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THE CEREALS IN AMERICA 



is shaded, and, consequently, a less number of stalks can be 



raised per acre. 



In some localities the ear may be too high on the stalk to be 



husked easily. While there are wide variations due to variet}', 



soil, climate and thickness of planting, the weight of field-cured 



stover has been estf^ 

 mated at about one 

 and one-third pounds 

 for each pound of 

 grain produced. In 

 actual dry matter the 

 yield per acre may be 

 estimated as about 

 equal under ordinary 

 field culture. It has 

 been estimated that 

 for every pound of 

 dry matter produced 

 in the roots and stul' 

 ble when cut close tu 

 the ground, six pound i 

 are produced in th/j 

 plant above ground.' 



214. The Inflorefi/' 

 cence. — The cultivated 

 maize plant bears its 

 carpels and stamens 



Dent maize, variety Sibley's Pride of the North. Com- 

 pare with flint variety upon opposite page. Note that 

 this variety has no suckers and that the husks have 



in separate flowers. 

 The staminate flowers 



completely lost their leaf blades. Plant has been in V)orne in a Daniclc of 



tassel about two weeks. It is not as mature as the flint . 



variety, hence the ear is relatively small. (One twenty- SpikclctS at the tOp of 



fourth natural size.) ^^le culm are Called 



collectively the tassel The carpellate flowers are borne in the 



> Wis. Rpt. 1892, p. 119. In this connection, see also Mo. BuL 9, 



