Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-03
SOME INTERESTING RESULTS
0 F VARIETY TESTS WITH CORN
Series of Demonstrations Have Been Made at the State
College of Agriculture and Are Presented Here for the
Readers of the Semi-Weeky Journal
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yielder the slower should be nearly dried
out in this time IL the weather has been
at all favorable. II will be noticed that
the two best yielding varieties lost the
least in weight from october to Novem-
Der q. and that the two poorest yielding
varieties lost the most, showing that they
were still sappy when the first weights
were taken. or that they dried out with
great difficulty. The two varieties that
were between the two best AND the two
poorest in yield produced fodder that lost
a greater per cent in weight than the
best yielding varieties, but not such a
large per cent as the two poorest yielding
varieties.
THE TRUE VALUE.
Now. before proceeding further, 1t
might be well to consider the fact that
all varieties Of corn are in more or
less run out" condition. and we have
endeavored to make a careful enough
study of the different varieties tested
at the college to place as near as pos
sible the true value on each variety.
Two years work we realize is not suf-
hcient for a test OF this kind, but we
believe ii viii at least place nearly the
true value on the varieties tested.
Now, II a variety of corn is grown on
reasonably rich land and not planted
stalks. Several OF the varieties tested,
some Of them for two years, have not
produced barren stalks, but a careful
test may show that they are not very
far removed from this condition.
The reader will remember that 20
plants from the Whatley's Prolific corn
produced no plants with lower yield
than Q 1-l6 ounces. Compare varieties
that gave a lower yield than the What
ley's Prolific in this respect as we'll as
the per cent weight OF slower lost in
drying from October / to November q.
HENRY GRADY.
This variety stands at the bottom OF
the list OF the native varieties tested
for two years with an average yield
of 5447 bushels of grain per acre, or
30 bushels less than whatleys Prolific
Twenty plants produced 20 ears weigh
ing 0.62 pounds. or an average of 12.s9
ounces each. This, of course, includes
nubbIns. A well developed ear OF the
variety weighed from Is to Is ounces.
The lowest yielding plant was 9-16
ounces, as compared with Ills for Hen
~ Grady and Il 3-1s for whatIey's Pro-
life
1t took 7s.O5 pounds of ears to make a
bushel Of grain IN 1893 and 645 In 1870
The per cent OF grain was 77.51 in 1903
was ass tons in 1903 and 3.6S in 1870
The ratio OF grain to slower was 1:25s
in 1900 and 1:2.3e in 1910. The slower from
this variety dried out 1925 per cent from
October i to November %. as compared
with 1449 for the Whatley's Prolific,
while the ears dried out 1879 per cent
In the same time. II will be noticed here
that the slower from the Whatley-s Pro-
life was fairly well dried out BY Oc-
tober /. while that from Henry Grady
was still sappy. Evidently the difference
in yield made the difference in the con-
dition OF the slower. for the Henry GradS
was the earliest to mature.
VALUES THE SUGGESTIONS OF
THIS DEPARTMENT.
A A. c., Mount Pleasant. Tex, writes:
1 have become very much interested in
the agricultural department of The Semi
Weekly Journal While / am some dis
lance from the home of your teachings,
/ think they would apply
well here. Scientific farming is great
ly needed in this state. and while our
soils are virgin. they are in some local
ides badly worn. I have been a con-
slant reader OF The Journal ever since
/ was II years old. There has been
gin on my place for a number of years
anu NAACAC mas lOAls VI NOOQ
ashes, and / want to know IL ii would
pay me TO remove those ashes to my
field. Some of them are from four to
five years old. They are from oak.
hickory. blackjack, etc. Ny soil is or
a sandy nature with clay subsoH. Geor-
gia is my home state 1 have been in
Texas Is years, but can not see that IL
beats Georgia yet.
1t Is gratifying to know that you find
the Suggestions contained In the agri-
cultural columns Of benefit to you,
though a nonresident of the state, and
that after ID years experience in Texas,
you realize that Georgiais still a land
OF opportunity and affording to it's citi-
zens greater privileges than can be en-
Joyed elsewhere. and possessed Of a
soil and climate which are unsurpassed.