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Table 3. — Frequency distribution of number of rows per ear in 
cross (5x6). 
Rows Classes for number of rows per ear 
Designation 
Gen. 
20 ' 22 24 
parents ° 
10 12 
14 16 
18 
No. 5 flint (2 yrs.) 
P 
8 289 
2 2 
No. 6 dent 
P 
18 
6 
31 51 
18 
4 
No. 5x6 
Fj 
8 13 
36 53 
10 
(5x6)-l 
F, 
12 12 
48 35 
9 1 
(5x6;-2 
F a 
10 7 
22 15 
2 
(5x6)-22 
Fa 
10 8 
45 31 
1 
(5x6)-23 
F, 
12 4 
25 60 
18 4 
2 
1 j 
Table 4. — Frequency distribution of number of rows per ear in 
cross (5x2). 
Rows 
Classes for number of 
rows per ear 
Designation 
Gen. 
of 
parents 
8 
10 12 
14 
16 
18 
20 
22 
24 
No. 5 flint (2 vrs.) 
P 
8 
289 
2 2 
No. 2 dent 
P 
16 
.. 1 2 
14 
56 
42 
20 
1 
1 
No. 5x2 
Fa 
8 
i 
9 20 
4 
(5x2)-6 
F, 
10 
4 
18 61 
14 
3 
1 
Table 5.- — Frequency distribution of number of rows per ear in 
cross (11x5). 
Rows 
Classes for number of rows per et 
tr 
Designation 
Gen. 
parent 
8 
"10 
12 
14 
16 
18 
20 
22 
24 
No. 11 flint 
, . P 
12 
1 
4 
387 
7 
1 
No. 5 flint 
P 
8 
280 
2 
2 
No. 11x5 
Fi 
12 
2 
11 
26 
2 
(llx5)-8 
.... F* 
12 
10 
38 
107 
23 
8 
(Ilx5)-18 
.... F* 
10 
19 
33 
100 
5 
