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Table XVI. 



CROSSBREEDING CORN. 



Yield record of 11 varieties of corn and their crossed progeny tested at 

 Statesboro, Ga. — Continued. 



MOSBY PEOLIFIC $ X RODGERS WHITE DENT cf.l 



Kind of product. 



/Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 I Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 

 /Ears.. 

 \Stalks 



Weight of product (pounds). 



Total. 



Origi- 

 nal. 



6.75 

 13.00 



6.75 

 11.25 



8.75 

 14.75 



9.00 

 14.50 



8.50 

 14.25 



8.50 

 14.75 

 10.25 

 17.25 

 10.25 

 19.50 

 10.00 

 16.75 

 10.75 

 20.25 



Cross. 



10.00 

 15.75 

 8.25 

 12.25 

 12.50 

 20.25 

 11.50 

 18.50 

 11.00 

 17.50 

 11.50 

 18.00 

 12.75 

 20.50 

 13.00 

 21.75 

 10.75 

 18.50 

 13.75 

 23.25 



Per stalk. 



Origi- 

 nal. 



0.38 

 .72 

 .40 

 .66 

 .40 

 .67 

 .50 

 .81 

 .39 

 .65 

 .43 

 .74 

 .47 

 .78 

 .45 

 .85 

 .56 

 .93 

 .43 

 .81 



Cross. 



0.56 



.88 

 .49 

 .72 

 .57 

 .92 

 .64 



1.03 

 .50 

 .80 

 .58 

 .90 

 .58 

 .93 

 .57 

 .95 

 .60 



1.03 

 .55 

 .93 



Differ- 

 ence. 



0.18 

 .16 

 .09 

 .06 

 .17 

 .25 

 .14 

 .22 

 .11 

 .15 

 .15 

 .16 

 .11 

 .15 

 .12 

 .10 

 .04 

 .10 

 .12 

 .12 



Per 

 cent 

 of 

 differ- 

 ence. 



Number of ears 

 produced. 



Origi- 

 nal. 



48 

 21 

 22 



9 

 43 

 37 

 28 

 28 

 29 

 23 

 35 

 22 

 24 

 19 

 27 

 12 



8 

 10 

 28 

 15 



25 



'is' 

 '27' 

 '21' 

 '22' 

 '23' 

 '25' 

 'si' 

 '22' 

 '28' 



Cross. 



23 



'26 



"si 

 '22 

 '27 

 '27 

 "27 

 '26 

 "22 

 '29 



Native of Statesboeo 9 X Maklboro Proufic d^ 



1 Favoring the cross: Ears, 10 out of 10; stalks, 10 out of 10. Average weight of cars per stalk produced 

 by the female parent, 0.44 pound; by the cross, 0.56 pound. Average weight of stover per stalk produced 

 by female parent, 0.76 pound; by the cross, 0.91 pound. Increased yield of cross over the female parent: 

 Grain, 28 per cent; stover, 19 per cent. 



2 Favoring the cross: Kars, 6 out of 10; stalks, 7 out of 10. Average weight of ears per stalk produced by 

 the female parent, 0.51 pound; by the cross, 0.54 pound. Average weight of stover per stalk produced 

 by female parent, 0.83 poimd; by the cross, 0.88 pound. Increased yield of cross over the female parent: 

 Grain, 6 per cent; stover, per cent. 



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