American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
Experiments with Corn at the Illinois
Industrial University.

MIX w. y. + LAGG furnishes Tic SHlCdSC
Tribune with the following:
Experiments were made with thirty five
varieties of corn, kindly furnished by j.
b. Phinney, Esq, of Champaign County
a gentleman who has given this subject a
great deal of attention, and has made ex-
periments with most of the leading varie-
ties
The ground upon which the corn was
planted has been in cultivation about
twenty years, without manure, and is of
good quality, though little variable in
its different parts. 1t was planted in corn
in 1871 1t was plowed about six inches
deep, on the 25th of April, 1872, and, on
the 10th of May, rolled and marked four
by four feet. 1t was planted by hand, four
grains to the hill, and covered with the
hoe. One-eighth of an acre of each varie-
ty-five rows, sixteen rods lOng-were
planted, except of the Black Purple, of
which there was but one row, or one
fortieth of an acre.
The corn was narrowed, May 25, with
BakewelFs cOrn-harrow, east and west !;
May 80, with the same implement, north
and south; June 10, it was plowed with a
double-shovel plow, east and west; June
26, with the same pillow, north and south !;
July 5, east and west; and July 10, north
and south.
The following is list of the varieties
planted, with remarks by Mr.. Phinney and
others:
FLINT VARIETIES.
Not desirable for our Western markets.
l. Sanford-Late variety to ripen in Wiscon-
sin, according to Prof Daniels.
Invite VARIETIES.
g Arcoa-From J. Mccain, of Douglas
County; yielded ITO bushels per acre in 1870,
and so bushels in 1871.
B. Butler County (Ohio)-From Tuscola.
A Laws rIy-- rod in from
c. C. Cooley, Adams County, Ohio also, dis
tributed by the Department of Agriculture;
gave a poor yield at Wisconsin Agricultural
College.
County Fair, 1871.
g. Early Small White-From Champaign
County.
T. Early Whitc-From Tolono.
s. Mammoth White--From Balthis Corydon,
Indiana; almost a humbug.
g. Warder-Small, very early hominy corn,
maturing Aug. Is; has yielded so bushels per
acre in Ohio, but not over 45 with Mr.. Phin-
ney.
10. White Qarge)-From Champaign Coun-
II. White River-From Tuscola.
HI-YELLow VARIETIES.
~ Bankers No. From Ohio; natures
Sept. 10.
il. Bankers No. From Ohio; natures
Sept. -.
a. Chester County penn. From L. s. Pen
nington.
Is. Early Premium-Matures Aug. Is.
16 Fayette County (Ohio)-Very early; from
Champaign County Fair.
II. Goltra-Very late variety; from Ken
lucky.
IS II. c. Baufman-From Champaign Coun-
ty Fair.
10 Lancaster County penn. From L. s.
Pennington, Sterling; succeeded with him in
ISL.
20. Mammoth Yellow-From S. X. Bailey,
Lima, Ohio, 1872.
II. Premium Ohio-From Champaign Coun-
ty Fair.
Is. Pckle-From Tuscola.
10. McEIvery-Second Premium, Champaign
County Fair.
20. Mammoth Yelow-From s. X. Bailey,
Lima, Ohio, 1872.
81. McEIvery-SecondP Premium, Champaign
County.
%. Mixed Ten-Grown by Mr.. Phinney from
a mixture of the kernels of the following ten
varieties: Thomas, Goltra, Bankers No. /,
Powell's Early, Douglas, Nebraska, Premium
Ohio Petit, Terwilliger, Hundred Day Dent.
The yield from this mixture was the best on
Mr.. Phipneys farm in 1871
o. Ohio Premium-From Champaign Coun-
ty Fair.
"a. Pickles-From TuscoIa.