, 1873-04-28
CORN.
Experiments Mt tho Illinois Industrial
| VnlYoraitY.

experiments Mt tho Illinois Industrial
University.
Experiments were made with thirty~flvo vnrie-
ties Of corn, kindly ftlrniHhod by ]. B. plinney,
Esq, OF Champaign County, gentleman who
has giYon this subject groat aoa1 Of attention,
aud has made experiments with moat Of tho
leading varieties.
Tho ground upon which tho corn was planted
Inns been in cultivation about twonty yoars, with
out manure, and is Of good quality, though q
ttlo variable in ita different parts. It was pfant-
cd IN corn In 1871, It WAS plowed about aix
nohss I'D '0 on II the t2aa 2th Of April a87a
four BY four feet It ' wss Planted By land, four
grains to tho hill, and covorod with tho hoe.
One-cfghth Of On aero OF eaoh yarioty,-Ayo
rows, sixteon rods long,-wore planted, except
Of tho Dlnok Purple, Of which there was but ono
row. or ono fortioth OF MI aero.
Tho corn waa narrowed, May 25, With Dako-
wel1'a corn-har1ow, oaHt aud woat May 90, with
the same implemant, north aud south juno II,
1t was p1owod with a double-slovol plow, east
and wost; juno 20, with tho Ba1ne pillow, north
and south; July 5, enst and west; mud July 10,
north and south.
Tho following ia n List Of tho varletics planted,
with remarkn BY n1r. phinnoy md othora:
I-PLaNr. VARIETIES.
Not desirable for onr Western markcts.
J.. sanfo1l-L3to variety to ripon tn Wisconsin, &C.
2. Arcola-From ]. Mccann, Of Douglas County !;
yielded Ito bushels per acre in 1870 and 30 bushels ID
$. Butler County {ohio) From Tuscola.
l.. Oooley'a Early-Heceivcd IN l872, from Q. G..
Cooley, Adhms County, Ohio also, distributed by the
Dsparnent q Agriculture; gave poor yield at Wis
8. DayldHou'a Ohio-From Champaignss County Fur,
1871.
Q. EARLY Small White-From Champaign County,
7. Early Whito-From Tolono.
8-Ma1nnaoth Whtc-From Dahis Corydon, Indi-
o-Wardor- -small, Very early hom!ny corn, ustur-
Ing Aug 10; has yiedcd go bushels per aero In Ohio,
III 1o|whte hiss dargoj-Trom ohampaign County.
li-whito hivsr-F1om Tuscola. '
1H-EELLow VARIETIES.
13-Banker's No. 2-Fro1n Ohio ulaturos Sept. is.
14-ohcater County tpcnu3-From L. s. Peuntng-
16-Early premtu,n-a1aturcs Aug. Is.
1o-Tayotte County tohto)-Very carly; from ohnna-
II I7-do!tra-Vory laso variety from Kcntrcky,
18-u. q. DaufinAn-From Champaign County Fair.
10-Lancastor County {Ponn. .}-From L. 8, Peuning-
ton, Sterling: succeeded with him III 1871.
%. Mammoth Yoliow-From s. Il. Bailey, Lima,
II. Prcmium oh,o-rrom Champaign County Fair.
10, Fckle-From Tusco1a.
70. McElvory-sccond premium, Champaign County
%. Mammoth Yelow-From 8. n. npiley, Lima,
%. MoElvery--second premium, Champaign County
tu1o ' q the Kernels Of ho following ten W varIeca
Thomas, dotrs. Bankers No. !, Powelrs EARLY Doug
A6s N6brabRa, 1Telun Dolog Eetty IerH1u8B1s AuIa-
dred Day Dent The yied from this mixture wAs tho
best on Mr.. Phnnoys farm III 1871.
20. Oho Prenium--From Champaign County Fair.
n. Nckles-From Tuscola.
25. Poweus Early-Alaturos sept 10.
2G. Reevea-Nrom Tolona; vory early.
II, Rodorlck-Erom TuscolA.
%. Thomas-F1ve or six years from 0hio.
20. UnhnoWn-From Cletnont County, Ohio.
Iv.-DnowN AND CALICO yAn1ET1Es:
80, Master-From Ohio, 1870
o.. Largo 8trander-An old variety; medium in
earliness.
a. Little 6trander-Very early.
49, noan-From Ohio.
g. Strawberry, Calico Formerly great fayorito
carly and prolific.
v.-NED vAHlET1ER.
IS. Black Purple From Fulton County, 1871.
OF these varietioB, h1r. Phinney, with hia
present experience, preferred tho following, all
yellow Bankers No. l, Bankers No. ., Goltra,
Powoll's Early, and Thomas.
Tho following tablo shoWa tho maturity, Aug,
a. and the yield OF ears, weighed AZ gathered
Nov. 0 and the following days, reduced to bush.
els per acre, At seventy pounds to tic bushel:
f-hfaturity, Aug. a, ef- Bu.
Iasse|s. Sffks Stalks per ac