CORN VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO*
J. R. Spencer2
Corn growers in southern New Mexico need a type of corn which not only produces
high yields of grain but also has tight, Inng husks to cover ears well and keep corn
earworm and bird damage at a minimum.
Mexican June, an open-pollinated variety, has been popular in the irrigated
districts of the Southwest for many years because of its high yield and good husk
characteristics. It is a tall-growing, late-maturing variety that bears its ears
high on the stalk.
In 1939, the expieriment station published a report of studies on com in New
Mexico, in which it was shown that, for the southern irrigated area, Mexican J'jne
was the best producer of both grain and fodder of the varieties tested up to that
time. It was also noted that a lower growing variety for this area would reduce
the amount of labor needed for harvesting ears by husking them on the stalk.
From 1939 to 1947, the station continued its search for improved corns for
southern New Mexico, and tested many hybrids as well as open-pollinated varieties.
This bulletin is a report on the findings from these tests.
CORN TESTS AT STATE COLLEGE
The tests reported in this bulletin were conducted at the agronomy farm, State
College. Results of the tests apply generally to all irrigated portions of southern
New Mexico.
At State College, the average growing season is 200 days, with warm summers
and low rainfall. The average annual precipitation is 8.69 inches, and all crops
are grown under irrigation.
■■■Submitted for publication July, 1949.
2Formerly assistant in agronomy.
3qL«i Staten, D. R. Burnham, and John carter, Jr., Corn Investigatic
Mexico, N. M*_. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 260, April, 1939.
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CORN VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO*
J. R. Spencer2
Corn growers in southern New Mexico need a type of corn which not only produces
high yields of grain but also has tight, Inng husks to cover ears well and keep corn
earworm and bird damage at a minimum.
Mexican June, an open-pollinated variety, has been popular in the irrigated
districts of the Southwest for many years because of its high yield and good husk
characteristics. It is a tall-growing, late-maturing variety that bears its ears
high on the stalk.
In 1939, the expieriment station published a report of studies on com in New
Mexico, in which it was shown that, for the southern irrigated area, Mexican J'jne
was the best producer of both grain and fodder of the varieties tested up to that
time. It was also noted that a lower growing variety for this area would reduce
the amount of labor needed for harvesting ears by husking them on the stalk.
From 1939 to 1947, the station continued its search for improved corns for
southern New Mexico, and tested many hybrids as well as open-pollinated varieties.
This bulletin is a report on the findings from these tests.
CORN TESTS AT STATE COLLEGE
The tests reported in this bulletin were conducted at the agronomy farm, State
College. Results of the tests apply generally to all irrigated portions of southern
New Mexico.
At State College, the average growing season is 200 days, with warm summers
and low rainfall. The average annual precipitation is 8.69 inches, and all crops
are grown under irrigation.
■■■Submitted for publication July, 1949.
2Formerly assistant in agronomy.
3qL«i Staten, D. R. Burnham, and John carter, Jr., Corn Investigatic
Mexico, N. M*_. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 260, April, 1939.