May 3 , 1924 Relative Merits of Sweet Corn Varieties for Canning 413 
Table I .—Showing the increase in size of ears and changes in the 'proportion of 
husk, cob and cut corn during the development of different varieties of sweet 
corn —Continued. 
Variety and stage of 
maturity in days 
Date 
tagged 
Number 
of ears 
taken 
Average 
weight 
of ear 
Percent 
of cut 
corn 
Percent 
of cob 
Percent 
of husk 
Average 
weight of 
husked 
ear 
Per cent 
of cut 
corn from 
husked 
ear 
Hickox’s Improved: 
1922 
Gm. 
Gm. 
5. .. 
July 14 
25 
116.6 
14.3 
17.7 
67.9 
37.4 
44.8 
10.. 
...do. 
14 
175.3 
16.2 
37.3 
46.4 
93.9 
30 2 
15..... 
July 16 
10 
265.0 
20.7 
42.1 
37.1 
166. 5 
33 ! 0 
20.... 
July 18 
7 
274.2 
33.3 
182.9 
25... 
July 20 
6 
310.0 
36.5 
32.3 
31.1 
213.3 
53.1 
30__ 
July 22 
5 
243.0 
41.1 
41.2 
17.6 
200.0 
50.0 
Kelly's Hybrid: 
5.... 
July 14 
17 
154.7 
14.1 
19.1 
66.7 
51.4 
42.4 
10_ 
July 15 
15 
188.0 
18.0 
37.6 
44.3 
104.6 
32.4 
15____ 
July 19 
6 
338.3 
19.2 
43.3 
37.4 
211.6 
30.7 
20..... 
July 21 
5 
345.0 
30.4 
37.9 
31.6 
236.0 
44.4 
25_ _ 
July 27 
6 
420.9 
44.9 
32.8 
22.2 
327.5 
57.7 
30_ __ 
July 24 
6 
315.0 
48.9 
31.7 
19.3 
254.1 
60.6 
Potter's Excelsior: 
5_ _ 
July 16 
12 
159.1 
13.7 
14.3 
71.9 
44.5 
49.1 
10_ _ ...i.... 
July 17 
12 
227.9 
17.7 
42.9 
39.3 
138.3 
29.9 
15_ 
July 18 
6 
339.1 
25.3 
37.8 
36.8 
214.1 
40.0 
20_ _ _ 
July 21 
6 
352.5 
28.6 
34.0 
37.3 
220.8 
45.6 
25. .__ 
July 24 
5 
345.0 
45.2 
30.7 
24.0 
262.0 
59.5 
30 ___ 
July 26 
6 
376.6 
46.9 
30.5 
22.5 
291.6 
60.5 
Vaughn’s Bantam Ever- 
green: 
5_ __ 
July 19 
21 
143.3 
16.3 
19.5 
64.1 
51.1 
45.5 
10... ____ 
July 21 
10 
240.0 
16.4 
37.0 
46.5 
128.5 
30.7 
15 ___ 
July 20 
6 
290.0 
29.3 
36.5 
34.1 
190.9 
44.5 
20 ___ 
July 22 
6 
339.1 
39.3 
29.4 
31.2 
233.3 
57.1 
25_ __ 
July 24 
6 
327.5 
50.8 
21.9 
27.2 
238.3 
69.9 
30_ _ _ 
July 26 
6 
400.0 
55.0 
24.5 
20.4 
318.3 
69.1 
Mammoth Sugar: 
5_ _ _ 
July 19 
18 
148.0 
19.8 
23.4 
56.7 
64.1 
45.8 
10 . . . 
July 21 
10 
379.0 
13.4 
40.8 
45.7 
206.0 
24.7 
15 .... 
July 24 
6 
465.0 
21.6 
41.7 
36.6 
295.0 
34.1 
20... .... 
July 23 
6 
508.3 
30.0 
34.5 
35.4 
328.3 
46.4 
25 .. 
July 25 
6 
441.6 
43.5 
31.5 
24.9 
331.6 
56.0 
30.. . 
July 27 
5 
498.0 
49.0 
28.1 
22.8 
384.0 
63.5 
Old Colony: 
5 _____ 
July 20 
14 
163.5 
19.6 
21.8 
58.5 
67.9 
47.3 
10..... 
