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make up for the greater number of missing hills. In the 

 Southeast, where there is as much as six feet between the rows 

 of corn, it will generally be found that cowpeas are grown 

 between the corn rows. This makes three feet between the 

 row of corn and the adjacent row of peas. It is advisable, 

 in most cases, to have the corn rows at least three feet six 

 inches apart in order to have plenty of room to cultivate. 

 This is especially true where heavy draft horses and riding 

 cultivators are used. 



Most of the cornfields in the Corn Belt proper are planted 

 in rows varying from three feet four inches to three feet 

 eight inches in width, and in nearly all cases a three-foot 

 six-inch check wire is used. The majority of Iowa farmers 

 plant three feet six inches both ways. In Central Illinois 

 a large part of the corn is planted three feet six inches in 

 the row with the rows three feet eight inches apart. 



NUMBER OF STALKS PER HILL 



There is considerable difference of opinion in regard to 

 the proper number of stalks to the hill. That this difference 

 of opinion should exist is only natural since the proper number 

 of stalks to secure the largest yield is determined by several 

 conditions. The number of stalks for the largest yield will 

 depend on the distance between the rows, the latitude, the 

 variety grown and the richness of the land. One general rule 

 is that where corn is grown for the grain, each plant should 

 have sufficient space to permit its fullest development. This 

 is especially true where the corn is being grown for seed. 



The Illinois Experiment Station has carried on extensive 

 experiments to determine what influence the number of kernels 

 per hill has upon the yield. The results are shown in the 

 following tables : 



