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PART I 

 CORN 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



Production and Distribdtion of Indian Corn . . . 1-11 

 Relative importance of com and other crops in tlie 

 world, 1 — Corn crop of the world, 3 — International trade 

 in com, 4 — Relative value of different crops in the United 

 States, 6 — • Development of com production in United 

 States, 7 — Production by states, 7 — Production by sec- 

 tions and market movement, 11. 



SECTION I 

 THE CORN PLANT 



CHAPTER II 



Origin and Classification 15-25 



Geographical origin, 15 — Biological origin, 16 — Classi- 

 fication of maize in groups, 20. 



CHAPTER III 

 Description of the Corn Plant ...... 26-37 



The root, 26 — The stem, 31 — Tillers, 33 — Leaves, 33 

 — The flower, 36 — The ear, 37. 



CHAPTER IV 



Physiology of Corn 38-56 



Turgidity, 39 — Tension, 40 — Mechanical tissue, 40 — 

 The composition of a com plant, 42 — The absorption of 

 water, 45 — The giving off of water, 45 — Assimilation, 

 47 — Growth, 48 — Reproduction, 49 — Pollen, 50 — Style, 

 51 — Fertilization, 52. 



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