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The altitude of all the plots and the sandy character of 

 the soil made the position a dry one and hence unfavorable 

 to thick planting. The very dry season also militated 

 against thick planting. 



Fertilizers and culture were the same for all plots. Seed 

 of Eenfro corn, a variety with large ears, was planted at 

 measured distances March 23, A single plant was left in 

 each hill and the stand was regular. On plots 1, 2 and 3, 

 the distance between the rows was the same, 5 feet, but 

 the distance between plants in the drill varied from 4 to 2 

 feet, affording wide variations in the number of plants per 

 acre. On the other hand the thickness of planting was the 

 same on each of plots 4, 5 and 6 ; the only difference be- 

 tween these latter plots was that on plot 6 the rows were 

 close together and the distance between plants in the drill 

 was considerable, while on plot 4 the rows were 6 feet apart 

 and the plants correspondingly closer in the drill. The ar- 

 rangement on plot 5 was intermediate between that of plots 

 4 and 6. 



The following table gives the number of stalks and the 

 yield of corn per acre when the plants stood at different in- 

 stances apart : 



Yield of corn lohen Plants stood at different distances apart. 



Where the rows were 5 feet apart there was practically no 

 difference in yield for distances of 3 and 4 feet between 

 plants. A space of two feet between plants was much too close 

 for this poor soil and dry season. On the three plots where 



