460 Wisconsin state agricultural society. 
Plat 1. Seed uncleaned, 54 quarts weighed 62J- lbs.- Harvested 
August 2d. Weight of straw and grain, 1,556 lbs. Weight of 
grain, 342J lbs. One bushel weighs 25 lbs. Yield per acre, 15.3 
bushels. Per centage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 22. 
One pound seed yields 5.48 lbs. 
Plat 2. Seed cleaned, 54 quarts weighed 66f lbs. Harvested 
August 3d. Weight of straw and grain, 1,764 lbs. Weight of 
grain, 391-J- lbs. One bushel weighs 25 lbs. Yield per acre, 17.5 
bushels. Per centage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 25.19. 
One pound seed yields 5.9 lbs. 
This is the second year’s trial of this experiment. The results 
of the two years compared are as follows : 
Seed. 
Weight of seed per 
bushel. 
Weight of product per 
bushel. 
Yield per acre. 
1871. 
1872. 
1871. 
1872. 
1871. 
1872. 
Uncleaned.... 
Cleaned. 
27^ lbs. 
80 lbs. 
87 lbs. 
39.5 lbs. 
3334 lbs. 
3534 lbs. 
25 lbs. 
25 lbs. 
CO CO 
15.3 bu. 
17.5 bn. 
Corn. 
Comparison of varieties .— Five adjacent plats, each containing 
one-fourth acre were planted with different varieties as given below. 
The land was uniformly cultivated, but the plat upon which the 
Dutton variety was planted, was not in as good condition as the 
remaining plats. Corn planted in rows 4x4 feet, 4 kernels to the 
hill, May 23. 
Variety. 
Yield of plat. 
Yield per acre in bushels 
of ears of 75 lbs.’, each. 
Cherokee. 
974 pounds ears. 
978 pounds ears. 
1,138 pounds ears. 
.51.9 
Early Yellow Dent. 
White Australian. 
Sanford*. 
.52.1 
.60.7 
Dutton. 
602 pounds ears. 
.32.2 
* Seed did not germinate. 
The Sanford corn has never been a prolific variety as cultivated 
upon the University Farm, and has universally been the latest 
variety to ripen. In 1871, it was planted May 12th, and harvested 
