. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. years would be increased to fifty bushels per acre, or an increase to the state of one hundred and fifty-three million bushels. This does not take into consideration the increased yield made possible through the use of improved varieties, better bred seed, elimination of barren stalks by means of breeding, better methods of cultivation, etc. The real seriousness of the situation will be more apparent from the following counts illustrating the stand in the poorer, medium and better fields of Iowa. The following figures give. Fig. 9—Fourth Step. Shelling Off th
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. years would be increased to fifty bushels per acre, or an increase to the state of one hundred and fifty-three million bushels. This does not take into consideration the increased yield made possible through the use of improved varieties, better bred seed, elimination of barren stalks by means of breeding, better methods of cultivation, etc. The real seriousness of the situation will be more apparent from the following counts illustrating the stand in the poorer, medium and better fields of Iowa. The following figures give. Fig. 9—Fourth Step. Shelling Off the Butt and Tip Kernels. the number of stalks per hill in the poorer fields: 2, 2, 2, 0, 3, 2, 0, 1, 3, 0, 1, 1. 1, 3, 1, 1, 0, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2. 1, 0, 0, 2, 1, 3. Each of the first three hill§ had two stalks, the fourth hill was missing, and the next had three stalks, etc. That the result might be as accurate as possible, counts similar to the above were made in three places in each field. The hills were tajven just as they came in the row, and generally crosswise of the way the corn Avas planted. The field above represents only fifty-two percent, of a stand of corn. Twenty-five per cent, of the hills were miss-. 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 Holden, P. G. (Perry Greeley), 1865-1959. Springfield, O. , The Simmons publishing co.
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