of maturity. Very often 

 varieties described as "early" have proven so late as to be almost 

 worthless, and several so called medium sorts have failed to mature 

 at all. A plausible excuse may appear, however, for this apparent 

 deception when we consider the fact that practically all of the seeds, 

 disseminated by the larger seed companies are produced in a climate 

 where the growing season is considerably longer than in Maine. 



The following table represents most concisely the more impor- 

 tant points relative to the varieties grown the past season: 



Variety. 



Source of seed. 



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cS 







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cS 



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Q 



ss 



Q5 



2~- 

 z - 



£ z 



Best of All 



Cory (White) 



Crosby's Early 



Early Dawn 



Early Sweet 



Early Sunrise 



Early Vermont 



Eastman's Early 



Hance's Early — 



Henderson Sugar 



Hickox Hybrid 



Honey 



Lackey's Early Sweet. . 

 Livingston's Evergr'n, 



Melrose 



New England 



Perry's Hybrid 



Quincy M arket 



Shaker's Early 



Stabler's Early 



XX Sugar 



*A cme Evergreen 



*Burlington Hybrid 



♦Country Gentleman. . . 

 *Early Large S-Rowed . 



H. W. Buckbee 



J. M. Thorburn & Co... 

 J. M. Thorburn & Co... 

 Johnson & Stokes .... 



D. M. Ferry & Co 



Iowa Seed Co 



A .W.Livingston's Sons, 



Eastman Seed Co 



A. W. Livingston's Sons, 

 Peter Henderson & Co. 



D. M. Ferry & Co 



Johnson & Stokes 



J. J. H. Gregory & Son . 

 A.W.Livingston's Sons, 

 J. M. Thorburn & Co . . 



D. M. Ferry &0o 



J. M. Thorburn & Co... 

 J. J. H. Gregory & Co . . 

 A .W.Livingston's Sons, 

 J. J. H. Gregory & Son. 



W. H. Maule 



Iowa Seed Co 



A. W.Livingston's Sons, 



Johnson & Stokes 



A.W.Livingston's Sons, 



July 

 July 

 Julv 



July 



July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 Julv 

 July 

 Julv 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 



Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Julv 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Mig. 

 Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 



Aug. 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 A ug. 



Sept. 2 

 Aug. 17 

 Sept. 2 

 Sept. 7 

 Sept.ll 

 Aug. 17 

 Aug. 24 

 Aug. 17 

 Sept.ll 

 Sept. 7 

 Sept. 7 

 Sept. 7 

 Aug. 17 

 Sept.15 

 Sept. 5 

 Aug. 31 

 Sept. 7 

 Aug. 26 

 Sept.ll 

 Sept.ll 

 Sept.ll 



6.0 



7.0 

 4.5 

 6.0 

 6.5. 

 7.5 

 6.0. 

 4.0 

 4.0 

 6.5 

 S.O 

 7.0 

 8.0 

 5.0 

 7.5 

 5.0 

 6.0 

 6.5 

 5.0 

 6.5 

 7.5 

 5.5 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 8.0 



*Did not reach edible maturit5'. 



The varieties named above were all planted the last of May. The 

 first killing frost was about the middle of September, so that in addi- 

 tion to the varieties which failed to reach edible maturity those which 

 matured on or after Sept. 11, of which there were several, were of but 

 very little value for table use, as the date of edible maturity given in 

 column five refers to the day on which the first ear was found which 

 had reached an edible condition; this date, in most cases, was several 

 days before enough ears could be picked to test the varieties. 



For several years past the Cory has been the standard of earliness, 

 but in quality it is far from perfection. As may be obsei-ved by 

 referring to the table, several varieties were grown the past season 



