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apparently true flint. Total crop, 7.1 tons per acre, contain¬ 
ing 28.30 per cent, of dry matter, or 2.01 tons of dry matter 
per acre. The green ears weighed 2,892 pounds per acre, and 
dried down to 1,687 pounds of ear corn, and 21.05 bushels of 
shelled corn per acre. This is probably not a fair exhibition 
of the general character of the corn. 
LARGE FLINT CORN. 
Thorburn s Whitt1 Flint. One of the late flints that 
will not ripen in this State. The first tassels did not appear, 
until August 7th. On August 18th, quite low, many tassels 
at three feet. About half tasseled, leafy, and some suckeis 
six to eight feet high. 
September 25th; fairly well eared, but 110 ears beyond 
roasting, ears long and slim. Total crop, 9.3 tons pea acre, 
containing 26.35 per cent, dry matter, or 2.45 tons of di\ 
Giant Long White Flint . Much like the last, but 
showing the first tassels six days earlier. On August 18th, 
small stalks, with a few ears, showing cob, fairly good stand 
by some replanting. The average hill contained nine stalks, 
four tassels, and three ears. , 
September 25th. No boiling ears, large, long cobs, total 
crop, 10.2 tons per acre, containing 25.23 per cent, dry 
matter, or 2.57 tons dry matter-per acre. 
SMALL DENT CORN. 
Queen of the Field. A medium sized yellow dent corn 
showing the first tassel July 28th, and the first 1 ousting eai 
August 22d. On August 18th, all tasseled, stalks small, six to 
eight feet high, fairly eared, and showing kernels; corn worm 
already working badly. Average per hill, four stalks, three 
tassels, and two ears. . 
September 25th, ears fairly ripened, total crop, 114 
tons per acre, containing 32.2 per cent, of dry matter, 3ffi 
tons of dry matter per acre. The green ears weighed o,zoo 
pounds per acre, dried down to 2,531 pounds eai com, an 
