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Table 14. — Plant Characteristics of Native Corn Types Grown 
in Various Regions of Nebraska. 1915 4 
Where 
grown 
Height 
of 
stalk 
Height 
of 
ear 
Leaf 
area 
Total 
weight 
of plant 
Weight 
of ear 
Shelling 
per cent 
Length 
of 
ear 
County 
(1) 
Feet 
(2) 
Feet 
(3) 
Sq. in. 
(4) 
Grams 
(5) 
Grams 
(6) 
Per cent 
(7) 
Inches 
(8) 
EASTERN NEBRASKA TYPES 
Richardson . . 
8.7 
3.2 
1,293 
539 
323 
85 
8.1 
Lancaster .... 
8.3 
4.3 
1,222 
416 
195 
84 
7.0 
Thurston .... 
7.7 
2.9 
1,048 
322 
165 
80 
7.0 
Average 
8.2 
3.5 
1,188 
426 
228 
83 
7.4 
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TYPES 
Lincoln 
Cherry 
6.4 
6.3 
2.3 
2.0 
724 
692 
342 
244 
193 
116 
80 
75 
7.2 
6.1 
Average 
6.3 
2.1 
708 
293 
154 
77 
6.6 
WESTERN NEBRASKA TYPES 
Dawes. ....'.. 
6.1 
1.8 
601 
207 
99 
73 
6.0 
Kimball 
5.2 
1.1 
470 
185 
79 
71 
.5.3 
Average 
5.6 
1.4 
535 
196 
89 
72 
5.6 
2 A separate table is made for these seven counties in order that the 
summary data for the three larger regional sub-divisions may be entirely 
comparable with corresponding histological data of table 12, which includes 
only these seven rather than all twelve counties. 
Table 15. — Plant Characteristics of Native Corn Types Grown 
in Various Regions of Nebraska. The Results for the Vari- 
ous Counties Are Here Expressed in Per Cent 
Results for Richardson County. 19151 
of the 
Where 
Height 
Height 
Leaf 
Total 
Weight 
Shelling 
Length 
grown 
of 
of 
area 
weight 
of ear 
per cent 
of 
stalk 
ear 
of plant 
ear 
County 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
(i) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
1 (7) 
1 (8) 
EASTERN NEBRASKA 
Richardson . . . 
100 
100 
100 
100 | 
100 
100 
100 
Lancaster 
95 
134 
94 
77 
60 
99 
86 
Thurston 
1 88 
91 
81 
60 
51 1 
94 
86 
CENTRAL NEBRASKA 
Lincoln 1 
74 
72 
56 
63 1 
60 l 
94 
89 
Cherry 
72 
62 | 
54 
45 
36 | 
88 
75 
WESTERN NEBRASKA 
Dawes 
70 
56 
46 
38 
31 
86 
74 
Kimball 
60 
34 
36 
34 
24 
84 
65 
‘Data calculated from Table 14. 
