Experiments on University Farm. 
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The following were sown April 27, both being new varieties: 
Early Fellow. —Weight of seed per bushel, 45 lbs. Harvested Au¬ 
gust 2. Weight of straw and grain per acre, 7,286 lbs.; weight of 
grain 1,421 lbs.—44.15 bushels; weight per bushel 34 lbs. Per¬ 
centage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 19.5. 
Canada.— Weight of seed, per bushel 45 lbs. Harvested July 
31. Weight of straw and grain 7,153 lbs.; weight of grain, 1,866 
lbs.—58.3 bushels; weight per bushel, 31 lbs. Percentage of grain 
to weight of straw and grain, 26.5. 
CORN. 
The following four standard field varieties were planted upon ad¬ 
jacent plats, May 18. The cultivation of all was the same, except¬ 
ing that the White Australian, being a smaller variety was planted 
in hills 3Jx4 feet, the other varieties 4x4 feet, four kernels to the 
hill. 
White Australian. —Harvested September 16. Yield per acre, 
6(Jt bushels ears, of 75 pounds each. 
Cherokee. —Harvested September 17. Not quite mature. Yield 
per acre, 51 bushels ears, of 71 pounds each. 
Yellow Dent. —Harvested September 17, to prevent injury by 
frost. Not quite mature. Yield per acre, 54^ bushels ears, of 75 
pounds each. 
Early Yelloiv Dent. —Harvested September 17. Yield per acre, 
53^ bushels ears, of 75 pounds each. 
The following table contains the yield of these varieties in bushels 
of ears of 75 pounds each, since they have been in cultivation upon 
the University Farm: 
Variety. 
1871. 
1872. 
1873. 
1874. 
1875. 
Early Yellow Dent. 
46.6 
52.1 
58.6 
59.4 
53.3 
White Australian.. 
72.5 
60.7 
63.2 
*59.2 
60.3 
Cherokee. 
56.5 
51.9 
52.7 
63.1 
51. 
Yellow Dent. 
49.4 
58.4 
54.3 
* Injured by chinch-bugs. 
To enable us to estimate the amount of corn, cob, and moisture, 
in each variety, 300 pounds of each were, at the time of husking, 
placed upon a scaffold in the barn, where they were subjected to. 
