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as the declining ears is of special interest because of a natural suggestion 
that the ears decline on account of their weight. 1 
strains of Indian corn. 
differences in variability 
[Fig. 17 to 20] 
In regard to the standard deviations it seems that no inference of value 
is to be drawn in regard to differences between erect and declining-ear 
str ains it seems that in about one-half of the cases the erect ears are 
1 Smith, h . H. the bppect op selection upon certain physical characters in the corn peant 
111. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull, 232 , p. 47*6*. 5 P* 1909 * 
