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Summary of results of planting kernels frm inkldle, butt, 



and tip of ear. 



Station. 



Alabama.... 1896 



Arkansas. . . 



Kansas .... 1891 



Ohio 1886 



" 1888 



" 1889 



" 1890 



N. Y. State, 1882 

 " 1883 





1884 

 1885 



Average of all 



Variety. 



Deid Varieties. 

 Experiment Sta Yellow. 



(Six small plots.) 

 Experiment Sta. Yellow. 



(Nine large plots.) 



Renfro 



Hickory King 



St. Charles 



Dent . 



Dent . 



Dent 



Dent . 



Flint Varieties. 



Flint. .. 



Flint. .. 



Flint. .. 



Flint... 



tests with dent varieties.. 

 •' flint 

 " " & dent variet's 



Relative yield produced 

 by seed from — 



The average of all tests shows that butt kernels have 

 been most productive, and that tip kernels have stood ahead 

 of grains from the middle of the ear. The few figures for 

 flint varieties do not agree with the average, but favor tip 

 kernels. 



The most striking fact about the above table is that in no 

 case do the middle kernels show a marked superiority over 

 those from other parts of the ear. This indicates that the 

 farmer can advantageously dispense with the labor of 

 removing the butt and tip grains from the ears used for 

 seed. 



V. Distance for Upland Corn. 



This experiment occupied 6 plots near the top of a hill. 

 Plot 1 was on the highest ground, from which there was a 

 slight slope to plot 6. 



