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CHAP, for use on the mines. For the export trade, or for stock food, 

 earlier maturing yellow dents, such as Chester County, Reid, or 

 Minnesota Early, can generally be sown where the season is too 

 short for Hickory King. The two early flints already referred 

 to, Wills Gehu and North Dakota, prove particularly valuable 

 for late planting. 



For Early Planting. — Hickory King (w.d.) ; Hickory 

 Horsetooth and io-row Hickory (w.d.); Eureka (y.d.). 



For Main Crop. — Iowa Silver-mine (w.d.) ; Chester County 

 (y.d.) ; Reid (y.d.). 



For Late Planting. — Wills Gehu (y.f). 



286. Breeds Suitable for the Maize-belt of the Transvaal 

 and Orange Free State. — For the Maize-belt proper, lying 

 (roughly) between 4,000 and 5,000 feet, the following seem 

 most suitable : — 



For Early Planting. — Ladysmith (w.d.) ; Yellow Horse- 

 tooth (y.d.) ; Yellow Hogan (y.d.). 



For Main Crop. — Hickory King (w.d.) ; Hickory Horse- 

 tooth and io-row Hickory (w.d.); Eureka (y.d.). 



For Late Planting. — Iowa Silver-mine (w.d.) ; Chester 

 County (y.d.) ; Reid (y.d.) ; Minnesota Early (y.d.). 



For Very Late Planting, or as a catch-crop. — Wills Gehu 

 (y.f.). 



287. Breeds Suitable for the Maize-belt of the " Midlands" 

 East of the Drakensberg. — For the lower-lying country east of 

 the Drakensberg, 2,000 to 3,500 feet elevation, later-maturing 

 breeds can be grown owing to the longer growing-season and 

 larger rainfall. 



For Early Planting. — Natal White Horsetooth (w.d.). 



For Main Crop.- — 'Hickory King (w.d.) ; Ladysmith (w.d.) ; 

 Boone County (w.d.) ; Mercer (w.d.) ; Golden Beauty (y.d.) ; 

 Yellow Horsetooth (y.d.). Yellow Hogan (y.d.) is worth trial, 

 the quality of the grain being superior to that of either of the 

 other two yellow dents named. 



For Late Planting. — Eureka (y.d.) is worth trial. 



288. Breeds Suitable for the Coast-belt. — This part of the 

 country is suitable for the cultivation of late-maturing sorts 

 when the incidence of the rainfall gives a long growing-season. 

 Boone County (w.d.), Ladysmith (w.d.), and " Yellow Dent" do 

 well. Hickory Kitzq- and Golden Beauty 



