Table III : Showing Effect of Weeds on Yi«l<l of Cor^ 

 Kim4 of Culture Stover Shelled Corn 



lbs. but. 



No Culture, weeds gulwring 4420 17,1 



Cultivation, frequent 12016 80.6 



Cultivation, ordinary 11496 79.1 



The weeds caused a great reduction In yield both of 

 stover and shelled corn. The yield of stover where weeds 

 grew was 38.4 per cent as much as where ordinary eultiva- 

 tioa was given, and of shelled corn 21.6 per cent. 

 Jj*anif©8tly the quality of shelled corn was iQwered. 



The South Carolina Station (Bui. 61, 11) grew cow» 

 peae in corn for two years with the results shown in Table 

 IV. 



Table IV s flowing Effect of Cowpeas on Yield of Ear 

 Com : 



1898 1899 Average 

 bu. bu. bu. 

 Com, no cowpeas 58.0 66.8 6S.4 



Com, cowpeas in drills between rows 60.0 69.0 84.9 

 Corn, cowpeas broadcast " " 64.0 73.2 68,6 



The corn was planted in rows four feet apart, one 

 stalk to the foot in each case. Peas sown in drills 

 showed an increase over no peas both years and peas broad- 



