296 MAINE AGRicui^TURAi, e;xpe;rime;nt station. 1910. 



The results of this experiment are shown in Table 10. In 

 this table "green" refers to the condition of the corn when har- 

 vested for seed. Sweet corn thoroughly matured in the field 

 contains between 50 and 60 per cent, of moisture as compared 

 with its air dry condition. 



Table; 10. 

 Results of Hxperiment on Effect of Number of Stalks per Hill 



on the Yield. 





Good Seed Eaes 



Nubbins 



O) 



p. 



© CD 



« 



CO ■ 



>.'C 



9S.a 



Mm 

 Q ^0 



*_ 



a5 

 



05 



"3 

 .a 



m 





 ft 



§i 



^ bo 



Weiglit 



dry in pounds. * 



s 







2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



130.00 

 155.50 

 167.50 

 119.25 

 117.75 

 85.00 



54.00 

 64.60 

 69.58 

 49.54 

 48.91 

 35.31 



31.86 

 38.12 

 41.06 

 29.24 

 28.86 

 20.84 



7.50 

 11.75 

 15.75 

 16.75 

 26.50 

 29.00 



3.12 

 4.88 

 6.54 

 6.96 

 11.01 

 12.05 



5.46 



7.02 



8.59 



12.30 



18.37 



28.57 



* Calculated from a shrinkage factor determined for this corn by weighing a definite 

 amount of corn when harvested and again when thoroughly air dried. The value of 

 this shrinkage factor for this sweet corn is 58.5 per cent. That is 300 lbs. of corn when 

 harvested, will weigh 41.5 lbs. when air dry. 



* * Calculated in this and the following tables on the basis of 61 lbs. of air dried ears 

 to the bushel. 



The most important of the facts brought out by this table are 

 shown graphically in Figs. 232 and 233. 



