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inches apart and six to eight kernels in a place. The young 

 plants appeared uniformly and healthy looking in all plats 

 June 1. They turned, however, into a pale green color by 

 June 28, with the exception of those on Plats 9 and 10. The 

 latter were still of a dark green color September 11, when 

 the entire crop was cut and stooked in the field. The corn 

 growing on Plats 1 to 8 inclusive had reached at the end of 

 the season a height of from two to four feet, and showed only 

 here and there a partially filled ear ; it was badly dried up 

 and unhealthy looking when cut. The plants grown upon 

 Plats 9 and 10 had reached a height of from five to eight feet ; 

 the stalks and leaves were still succulent when cut, and the 

 ears pretty well formed throughout the plats, but small, and 

 the kernels scarcely beginning to glaze. 



The weight of the corn fodder raised upon each plat was 

 ascertained October 23, when the crop was housed. The sub- 

 sequent tabulated statement contains the results of the ex- 

 periments. The weights of the corn fodder are stated with 

 reference to the same state of moisture (fiom 45 to 50 per 

 cent. ) as in the preceding year, to allow a comparison of the 

 results. 



These results, compared with those of the previous year, show 

 still a falling ofi" in yield in all plats, notwithstanding a decided 



