Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-03
FARM BUREAU WORKING
 ON VARIETIES OF CORN


 How many varieties of corn are grown in New London county? Which ones are best for silage or for husking? These are problems being tackled this year through the corn demonstrations which arc being carried out in different com munities through the farm bureau. The other day two demonstrations were put in on farms in Lebanon, one on the farm of Elisha Waterman; the other at Fred AbelPs.
 It isn't always the variety that counts most but where the variety was grown. For instance, MT. Waterman had just bought some Sweepstakes corn put out by the International Record Association at S5 per bushel. On his demonstration plot this was put in alongside of some Sweepstakes seed bought direct from a | farmers association in Pennsylvania that cost only $3 a bushel. Who knows which is best? Or whether either ot these are as good as the other varieties which were put in like Leaning, Masta don, Eureka and Webber's Dent.
 | A large number of farmers in this county plant Leaning corn and through the farm bureau demonstTG tions an at tempt is being made to find out where the best Leaning seed is grown. Can we successfully select our own seed corn here for silage purposes, can we depend on local dealers or should seed corn be bought direct from farmers who grow if in certain localities? These are questions l of tremendous importance to the farm CTS of this county. To throw some light on this problem, one lot was picked up from farmer in this county who grew it last year; another lot was bought from a local dealers; and still another lot was bought through the Cooperative Seed Pool organized by the Farm Bureau.
 And what varieties grown in this state? Webber's Dent and Mastadon are two varieties that do well in other parts of Connecticut, but are not wei
 known in this county. There is one big
 factor in favor of these varieties the
 same as with Leaning bought from
 Ono and the Sweepstakes bought iron
 Pennsylvania. If they prove to be wortf
 while varieties, it is possible to secure { quantity of this seed direct from tn,
 growers. When seed of unknown origin is bought through jobbers, it is seldom
 that anything is known about the grow
 CT. If it is possible through this farn
 bureau work to point out the better va
 rieties of silage corn to grow in tfi
 county and also to locate reliabl sources of seed where this corn can b
 obtained year after year, preferably ? from the actual growers, this work vii have been of considerable value to tn
 farmers of New London county.
 .1 A number of farmers are cooperating
 in these demonstrations. Already silag
 corn demonstrations have been put i
 on the following farms: Irving Main a North Stonington; Tom Frusher at Eas Lyme; Nathan Strong at Lyme; Elish Waterman and Fred Abell at Lebanon , Field corn demonstrations are located o these farms: Isaac Geer at Ledyar = and H. J. Larkham at Norwich L. F Smith at Franklin; Earl Smith z :, Montville; and S. c. Beebe at Norwic will each put in silage corn demonstrs e tion within few days. James Lord : Stonington and E. P. Barnes and Son. z l. Preston are cooperating in field corn sf s lection demonstrations in an attempt | : improve considerably the quality of whit y flint corn which they grow.