The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-30
COLOR I'M CORN.
white versus yellow = <ind That
nest serves Western FARMERS.

white versus Yellow = Kind That I
nest serves Western FARMERS.
Color has long been n much discuss
cd point In the corn belt The white
and yellow lead. and both have their
champions. Yet there IL a pretty gen
eral feeling among farmers that the
whits, when OF the best varieties.
yields a trihe more than the beat yel-
low varieties There are plenty Of In
diyidual cases, however. whore yellow
corn has yielded more than a very good
white variety. but. 20 far as known.
when a number OF experiments have
been made and the results taken col.
lectively the white varieties gave
about per cent larger yields than the
yellow varieties did. These export
ments were at the experiment stations
OF seven corn growing states, and all
report a greater white yield except
one, where yellow yielded bushel
and a half more per acre. II was no
ticeable that white corn gave better
returns IN the southern districts than
yellow, while farther north the two va
rieties were nearer equaL In all the
trials more yellow than white varieties
we're used. 20 that II was probable that
a tendency was shown toward a more
careful cuillng Of inferior white varie-
ties.
Az any rate practical farm trials have
universally resulted In what was
thought by the corn growers not a 9
per cent gain for white corn OF average
seed when pltted agnlnst yellow or
equally good qualities, yet as we have
said before. there IL general feeling
that average white seed IL a tribe more
productive than that Of average yell
4 low, all other conditions being equal
Regarding the feeding value OF the
two tho general opinion Of feeders ia
vors yellow. although they have not
the results OF thorough tests 20 uphold
their belief a. have those who claim
larger Yields for the white. for all the
experiment station tests 80 FAR record
ed TO our knowledge have found no dlf-
ference In the value OF each in the
feeding yards.
In spite OF these tests aud Of the re-
suits OF chemical analysis, however,
the majority OF farmers and feeders
strongly believe that yellow corn has
more richness and Ia more heating"
than the white, and because Of this
belief there are feeders who pay a
small premium for yellow. while 9th
ers win contract for yellow corn. leav-
ing the white out when II can be-
bought for the same price.
with mills II II different. The miller
wants a corn that will make meal OF
the llghtost color. and to this end
white corn usually sells for from TO
cents per bushel more for that pur-
pose and for the purpose of'making
hominy. grits. etc.
Reviewing the situation In the fore
going manner. the Iowa Homestead
concludes. however. that. taken as a
whole. tho corn that best serves the
farmer OF the west Is not sold In the
form OF corr. II Ia fed on the farm
and sold In fhe forms OF pork and beef,
and where this IL done, as II is on near
ly all the farms. there Il scarcely any
choice 10 be made In actual practice
between the best varieties OF White
corn. but n we planted a crop. H.
pecting TO sell Il TO the millers at
home or In the city markets, we would
certainly select one OF the best pure
white varieties.