26 T/11'1·ly—11’1`j`tZ1. rliznzml Report.
indicate lilly niarked superiority for tl1e hardy strai11s 111 Ken- e.
tnehy. It is interesting to 11ote that the altalta 011 tl1e Statio11 tl
tarni. averaging all strains, made 111 1022 over five to11s of hay E
·· per aero .111 tfour euttings. Tl1is despite tl1e fact tl1at Clllldllg p
this year we experieiieed a t-ll'0Ulil ot great severity at Iiexing- C
_ to11 which reduced corn yields 1110rc tlltlll halt a11d tobacco tg
_viel1ls allinost half. ·
I·Ien1p. The experinients ill']. growing l1Cll1p oneland 110t 11
generally regarded as 111 tit ·co11ditio11 for l1e111p were eon1- e
pleted this year, but tl1e data for tl1e tive years Czlll not be su111- l1
lll2ll'lZ(.‘(i 1111til tilt? 1022 crop is Hl)l'Ol{Cll.H Judging froni ap- 11
pearaiiees, tl1e increase troni tl1e use of 11itrates was just as a
1 ,§i’l'(‘2lt' this year as lll. previous years. The tests have shown S
elearly that good iI(‘lllp ean l1e grown hy tl1e use of nitrogen 0
I(‘l'tlliZl‘l'$ where without the fertilizers the crop \\'Olll(l he too 1 » ’ H
Slllilli to he prolitahle. A11 example of tl1e benefits of nitrogen <‘
t.(‘l't'lllZ(‘l'S ill llt*lll]) was sl1ow11 011 a large scale 011 tl1e farm ot ' l`
Mr. Ii2llIi(S illlIll otf I){lll\'lll(‘, \\'llO grew 4:50 acres of l1en1p 11
this year. Ivlltill tilt} adviee ot tl1e Experiment Station, Mr. tt
. Il-ll(iSt1Il llS(*(l·2()() pounds ot sulfate of a1111no11ia per aere Zllltl l
estiinated the increased yield as 300 po1111ds of fiber per acre. #1
 
Corn. Standard varieties of (301‘1l were eorinpared to s0111e 1
loeal. and 1111po1·ted varieties 111 variety tests botl1 at tl1e Sta- ri
tio11 lllltl 111 ]lllHlOl'OllS cooperative tests. At tl1e Statio11 tl1c· O
very dry }'(‘2ll.’ 111ade corn a very poor crop. Early varieties (
Slli:t’Cl‘C(l least, as they ]llHllll'(?tl before the (Il'Olltl1 became so T
severe. Pride of Saline, a variety wl1iel1 has proved quite (
(ll’()lllll-1'(’SlSi2U]iQ 111 Kansas, gave tl1e largest yield at tl1e Sta- ]
tion, Followed closely by Reid ’s Yellow Dent, Iowa Silver Mine C
and Boone County \Vl1ite. 0VOO(ll)l`ll'11 XVhite Dent, Albeinarle (
Proline, Zl11(I two local varieties gave low yields. Pride of
Saline also Dl2l(IC a good record 111 other parts of tl1e state.
At the Station all varieties were tested at two rates ot ’/ (
planting—7000 plants per aere (two plants per hill 3§ x 3} ft.} to 1
Hlltli 10,500 plants per acre (3 stalks per hill (SIX   ft.) Ill 1
all eases tl1e illll1llCl‘ planting gave tl1e larger yield as may be 1