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eighteen-foot rows, the rows again being one foot apart. All plants were 

 harvested separately, measured, and the constants determined. The 

 conditions may be summarized as follows: 



Series 



Variety 



Method of sowing 



1219 



Early Champion 



In drills 



1221 



Early Champion 



In hills 



1257 



Sixty Day 



In drills 



1259 



Sixty Day 



In hills 









The date of harvesting (pulling), the varieties, and the figures showing 

 thickness of stand are: 



Series 



Variety 



Harvested 



Thickness of stand 



i219 



Early Champion 



Early Champion 



Sixtv Dav 



July 24, 1911 



August 4, 1911 

 July 24, 1911 



August 4, 1911 



600 plants in 18 feet — 



1221 



33.3 plants per foot 

 3 inches apart in rows 



1257 



600 plants in 18 feet = 



33.3 plants per foot 

 3 inches apart in rows 



1259 



Sixty Day 



The numbers of culms produced by the plants grown under the different 

 conditions are: 



Series 



Method of growing 



Number of culms per plant 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



1219 . 



In drills 



295 

 41 



288 

 37 



5 

 52 

 11 



51 



144 



1 



103 



39 



58 



18 

 39 



4 



's 



1 

 1 



1 

 2 





1221 



In bills 





1257 



In drills 





1259 



In hills 



1 









The number of culms per plant is thus seen to be reduced practically 

 to the minimum by growing the plants in drilled rows. 



