THE CORN CROP IN THE UNITED STATES. 



FIG. 6. 



The Corn Crop of a 

 Corn State. 



The following 

 *illustration r e p r e- 

 sents the difference 

 between what Ohio's 

 corn crop is and what 

 it ought to be. 



Since 1900, the 

 U. S. has had on an 

 average about 100,- 

 000,000 acres of corn 

 annually. 



The production 

 has averaged about 27 

 bushels per acre. 



If there should 

 be 10,665 ears of 

 corn per acre on ia 

 perfect stand find 

 approximately the 

 size and weight of the 

 ear that will repre- 

 sent the corn crop of 

 the United States. 



Figure 1 represents an ideal ear of corn weighing one pound. 



Figure 1 represents a nubbin about four inches long and weighing 

 less than four ounces. A calculation based on the amount of corn planted 

 in Ohio shows that this is the average size of the ears or of the corn 

 crop. 



Courtesy, Ohio Experiment Station. 



