CORN GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



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testing each of nine one-bushel lots of corn. Column one gives the num- 

 ber of the lot, column two, the number of the ears in the measured bushel, 

 and column three, the total time used in testing four kernels from each 

 ear, in the Geneva Tester, with which we have been able so far to do 

 our quickest work in testing. 



TABLE 1. 



Total time for 9 bushels, 401 minutes. 

 Average time for 1 bushel, 45 minutes. 



From the above table, it will be seen that the total time used in test- 

 ing 9 bushels of corn of various sized ears was 401 minutes. It takes 

 longer to test a bushel of small ears than a bushel of large ones, but the 

 average time per bushel is 45 minutes. At this rate, counting only 5 

 acres to one bushel of seed, one man, in 10 hours' total time, can test 

 every ear of seed corn required to plant 67 acres. Of course the work 

 must be done before planting time. It is suggested that winter evenings 

 might profitably be employed in this way, but if the work is not done in 

 the evenings, let it be done by daylight as part of the regular work. At 

 all events, do not permit it to be overlooked, especially when we have 

 such seed corn as much of that planted in 1904. 



TABLE 2. 



Total time required to test 5 bushels, 375 minutes. 

 Average time required to test 1 bushel, 75 minutes. 



As seen by the above, the average time for testing in sand is 75 

 minutes per bushel as against 45 minutes per bushel with the Geneva 



