Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-07-22
PROLIFIC VARIETIES OF CORN.

"One-eared corn,p "two-eared corn"
and prolific corn" are current terms
among corn growers. These mean a
variety that bears one ear Uo'the stalk,
a variety that bears two ears, and a
variety that bears two or more ears
In naming some of the prolific corns
the number of ears thar each stalk
may be expected to bear under favor
able conditions has been specified,
namely, Briggs Seven Ear and Bats
Four Ear. Certain varieties n popu-
larly known as standard one-eared va
%rieties, others as standard two-eared-
varieties, and still others as standard
prolific varieties. Out of the great
number of varieties that are grown in
North Carolina, 25 were selected for
the variety corn test on the Test
Farms Of the State Department during
the season of 1914. For the proof or
the disproof of the literal correctness
of on twenty-fifth of an acre Of the
terms '1one-eared," "two-eared," and
prolific" three varieties, popularity
recognized as coming under these
headings, have been selected from the
twenty-five tested.
Boone County White is one Of the
old recognized standard one-eared va
rieties. On the Buncombe Test Farm
it produced by actual count 1872 stalks
land. Thirty-seven of these were bar
ren, 155 of them bore n a each,
none bore more than one ear. This
is an average of 0.8 OF an ear per
stalk. On the Iredell farm it pro-
duced ITO stalks on one-thirtieth Of an
acre. Nine of them were barren, 81
bore one ear each, 4 bore two years.
is is an average Of O.95 Of an ear
per stalk. On the Central Station
farm, it produced ia stalks On one
fortieth of an acre of land. Thirty-nine
pf them we're barren, 12S bore one ear,
each, 1 two ears, an average OF O.66 OF
IN ear. On the Edgecombe farm, it
Produced 227 stalks on one-twent1eth
Pf an acre. Thirty-twO were barren,
22 bore n ear, % two ears, an
aVerage of O.S6 of an ear. No average
pf one ear here.
In North Carolina, Goodman's Pro-
ifc is always considered a typical
wo-eared corn. Last season on the
Buncombe farm it produced 30 stalks
N a one twenty-ffth acre plat Thirty
m were barren, 12S bore one ear,
two ears, an average of LILO ears
per stalk. On the Iredell farm on one-
hirtieth of an acre, it produced
talks; IL barren, 121 bore one ear,
two ears, and averaged IL ears per
talk. On the Central Station farm on
ne o~ne-fortieth of an acre, 1t pro-
uCed 100 stalks with Sc barren, "A
caring one ear, and averaged 30 OF
n ear. On the Edgecombe farm,
here one-twentietb of an acre OF land
as devoted to each variety, 1t pro-
ced 270 stalks with none barren,
81 bearing one ear, ITO bearing two
hrs, and averaged LAT ears per stalk.
barren stalks is an idea record.
Weekdays Improved is n Of the
tandard prolific varieties grown IN
orh Carolina. On the Buncombe
rrm IN 1914, it produced on one
Eenty-ffth of an acre 1873 stalks.
nlrty of these were barren, 1O4 bore
ne ear, 48 two ears, 1 three or more
ars, an average of Ito ears per stalk
n the lredell farm it produced l67
alks on One-thirtieth of an acre with
barren, e9 bearing one ear, 50 two
ars, l three ears or more, and aver
sed l.37 ears. On the Central Sta
on farm it produced 131 stalks on
ne3tortieth OF an acre. Fifty-three
these were barren; z 3-bore n a
Two years. This was an average OF
EO5 of an a tG the stalk. On the
[ugeoombe farm, it produced 294
Ediks on one-twe9tieth of an acre.
nlrty-nine were barren; 101 bore one
ar' lab two ears; 4 three or more
as' This makes an average of La
ITS per stalk. The acreage is far be-
Nv Two ears per stalk
niggs' Seven Ear aNraged on the
G1combe farm 1.5S ear, on the Ire :
el farm 1.62 ears, Oh the Central
Stlon farm O.95 of an ear, on the
usecombe farm 1.54 carr per stalk.
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