Table XI .—Field and harvest data on the influence of seed inoculation with Cep halosporium acremonium. Seed inoculations were made at time of 
planting , May II, IQ2I. Various strains of Yellow Dent corn grown on virgin , brown silt loam soil, Bloomington, III . 
Jan. 26, 1924 
The Black-Bundle Disease of Corn 
i 95 
Reduction in acre yields 
of inoculated plats. 
Yield sound 
marketable 
corn. 
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u O O dt dtO 4 VO fh <5 G m *- W Ot fi <jt dt 
• 1M M M 1 M 1 1 H M f» M M M 
0.+ + + + + + + + 
. V M MOO t-H M (OWll*)V)M ftn 
^w>Mo6n^fO(0<i«o6«6 '5 - 'd « m \S g 6 06 
0J + M M £+ + ++”” " + 
Total yield. 
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. n n n « m m 4 A h <0 dt 6 06 t- 6 4 « d to 6 
a, ++ ++4:+ m ++4: "+4:+ 4: 
, « V)(O«M00 « WNn rr>G V »O00 OG fO W V 
^ (i H H VO dt *0 dt d d* « dt« Ot 6 
m ++ ++++ h ++ m +++ + 
Acre yield of shelled corn 
(corrected to uniform moisture 
basis). 
Yield of sound 
marketable 
corn. 
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toO G OG to t© M to to Ot t-00 «l 00 00 VCO VO0 
a <it d. v t© m >d og 4- d dt -4 m \d d <jt « w d t© <jt 
1^(2 lONto *-.3 O *- *- V *- too o to V *- V V V 
o 
t 
M 
•loj}uo3 
Ot t- *- *- too tO OG OiN ONOOH O O <©0 
a tooo odd Ah oAr-o m n to w ^ »oo5 \d m 
I^QQ'OOO'5 t-O 4-0 to to *- too to *- <4 to V to V 
*- 
M 
Total yield. 
■ 
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o or»« (stONt* t-eo OO h o Otoo n i-O ^ 
| a Si Si Sri & £ Pi a z s 
M Ot 
^ 6 
N 
M 
•lonuoo 
00 V O OG t© to « O toe ITMON OtO V *- O 
2 Nto 4oo oO 06 to t© d* t- m o o4<} 4e*fl6 « 
ivtootoooototot otoo oo OtoO oo ot *- t- *- t- *- 
", M M 
*0 
oc 
to 
*- 
M 
Sound 
market¬ 
able 
ears 
(by 
count 
after 
har¬ 
vest). 
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V « t© „ «K)«5i*)i*)nton««n«^nn « 
*- v 
to 
G M 
*IOjiuo 3 
© 00 O m O OttOOOtfH r-00 V " <©0 m 00 « *0 
tO«©Vt©«©fOfOtOt©t©t©M to to ro M row «« 
G 
1 
P 
stalks. 
•papjinooui 
•O V) V) O 1^0 M N O W vO t^etoo M M ^ 
O M MM M MM MMMM 
* 
$ 3 
M 
in 
loj^uoo 
d V M G O OG OtOCCNOMOttHOtMOtf 
J^MM M MM MM M M 
g: : 
M 
Preharvest count 
of ears produced. 
Nubbin 
ears. 
•pa^inooui 
• o to «© V *» VO »o to too 00 O O ft 00 V ft O Ot 
© M 
* 
« ? 
M O 
M 
•\orpjoo 
© V to « O V ft V0»VOtt©*-VVVV*-0t*-»o 
£ 
o 
Ot 
Good 
ears. 
•po^njnoouj 
d Mt Otoo m *-tO 00 t© 0 f, V Ot OG to M ft 00 W Ot 
Jg. to«©VVVVVV»oVVfOVVVVVfoVf© 
Ot 
t- 
00 
M 
V 
*loj}uo3 
© to to to rO 00 Ct000*OVWMtO*-„00 *-0 ft 
t©V»oVV»oVt©vVt©VVVVVVfoVV 
*- 
M 
ot 
Prolific 
stalks. 
•pojBjruxmi 
. otOOO V ft V to 1 © ft to o t H ft V H t© M *- t© 
£ 
O 'O 
C- 
IO 
•joj}uo3 
dMf0WVMH«,OVM<©MVMVftVV»-tW 
V) 
i 
Purple 
stalks. 
♦paiBinooui 
1 
• HO(toONOOHMio«HOi'Mnn'o« 
* 
o 
to 
*, 
to 
| ioj^uoo 
d WtOtOMVf, MM Mf©„ 0 t© 00 <*V 
to 
Suckers. 
•papsinooui 
d o OtO o too Ot ot m oo to »o ct v*, ttMo too 
M MMMM MMMMMMM 
to V 
M . 
ft V 
•jonnoa 
6 « o o tfi'O \o m ** ci v>oo 
mmmmm mm m Cl m m 
ft 
Inoculated. 
-**-OfO«o*-t©t-,o*-to*-foOt©i-«©oOfoO 
a; i sii s g a s. sii s & 
Pield stand. 
• 00 r- Ot tooo tooo G 00 OtoO O Q O toO m oo O V 
© I0l0>0>0t0t0l0t0>0t0>0 too to »o to to V to to 
M 
M 
fO 
M 
Control. 
t^o r~toO n «) «) O 0 t^O f^roi^O O f)f*0 
to »oo oo »o foo6 «o to »oo »otd »oO »o 6 »oo o 
ft, Ot Ot OtOO OtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOtOt^Ot 
• 00 *-00 to *-0 OtO *— *—00 *-00 O 00 l-VOOO V 
© lototototototoiototototoioiotoiotototoio 
V 
<o 
M 
Plat No. 
c8. 
Total. 
Per cent increase 
following inocu- 
Per cent decrease 
following inocu¬ 
lation 
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