Table XVI. 



TESTS AT STATESBORO, GA. 57 



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

 Statesboro, Ga. — Continued. 



Sandees Prolific 9 x Rodgers White Dent d'.' 



Station Yellow 9 X Marlboro Prolific c?.2 



1 Favoring the cross: Ears, 7 out of 10; stalks, 8 out of 10. Average weight of ears per stalk produced 

 by the female parent, 0.50 pound; by the cross, 0.57 pound. Average weight of stover per stalk produced 

 by female parent, 0.70 pound; by the cross, 0.89 poimd. Increased yield of cross over the female parent: 

 Grain, 13 per cent; stover, 17 per cent. 



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

 by the female parent, 0.50 pound; by the cross, 0.56 pound. Average weight of stover per stalk produced 

 by female parent, 0.79 pound; by the cross, 0.87 pound. Increased yield of cross over the female parent: 

 Grain, 12 per cent; stover, 10 per cent. 



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