136 HOW TO OBTAIN GOOD STAND OF CORN 



On good land the largest yield of 70.4 bushels per acre 

 was secured by leaving 4 stalks per hill, in hills 45 inches 

 apart each way, while on poor land the largest yield of 

 36 bushels per acre resulted from thinning to 2 stalks 

 per hill. 



Four stalks per hill gave a yield of 6.6 bushels less per 

 acre, more than half of which was unmerchantable. One 

 stalk per hill produced almost as large a yield on poor 

 land as did 4, and almost every ear was merchantable. 



In all cases the thicker the planting the larger the yield 

 of stover and the greater the proportion of nubbins. 



Eighty-five per cent of a stand produced 2j^ bushels 

 per acre more grain than did 85 per cent of a stand in 

 which the missing hills were replanted, and 12 bushels 

 more than when the entire plat was planted over. Ninety- 

 four per cent of a perfect stand produced 2.2 bushels 

 per acre more than 85 per cent of a perfect stand. 



At the Ohio Station, one grain every 12 inches, or 2 

 grains every 24 inches, produced better results than 

 three grains every 36 inches, or four grains every 48 

 inches. One grain every 18 inches proved insufficient to 

 secure a maximum crop, but produced the largest per- 

 centage of ears. Four grains every 42 inches proved en- 

 tirely too thick for best results. The work was continued 

 for three years. 



Ten years' test at the Indiana Station showed that in 

 seasonable years the yields of both corn and stover are 

 greater from thick planting, but that in the very dry 

 year of 1894 the yield of corn was less and of stover 

 greater from thick planting. 



At the Maine Station, one acre of land fertilized with 

 10 two-horse loads of stable manure and 750 pounds of 

 commercial fertilizer produced, respectively, 5,246, 5,390, 

 and 4,448 pounds per acre of dry matter when kernels 

 were planted 6, 9, and 12 inches apart, but the ears were 



