TESTS AT STATESBORO, GA. 



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Table XVI. — Yield record of 11 varieties of corn and their crossed progeny tested at 



atatesboro, Ga.— Continued. 



Marlboro Proufic 9 x Kodqers White Dent (/.i 



Kind of product. 



/Ears.. 

 \Stalks. 



IEars.. 

 Stalks, 

 Ears.. 

 Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 



iEars.. 

 Stalks 

 Ears.. 

 Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 



Weight of product (pounds). 



Total. 



OriKi- 

 nal. 



14.50 

 26.50 

 12.50 

 21.00 

 11.50 

 19.75 

 14.50 

 26.25 

 12.00 

 21.00 

 11.00 

 18.50 

 10.75 

 19.00 

 12.00 

 22.00 

 10.50 

 17.00 

 7.50 

 12.75 



Cross. 



13.25 

 25.25 

 14.00 

 25.00 

 12.00 

 23.25 

 15.00 

 26.75 

 13.00 

 23.00 

 12.00 

 21.00 

 13.50 

 23.50 

 11.75 

 19.50 

 10.50 

 17. 25 

 10.00 

 15.75 



Per stalk. 



Origi- 

 nal. 



0.58 



1.06 

 .48 

 .81 

 .52 

 .90 

 .58 



1.05 

 .55 

 .95 

 .52 

 .88 

 .45 

 .79 

 .57 



1.05 

 .58 

 .94 

 .50 

 .85 



Cross. 



0.53 



1.01 

 .54 

 .96 

 .55 



1.06 

 .60 



1.07 

 .59 



1.05 

 .57 



1.00 

 .56 

 .98 

 .56 

 .93 

 .58 

 .96 

 .67 



1.05 



Differ- 

 ence. 



-0.05 



- .05 

 .06 

 .15 

 .03 

 .16 

 .02 

 .02 

 .04 

 .10 

 .05 

 .12 

 .11 

 .19 



- .01 



- .12 

 .00 

 .02 

 .17 

 .20 



Per 

 cent 

 of 

 differ- 

 ence > 



- 9 



- 5 

 12 

 19 



4 



18 



3 



2 



8 



10 



9 



14 



26 



24 



- 2 

 -11 







1 



33 



24 



Number of ears 

 produced. 



Origi- 

 nal. 



33 



28 

 '29 



37 

 '27 



28 

 '29 



29 

 '22 



is 



Cross. 



28 

 '27 

 '27 

 '27 

 '28 

 '23 

 '28 

 '22 

 '26 

 "22 



MosBY Prolific 9 X Marlboro Prolific J^ 



/Ears... 

 \S talks., 

 /Ears... 

 \Stalks. 

 /Ears... 

 \Stalks. 

 /Ears... 

 \Stalks. 

 /Ears... 

 \Stalks. 

 /Ears... 

 \S talks. 

 /Ears... 

 \S talks. 



iEars... 

 Stalks. 

 Ears... 

 Stalks. 

 /Ears... 

 \S talks. 



12.00 

 21.00 

 12.50 

 20.00 



8.00 

 14.50 



8.75 

 14.25 



9.00 

 15.50 



7.75 

 13.75 



8.25 

 14.00 



8.00 

 13.75 



8.75 

 15.00 



9.00 

 18.00 



13.75 

 22.75 

 13.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 16.50 



9.50 

 15.50 

 11.75 

 18.25 



9.26 

 14.75 



9.00 

 14.00 



8.75 

 15.25 



9.00 

 14.00 

 10.00 

 18.00 



0.48 

 .84 

 .63 



1.00 

 .42 

 .76 

 .46 

 .75 

 .45 

 .78 

 .48 

 .86 

 .49 

 .82 

 .62 



1.06 

 .51 

 .88 

 .39 

 .78 



0.55 

 .91 

 .65 



1.00 

 .53 

 .87 

 .50 

 .82 

 .59 

 .91 

 .58 

 .92 

 .53 

 .82 

 .67 



1.17 

 .53 

 .82 

 .43 

 .78 



0.07 

 .07 

 .02 

 .00 

 .11 

 .11 

 .04 

 .07 

 .14 

 .13 

 .10 

 .06 

 .04 

 .00 

 .05 

 .11 

 .02 

 - .06 

 .04 

 .00 



15 



8 



4 







25 



14 



9 



9 



31 



18 



19 



7 



9 







9 



11 



3 



- 7 



11 







Average weight of ears per stalk produced by 



Average weight of stover per stalk produced 



Increased yield of cross over the female parent: 



1 Favoring the cross: Ears, 7 out of 10; stalks, 8 out of 10. 

 the female parent, 0.53 pound; by the cross, 0.57 pound, 

 by female parent, 0.93 pound; by the cross, 1.01 pounds. 

 Grain, 7 per cent; stover, 8 per cent. „ ■, . 



2 Favoring the cross: Ears, 10 out of 10; stalks, 6 out of 10. Average weight of ears per stalk produced 

 by the female parent, 0.49 pound; by the cross, 0.55 pound. Average weight of stover per stalk pro- 

 duced by female parent, 0.S5 pound; by the cross, 0.89 pound. Increased yield of cross over the female 

 parent: Grain, 13 per cent; stover, 6 per cent. 



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