PLANTING. 85 
in 1888, and excepting 1891 has been continued 
ever since. The yields for May 1 and May 
25-30 are averages for four years; those for 
May 15-16 for three years; the others for five: 
Date planted. Yield in bushels. 
πο Beg ate Nels Seek eg ale ors Uae Ree Beers 46.64 
USOT Got 1M Seep  πτ τὐ κεν τ Megan) Sree rae 45.56 
δεν 15. Bee RTE ee Rae στ ds) 325 τσ 6: [8 
ag gags namie 2 el aoe ἐν en 41.41 
WEA CAS SO ee eres So a το nee eed Fiz Sao. ted 
At the Illinois experiment station Prof. Mor- 
row found,* as the average of six years’ work, 
FIG. 26.—FARMERS' FAVORITE ONE-HORSE CORN DRILL 
the largest yield (62.3 bu.) to come from corn 
planted from May 4 to 9, although there is but 
a slight faliing off below these dates for plant- 
ings ranging from April 27 to May 2 and May 
11 to 16. 
At the Ohio station the largest yields are 
* Bulletin 31, Dllinois agricultural experiment station, 
March, 1894, p. 352 
