PLANTING 41 
TaBLE 1.—SuMMAaARY oF AVERAGE YIELD FROM ALL FIELDS IN Nortu- 
ERN ILLINOIS; MYRTLE, SYCAMORE AND DrEKapB 
Figures indicate actual yields, bushels per acre 
TWO KERNELS PER HILL 
Distance Number Myrtle | Sycamore | DeKalb | DeKalb | General 
between hills, | of stalks 1904 1905 1906 1907 1904-1905 
inches peracre | average average average | average 1906'1907" 
44x44 6480 38.5 37.1 51.6 49.0 44,1 
44x39.6 7200 43.6 42.3 52.6 49.8 47.1 
39.6x39.6 
36x44 8000 44,4 44,1 55.1 51.1 48.7 
33x44 
36x39.6 8800 47.3 43.2 60.9 52.1 50.9 
36x36 : 
33x39.6 9680 45.8 47.1 71.6 52.1 54,2 
33x36 10560 46.3 45.8 67.4 57.5 54.3 
33x33 11520 48.1 387.2 67.0 55.8 | 52.0 _ 
THREE KERNELS PER HILL 
44x44 9720 41.4 43.0 64.5 67.3 54.1 
44x39.6 10800 43.3 41.3 70.3 67.8 55.7 
39.6x39.6 
36x44 12000 45.2 42.1 66.8 72.5 56.7 
33x44 
36x39.6 13200 45.0 44.7 70.0 71.1 57.7 
36x36 
33x39.6 14520 43.7 46.1 75.0 70.8 58.9 
33x36 15840 45.2 44.3 79.2 71.0 59.9 
33x33 17280 43.3 49.5 73.6 77.6 61.0 
