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seldom be desirable to cross two varieties that are very 

 widely different from each other. It is probable that, on 

 the whole, selection with occasional partial changes of seed 

 will give more permanent as well as more satisfactory re- 

 sults for the general farmer than would the continual cross- 

 ing and breaking up of well-fixed types." 



Measuring corn in the crib.— Multiply the 

 length, breadth and height of the crib together 

 in feet to obtain the cubic feet of space it con- 

 tains. Multiply this product by four, strike off 

 the right hand figure and the result will be the 

 number of shelled bushels. This measure is 

 not absolutely correct, but nearly so. 



White vs. yellow corn.— The question of the 

 relative merits' of white and yellow cprn has 

 been discussed in the agricultural press and be- 

 fore farmers' meetings at frequent intervals. 

 From the chemical standpoint the color seems 

 to have no special significance. Upon the ques- 

 tion o^ relative productiveness opinions have 

 been rather evenly divided. Tracy and Lloyd 

 of the Mississippi station made a special inves- 

 tigation of this subject, upon which they ren- 

 dered an interesting report.* Of the tests made 

 at seven agricultural experiment stations six 

 report greater yields with white than yellow 

 varieties. The following table by Tracy and 

 Lloyd gives a summary of their investigations 

 on this subject: 



* Bulletin 33, Mississippi agricultural experiment station, 

 March. 1895. 



