ORIGIN, CLASSIFICATION, VARIETIES OF CORN 185 



228. Discussion of varieties. — Most of the leading 

 varieties of corn grown in the cotton-belt belong to the 

 prolific type, producing from 175 to 200, or more, ears 

 for each hundred plants. The ears are usually small, 

 owing to the small size of the cob, and the kernels are 

 usually rather long and slender. Some of the important 

 prolific varieties included in the above list are as follows: 



Mosby 



Hasting'^ Prolific 

 Cocke's Prolific 

 Marlboro 



Sanders Improved 

 Bait's 



Weekley's Improved 

 Lewis Prolific 



Albemarle Prolific 

 Biggs' Seven Ear 

 Davis' Poor Land 

 Neal's Paymaster 



Southern Beauty is a semi-prolific variety. 

 The important one-eared varieties are: 



Tennessee Red Cob 

 Reid's Yellow Dent 

 Golden Beauty 

 Boone County White 

 Strawberry 



Jackson Red Cob 

 Hildreth's Yellow Dent 

 Calhoun Red Cob 

 Huffman 



Almost all varieties are valuable for silage making. 

 The following have been especially recommended for this 

 purpose: 



