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CORN CROPS 



seed in different amounts per hill but planting the same 

 number per acre. The uniform distribution had a slight 

 advantage, but not enough to indicate that the ordinary 

 variation in dropping in corn planters would materially 

 affect the yield.' 



WIDTH OF ROWS 



128. Width of rows is an important consideration, 

 since the amount of labor required in planting and cul- 

 tivating an acre is directly related therewith. 



TABLE XLV 



Numerous experiments have not shown a practical 

 advantage in having rows closer than 36 inches in the 

 northern limit of corn-growing States, 42 inches in the 

 central corn States, and 48 inches in the Southern States, 

 when the standard type of corn for the region is grown 

 primarily for grain. A small early variety may be 

 planted closer. 



When the corn is grown primarily for silage or fodder, 

 somewhat closer planting will give a greater yield of 

 forage. 



1 Nebr. Agr. Exp. Sta., Bui. lli : 35. 



