The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-20
CORN TESTS.

Inc same station gives us the results Of a
trial OF hIty-eight varieties" of corn. made
TO determine their relative Weld and value.
We abstract the following as embracing
the instructive points relating thereto:
The SIX varieties commended as the best
are Mosbys Prolific" Cookies Prolific. y
Winters Prolific" Mammoth" Sur
prise" Baily and Evans. The latter two are
yellow. the rest white. The largest yield was
with Mosby's, which produced 63l bushels
per acre. Next to this came the Cooke with
% = and the Minter third, with fifty-four
bushels
The Flint varities of corn do not give
satisfaction, being uDsuited to the locality.
apparently. The experiments OF 1889 aud
1870 seem to point cOnclusively to the fact
that the white varieties are considerably
more productive than the yellow, though
the Baily Yellow Dent and the Improved
Leaning yielded crops of over fifty bushels
per acre.
Speaking OF the relative productiveuess
OF the two kinds, the experimenter goes on
TO say that the results obtained, both here
and at other stations, are contradictory to
the prevailing ideas in regard to the com
paratlve yields of the white and colored
varieties, but they agree so closely with
each other and with the results obtained
during several years at the Missouri Agri-
cultural College that we believe them to be
correct. We are not aware that attention
has ever been called to this point
before. As rule. the yellow varieties
make larger ears, but we have
found very few which average more than
one ear to the stalk. OF those varieties
noted as being the best six, the white kinds
averaged l27 ears to 100 stalks, while the
yellow varieties bore only los ears to 100
stalks. The ears Of white corn are usually
smaller than those of the yellow varieties,
but the greater number more than compen-
safes for their smaller size and SO makes a
heavier yield per acre. 1t is probably true
that the yellow varieties stand up better in
the field, and are less liable to rot when left
in the teld until late in the season. What
differences exist in the feeding values we
are unable to say, but large numbers of
chemical analyses made at the New York
experimental station and the United States
department of agriculture indicate no ap-
probable differences.
The North Carolina experiment station
made tests of some of the leading vegeta-
bles the past year with the result of COM
NEEDING the following varieties of toma-
toes: The Peach" was found to be yerV
productive and valuable for farm use, but
too small aud soft for a shipping tomato. 1t
is the sweetest of all tomatoes and stands
the hot sun better than most other varie-
ties.
The Golden Queen" Tor Golden Sunrise).
recommended as the best of the yellow
klnds-large, smooth and solid, fine for
slicing raw.
The Green Gage" was found to be IN
usually productive.
The Atlantic Prize" is recommended as
the best early sort.
The "Brandywine" and "Optimus" are
commended as promising sorts, especially
for canning.
OF potatoes-The Rural New Yorker
No. 2" Puritan" pearl of Savoy :" "Van-
guard" were found 10 be the most promis-
ing sorts for early use and market OF the
many varieties tested the early Rose'' was
the most unproductive. The EARLY Ohion
is as early as any of the above, though in
this experiment not quite so productive.
Some tests were made also with sweet
potatoes, but owing to the confused state of
the nomenclature Of this vegetable the
teachings of the experiment are not very
satisfactory. Some thirteen or more named
sorts were planted. but as these names, in
many cases, are only local names, it is diff
cult 20 distinguish the variety referred to-
The "Hayman" was found to be the most
productive, and the director regards this
name as synonomous with Southern
Queen" Bahamas and Yam" The Bar
bades" and Morton Yam" is said to be the
most popular variety in the Raleigh market
for home use. and the kinds known as Vir-
ginia Nausemond and ''Red Nose" are re-
ported as the most profitable kind for ship
meut north.
Some one or the other of our southern ex-
perimental stations should take hold of the
sweet potato and make special study of it.
We need a scientific classification and weed
ing out Of all unnecessary names, and de-
velopment of new varities from the seed.
The station that will undertake this work
and develop it as it should be will do
great service to the southern farmer.