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TRANSACTION'S OF THE TEXAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 
above the ground. The length of the leaf subtending the largest ear 
was 38 inches and its width 3^ inches. 
Since only one variety was planted on the Cornell grounds, no more 
notes were taken; but it was decided that the experiment should be re- 
newed the next year with twelve new varieties to be planted, both at 
College Station and at Cornell. 
Upon my return to College Station in August, I found my two varieties 
of corn fully matured, and that the kernels differed from the seed; only 
about one-half of them on each ear had the appearance of true sweet 
corn, the others being either perfectly smooth, or only partially wrinkled. 
Samples of each of these varieties were then sent to New York to be tried 
on the experiment grounds of Cornell University for the purpose of ob- 
serving their behavior there, after having spent a year in Texas. 
On the 3d of April, 1897, I planted the kernels from one-half ear of 
each of the varieties given in the table below, the other half having been 
retained by Prof. Bailey for planting at Cornell. Seed from the two 
varieties of the previous year had already been planted on March 11th, 
which is nearer the proper time for corn planting in this part of Texas. 
A comparison of the results from both places is given in Table I, while 
the meteorological observations for the corresponding months are given 
in Table II. 
TABLE II. 
Maximum tern- | 
perature. 
Minimum tem- 
perature. 
Mean tempera- 
ture. 
Rainfall in 
inches. 
Number cloudy 
days. 
Number partly 
cloudy days. 
Number clear 
days. 
A. & M. College. ....... 
April 
89 
43 
66.8 
1 .57 
9 
8 
13 
Cornell 
June 
85 
39 
60.9 
3.54 
*7 
13 
10 
A. & M. College 
May 
93 
53 
74.6 
2.70 
8 
8 
15 
Cornell 
July 
94 
56 
72.4 
3 25 
9 
12 
10 
A. & M. College 
June 
98 
6*2 
79.9 
2.82 
8 
12 
10 
Cornell 
Aug. 
83 
46 
65.8 
2.47 
4 
15 
12 
A. & M. College . . 
July 
101 
85.4 
1.45 
Cornell 
Sept. 
93 
36 
61.7 
4.72 
3 
11 
16 
It will be seen from Table I. that there was a great difference between 
the corn grown in Texas and the corn grown in New York, especially in 
the height of the stalks, number of suckers, and number of ears to the 
stalk. In New York the corn was planted on the 31st day of May and 
reached its full height during the latter paid of July and early part of 
August. In Texas the same varieties, planted on the 3d day of April, 
reached their full height, or commenced flowering, during the latter part 
