. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. INHERITANCE—IMPROVEMENT BY BREEDING 135 It appears also that, on fairly well-farmed land, losses may be chap. equivalent to nearly 25 per cent of the stand. v- 102. Importance of Increasing the Size of the Ears.—We have seen that a stand of only 38-4 per cent of the possible, would produce 7-31 muids per acre if the ears averaged 7 ozs. in But'as this yield is about twice the estimated J\D C*> *&gt


. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. INHERITANCE—IMPROVEMENT BY BREEDING 135 It appears also that, on fairly well-farmed land, losses may be chap. equivalent to nearly 25 per cent of the stand. v- 102. Importance of Increasing the Size of the Ears.—We have seen that a stand of only 38-4 per cent of the possible, would produce 7-31 muids per acre if the ears averaged 7 ozs. in But'as this yield is about twice the estimated J\D C*> *>. ** t£ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Burtt-Davy, Joseph, 1870-. London, New York, [etc. ] Longmans, Green and co.


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