Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

was s.0s tons in 1903 and 2.se in 1910. The
slower from this variety lost 34.s9 per
cent in weight from October / to Novem-
Der %. while the ears lost $50 per cent
In weight.
OTHER VARIETIES.
The Marlboro Prolific Is an old stand
ard variety in many sections and most
growers who have tried It like 1t very
WELL In our tests it has stood high in
yield, but we do not find it quite so re-
sistant to the weevil and to climatic
conditions as Cookies Prolific, Hastings
Prolific and Whatleys Prolific. 1t is
acorn that stands up well, however, and
produces a little larger ear than most
of the prolific varieties. Like the Cooke $
Prolific some growers are negIectine
this variety. If seed can be had from
reliable growers, it can be safely rec,
commended TO the growers of the south
HASTINGS PROLIFIC.
The Hastings Prolific or Alexander
Six-Ear stands between Whatleys Pro-
life and Marlboro Prolific in point OF
yield on the average of two years. In
1903 this corn stood at the head of the
list with an average yield of fous~tests
OF A37 bushels or 3.37 busa eis more than
the Whgtley's Prolific. On the average
for two years, however. It stands 4Ss
yield OF MSS bushels.
In 1909 20 plants produced 81 ears
Weighing 2S12 pounds or 737 ounces each,
The lowest yielding plant in 1909 was
lois ounces; and in 1910 5-16 ounces.
II took $3.50 pounds of ears to make a
btshel of grain in 1909 and $40 pounds
In 1910 The per cent of grain was S4.6S
in 1909 and $3.50 in 1910 The yield of sto-
Yer was 3s4 tons in 1909 and 316 in 1910,
The ratio of grain TO slower was IL 50
in 1903 and 1:1.64 in 1910. The slower
of this corn dried out S7s per cent in
weight from October / to November %,
while the ears lost $50 per cent in
wight in the same time.
HASTINGS PROLIFIC.
The Hastings Prolific has a record a.
well as the Marlboro and Cookies Pro-
life for large yields under favorable con-
dttions and stands very high in the es-
timation of corn growers in many sec
tons OF the south. The Hastings Pro-
life and Whatley's Prolific are prob
ably the greatest stoolers among the va
rieties tested at the college. The Hast
ings' Prolific produced the largest num-
Der of ears OF any of the varieties but
they were rather small and some may
object to 1t on this account. 1t will be
noticed that the slower dried out less
than any other, which speaks well for
this variety. but on the other hand, the
yield Of slower ran rather high.
Whatley's Prolific corn is not very
widely known over the state as yet bur
we Thought after two years work with
different varieties we were Justified in
selecting it for our breeding work We
are not trying to boost this variety nor
do we make any special claims for It as
further trials may change our views
and besides it has some bad qualities
along with the good at it has a ten
dency to stool too much and go down un.
der certain conditions. The ears are
placed too high and as yet 1t is not
standardized, but we hope in time TO
improve it by selection and breeding. II
would seem by these tests that the
growth of stalk can be largely con-
troIled by the use of better varieties, as
il viii be observed that Henry Grady
produced 22.90 bushels less grain per acre
than the best yielding variety and ex>
ceeded this same variety in yield of sto-
Yer more than one-half ton per acre.