THICK SEEDING OF MILO IN THE SAN ANTONIO REGION. 11 



As shown ill Table V, about 60 per cent of the heads on the close- 

 spaced plants (un thinned and 2-iiich spacing) ripened before June 21, 

 and five days later practically 90 per cent of the heads on these plants 

 were ripe. The ripening period, therefore, was approximately one 

 week. On the other hand, only 11 to 19 per cent of the heads on the 

 \videT spaced j^lants (the spacings varying from 5 to 18 inches) ripened 



Pio. C— Mflo plants, spaced 24 inches apart, showing that when thus widely spaced practically all 

 of th<> plants had one or morf tillers and all brniiched frooly. (■l'hotot,'rai)hod July 15, 1014.) 



bcfoic .June 21, and on rlujic 2(), when about 90 i)vr cent of the heads 

 on lh(' closo-s])ac('d j)lantH were ripe, only about 58 per cent of the 

 licids on the wider- sj)acod j)lants had ripened. Tli(> rij)ening pt^riod 

 of the luMids on tlu- wider sj)!iced ])lants was about two weeks, or 

 twice as long as tluil of Uk; heads on the close-spaced ])lants. The 

 earlier Jirid siiortcr ri])cning jx^riod is !i distinct advantage, particu- 

 hirly ill allowing the cjoj) to escajx'; midge injury. It is evident, 

 thcictorc, that in this connection, as well as in regard to crop yield, 

 tlic t liic|;c|- -liiii'l- [M-oihiccd llic ])i-<\ i-csiiJts. 



