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Report on Corn Pollination TV. (Final; 



M. L. Fisher. 



The work under this head has been reported in the 190s. 1910, and 191 1 

 proceedings. The reports have dealt mostly with cross-pollinating with 

 pollen from a variety of a different color or race. One of these crosses — 

 sweet, male, and Reid\s Yellow Dent, female — was selected to he carried 

 out to the end to see if a new variety could he produced. 



In the third year two types of sweet corn were distinguishable, one 

 a large ear with whitish kernels and white cobs like the original Stowell's 

 Evergreen, and the other, a smaller ear with yellowish kernels and red 

 cobs. These two types were planted the season of 1911, but through poor 

 management no seed was saved. Enough ears were obtained to see that 

 the types were fairly well fixed. Old seed was used in 1912 and hand 

 pollinations were made on each type. A few good ears of each kind were 

 obtained. The kernel and cob characters came true to the original selec- 

 tions. Upon beirg cooked as roasting ears, both types were found to lie 

 of excellent quality — the yellow kernel and red cob type being slightly 

 sweeter. The mature ears showed some dent kernels, but not many. A 

 good quantity of seed was obtained. It may be said further that the 

 yellow -kernel red-cob type was somewhat earlier than the white-kernel 

 white-cob type, the latter inclining to be late. 



In the season of 1913 three plantings were made, one in the writer's 

 garden, another in the garden of the foreman of the Station Experimental 

 plats, and the third in the trial gardens of D. M. Ferry & Co.. Detroit. 

 Mich. In the two garden trials, the white-kernel white-cob type was used 

 on account of its promising greater prolificacy. The corn in the writer's 

 garden was almost ruined by a hail storm, and that in the foreman's gar- 

 den was somewhat injured. Such ears as were obtained for use as roasting 

 ears were declared to he of superior quality. The writer saved no seed. 

 the foreman was aide to save a good quantity and planted again in 1914. 



The corn planted on The plats of Ferry & Co.. was reported on as fol- 

 lows : 