July 19 
9 
251.6 
16.5 
39.5 
43.9 
141.1 
29.5 
15 . . . 
Aug. 3 
5 
272.0 
28.3 
37.8 
33.8 
180.0 
42.7 
20_ 
July 22 
6 
340.0 
39.9 
30.1 
29.9 
238.3 
56.9 
25_ _ _ 
July 23 
6 
420.0 
51.1 
26.8 
22.0 
327.5 
65.6 
30_ _ _ 
July 25 
6 
410.9 
58.2 
25.5 
16.2 
344.1 
69.4 
Narrow Grained Ever- 
green: 
5_ _ 
July 20 
15 
164.3 
18.5 
22.4 
59.0 
67.3 
45.2 
10_ 
July 21 
11 
228.1 
18.9 
41.7 
39.3 
138.1 
31.2 
15. ___ 
July 25 
7 
394.2 
27.7 
40.5 
31.7 
269.2 
40.5 
20 __ 
July 23 
6 
340.0 
43.6 
33.0 
23.3 
260.9 
56.8 
25 .. : 
July 28 
6 
494.1 
54.4 
23.9 
21.6 
387.5 
69.4 
30 . . . 
July 22 
6 
435.0 
59.9 
22.4 
17.6 
358.3 
72.7 
Country Gentleman: 
5..... 
July 22 
27 
103.1 
20.6 
21.5 
57.8 
43.5 
48.9 
10. . . . 
July 23 
12 
191.6 
21.9 
38.0 
40.0 
115. 0 
36.5 
15—. . 
July 25 
10 
216.0 
29.4 
41.4 
29.1 
153.0 
41.5 
20 _ 
July 26 
10 
253.5 
46.1 
29.6 
24.2 
192.0 
60.9 
25 ___ 
July 23 
10 
257.0 
55.8 
26.4 
17.7 
211.5 
67.8 
30 _ 
July 24 
10 
216.5 
60.7 
24.0 
15.2 
183.5 
71.6 
Stowell’s Evergreen: 
5.... .. 
July 23 
17 
216.4 
15.3 
29.7 
54.9 
97.6 
34.0 
10 . . .. 
July 22 
10 
328.5 
18.8 
40.2 
40.9 
194.0 
31.9 
15. ..... 
July 25 
12 
327.5 
28.7 
44.0 
27.2 
238.3 
39.5 
20_ _ 
July 26 
6 
411.6 
45.9 
31.8 
22.2 
320.0 
59.1 
25_ __ 
July 27 
6 
418.3 
52.1 
24.7 
23.1 
321.6 
67.8 
30_ _ 
July 29 
5 
474.0 
62.8 
23.6 
13.5 
410.0 
72.6 
Keid’s Yellow Dent: 
5 ____ 
July 28 
10 
279.0 
12.3 
22.7 
64.9 
98.0 
35.2 
10 —.. 
July 24 
8 
333.6 
15.1 
31.6 
53.2 
156.2 
32.4 
15 ... 
July 30 
6 
394.1 
23.6 
48.8 
27.5 
285.9 
32.6 
20 ____ 
July 28 
6 
485.8 
43.5 
37.9 
18.5 
395.9 
53.4 
24__*_ _ 
July 31 
6 
485.8 
50.5 
32.8 
16.6 
405.0 
60.4 
30 ___ 
July 29 
4 
580.0 
57.3 
23.2 
19.4 
467.5 
71.1 
Boone County White: 
5. .... 
Aug. 3 
10 
189.0 
10.3 
20.9 
68.7 
59.0 
33.0 
9 ...... 
Aug. 1 
8 
295.6 
12.6 
39.1 
48.2 
153.1 
24.4 
15 .. 
Aug. 8 
6 
405.0 
18.7 
41.5 
39.7 
244.1 
31.0 
20 .. 
Aug. 4 
6 
478.3 
28.9 
39.0 
32.0 
325.0 
42.5 
25— . 
Aug. 5 
4 
520.0 
38.2 
32.2 
29.5 
366.2 
54.2 
30 .. 
Aug. 6 
6 
503.3 
44.7 
28.6 
26.6 
369.1 
60.9 
