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An interesting experiment upon the effect of drying seed corn, is 
appended, the seed in all the trials being taken from the same bin. 
EXPERIMENT I. 
INO, Waushakum Flint Corn, as taken from bin, March 9, 1885. 
No. 2. exposed to temp. of 206 for 42 hours. 
No. which had germinated at each daily count. 
Ist 2nd 8rd 4th 5th 6th Total days Per cent. 
day. day. day. day. day. day. of trial. germinated. 
mover -o) 12> 45.528 12 6 100 
mol om oa O50 -\0 0 7-0 12 0 
EXPERIMENT [I]. 
No. 1. Waushakum Flint corn, dried at 120° for 3 days. 
No. 2. Same corn further dried at 206° for 24 hours. 
No. which had germinated at each daily count. 
Ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th th 8th 9th 10th 12th 15th Total days Per cent. 
day. day. day. day. day. day. day. day. day. day. day. day. of trial. germinated. . 
Woyl. 0-7 0 15°° 69 Tl 3s —- — = —- SS = 9 98 
Neen IZ ne Zee 4 Si 6 Bob)! Gheylb yy) 4 15 65 
No. 2 mildewed very badly in 3 pockets. The 25 kernels in the 
fourth pocket germinated 100 per cent. 
EXPERIMENT III. 
No. 1. Waushakum Flint corn dried at 95° for four days. 
No. 2. Same corn further dried at 2062 for 24 hours. 
Ist 2nd 8rd 4th Total days Per cent. 
day. day. day. day. of trial, germinated. 
NOs 1. 0 46 48 5 8 99 
No. 2. 13 43 30 14 4 100 
EXPERIMENT IY. 
No. 1. Waushakum Flint corn dried at 90° for 3 days. 
No. 2. Same corn further dried at 206% for 24 hours. 
Ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Total days Per cent. 
day. day. day. day. day. day. of trial. germinated. 
mor 1. 0 0 3 62 33 i! 7 99 
No. 2. 0 11 66 20 1 1 6 99 
These figures correspond to a mass of unrecorded experiences 
which tends to show that thoroughly dried corn germinates more 
quickly than does ordinary seed corn, or that corn dried at a high 
temperature, say 90°--100° is superior for seed uses. 
A Stupy oF Maize. 
Attempt at forming a new variety. 
In 1882, we grew a small patch of Pod or Husk corn, from seed 
received from Professor Beal, of the Michigan Agricultural College. 
The crop of this year had a number of variables, from which four- 
teen were selected for planting in 1883, among which were some red 
dent kernels from an unhusked ear. From the variables of this 
planting some white sweet kernels were selected for planting in 
1884. Among the variables of this crop there appeared one ear of 
sweet corn, of which the following is the description: 
Kar small, 54 in. long, 1? in. in : oreatest diameter: ear stalk very 
small, cupped, « ear very ‘strongly rounded. towards but and strongly 
tapering, which allows it to be described as fusiform: kernels white, 
very deep, narrow and thick, not in contact: many rowed: cob 
small, white. 
