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I n order t o t e s t t h e c o m p a r a t i v e w e i g h t of corn a n d cob i n t h e s e different v a r i e t i e s , t w o good e a r s of each w e r e selected w h e n t h e c o r n w a s q u i t e d r y , w e i g h e d , shelled a n d t h e n t h e g r a i n weighed, w i t h t h e following r e s u l t s : W e i g h t of t w o ears in ounces. W e i g h t of IPer cent, of grain in grain to gross.

Varieties.

Sanford F l i n t v a r i e t y . Areola Butler county Cooley's E a r l y D a v i d s o n ' s Ohio E a r l y Small W h i t e . . . Early White Mammoth White Warder White, largest W h i t e River A v e r a g e 10 W h i t e v a r i e t i e s . Bankers No. 1 Bankers No. 2 Chester county Early Premium M i x e d T e n of P h i n n e y . P r e m i u m Ohio Pickle McElvery M a m m o t h Yellow Lancaster H. C Baufman Goltra Fayette county Powell's Early Reeves' ' Roderick Thomas , Unknown A v e r a g e 18 Y e l l o w v a r i e t i e s . Master Large Strauder.. Little Strauder . Roan Strawberry A v e r a g e 5 B r o w n a n d Calico v a r i e t i e s . Black Purple A v e r a g e of all t h e v a r i e t i e s .

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EXPERIMENT IN DEEP AND SHALLOW PREPARATION OF GROUND. P l a t N o . 3 s o u t h w a s , so far as t h e n o r t h p a r t of i t w a s s u i t a b l e , d e v o t e d t o an e x p e r i m e n t t o t e s t ti±€ v a l u e of different d e p t h s of p l o w i n g i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of g r o u n d for crops. I t w a s d i v i d e d i n t o e i g h t s t r i p s , each t w o r o d s wide, r u n n i n g n o r t h a n d s o u t h . T h e w e s t e r n s t r i p w a s n o t p l o w e d a t all, o u t s i m p l y s t i r r e d w i t h t h e c u l t i v a t o r ; t h e second s t r i p p l o w e d as n e a r l y as m i g h t b e 3 i n c h e s d e e p ; t h e t h i r d 5 i n c h e s ; t h e f o u r t h 7 i n c h e s ; t h e fifth 9 i n c h e s ; t h e s i x t h 11 i n c h e s ; t h e s e v e n t h I I i n c h e s , a n d t r e n c h p l o w e d ; t h e e i g h t h 11 inches, a n d sub-soiled. O w i n g to some v e x a t i o u s m i s t a k e s in p l a n t i n g t h a t w e r e n o t allowed for i n g a t h e r i n g , t h e e x a c t y i e l d of t h e s e v e r a l s t r i p s c a n n o t b e d e t e r m i n e d . I t w a s found, h o w e v e r , t h a t t h e sub-soiled a n d t r e n c h p l o w e d s t r i p s produced t h e most, a n d t h e shallow-plowed s t r i p s t h e l e a s t . T h e half of t h e field p l o w e d 7 i n c h e s d e e p and less, y i e l d e d 72 b u s h e l s 15 lbs., w h i l s t t h a t p l o w e d 9 i n c h e s d e e p a n d m o r e , y i e l d e d 88 b u s h e l s 35 p o u n d s .

EXPERIMENTS W I T H POTATOES.

T h e seventy-five v a r i e t i e s of p o t a t o e s r e c e i v e d from t h e M i c h i g a n A g r i c u l t u r a l College, a n d p l a n t e d l a s t year, w e r e r e p l a n t e d s i m p l y w i t h a v i e w to o b t a i n i n g a r e n e w a l of t h e seed, t h e yield h a v i n g b e e n v e r y small. T h e y w e r e p l a n t e d m o s t l y on s w a r d land, on t h e l o w e s t p a r t of p l o t N o . 2 s o u t h , a n d , g e n e r a l l y s p e a k i n g , y i e l d e d well, so t h a t n e x t y e a r w e can i n s t i t u t e a c o m p a r i s o n b e t w e e n v a r i e t i e s . T h e v a r i e t i e s of p o t a t o e s a n d corn w e r e e x h i b i t e d before t h e S t a t e H o r t i c u l t u r a l Society a t C e n t r a lia, a n d a t t h e m e e t i n g of t h e S t a t e B o a r d of A g r i c u l t u r e , a n d w e r e av^arded a m e d a l b y t h e l a t t e r body.