PREPARATION AND PLANTING 187 



normally adapted to a region as far north as Ohio. Thus, 

 in North Carolina, above 2800 feet, flint varieties are 

 recommended — the type of corn most common in the 

 New England States. Other local considerations enter 

 in, but in general the following varieties have been found 

 satisfactory in the regions indicated : — 



Natural divisions 



Section No. 1. Gulf States. Prolific varieties bearing 

 160 to 200 ears to 100 stalks, on the average, give better 

 results than those bearing only single ears. Among 

 the best of these are : — 



Mosby Sanders Albemarle 



Cocke's Prohfic Blount Marlboro 



Large-eared varieties are : — 

 St. Charles White Boone County White 



Section No. 2. In this region large single-ear varieties 

 share about equal importance with prolific varieties. 

 In addition to the prolific varieties named alcove, we find 

 such varieties succesding as : — 



For good fertile land : — • 



Boone County White St. Charles White 



Huffman White Pearl 



Leaming Hickory King 



For poorer soils and upland : — 



Hickory King Sanders 



Leaming St. Charles White (Early 



Strains) 

 For high elevations : — 



Eight-row Flint 



