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TABLE 6 (continued) 



Date 



Plat 711 



Plat 720 



Plat 728 



Plat 729 



August 

 3 



19.3 

 18.7 

 23.0 

 22.1 

 24.5 

 21.0 

 20.9 

 18.2 

 21.3 

 22.5 

 21.2 

 21.6 

 20.0 



19.9 

 20.3 

 21.9 

 23.1 

 25.6 

 20.7 

 21.0 

 19.0 

 22.2 

 22.4 

 22.4 

 21.7 

 21.0 



21.0 

 21.3 

 23.4 

 24.6 

 25.7 

 23.1 

 23.0 

 21.6 

 23.1 

 24.5 

 24.6 

 23.0 

 21.9 



19.6 



4 * 



19.1 



5 



23.0 



6 



23.1 



8 



25.9 



11 



23.0 



12 



21.3 



13 



20.9 



14 



22.2 



18 



24.2 



19 



21.7 



20 



21.7 



21 - 



21.7 







TABLE 7. Average Moisture Content for Planted and Bare Sections of Maize 

 Plats on Dates Designated ' (Percentage of Dry Soil) 



Date 



Plat 711 



Plat 720 



Plat 728 



Plat 729 



Un- 

 planted 



Planted 



Un- 

 planted 



Planted 



Un- 

 planted 



Planted 



Un- 

 planted 



Planted 



June 

 3 



27.0 



25.1 

 '20^3 



"22'5 



"21.5 



21^6 



23.1 



"23'3 



' 2l'o 



21^9 



"2L5 



20.6 



"24'0 



' 2L7 



"22^4 



2L5 



21.2 



25^0 

 "23^1 

 "24^5 

 '23^1 



23^3 



24^5 

 ' 2L7 

 "22;8 

 "22.6 







"22^6 



2l'5 



2l'0 



"22^1 



'2L3 





4 





5 







6 





23.3 



9 



10 



11 



21.6 





12 





21.2 



16 



17 



23.6 





19 







20 





20 7 



24 



25 



26 



22.5 





27 





21 7 



30 



July 

 1 



21.7 





2 







3 



8 



24^6 



26.6 







