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kernels of carefully selected seed in a hill, we hoped to be able to 
secure a full stand of four plants to a hill, by thinning. In. 1882 
and 1853 this result was practically secured, the plats scarcely 
showing a missing plant; in 1884 the vegetation was very uneven, 
and many hills were deficient in plants. Hence for a true compari- 
son, and for services in discussing into causes of crop, we must use 
figures corrected to meet this circumstance of poor vegetation. The 
yield of soft corn in a measure is an indication of a favorable or 
otherwise season. ‘Taking for a measure the yield of series I. A 
plats, we have for actual yields: 
1882. 1883. 1884, 
BoOurd corm”. .-...... 2154 lbs. 2532 lbs. 2206 Ibs. 
Unsound corn.. .. 62 Ibs. 273 Ibs. 98 lbs. 
Per cent unsound... 3 per cent. 11 per cent. 4 per cent. 
And we must at once see that the season of 1883 was probably 
the least favorable of the series for this crop, and that the increased 
yield may have been the result of accidental conditions. If, hogv- 
ever, we correct the 1884 plats to allow for the missing plants, we 
have for series IJ. A plats almost precise equivalency of yield with 
1883. The table, as corrected, reads for I. A series: 

Corrected yields. Kar corn, 
1882. 1883. 1884. Total. 
ee ee 4184 483 471 13724 
Heat ets  kl soe ee 385 488 480 1363 
ee OP ee 2 a 'e-ajie ks vin ete'a =p 421 493 486 1400 
Pee se tieiey vo t.e5s ste 4614 538 544 15433 
PME es ye hai tie sk od a as « 458 530 553 1541 
2154 2532 25384 . %220 
In. plats of series IJ. A. for 1883 we have half of each plat root- 
pruned so severely as to seriously affect the yield. Under the’sup- 
position that the average yield of the lower portion would stand_in 
the same relation to the upper portion as do the duplicate in other 
respect plats, we may correct the figures for 1883 in this respect, 
and those of 1884 for the missing hills, and have for series I]. A : 
Corrected yields. Kar corn, 
1882. 1883. 1884. Total. 
| Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 
ie la <a ‘eos 3948 443 463 12302 
Os Wal RES Nie ge ea epee ener 406 413 523 1372 ’ 
PA 3 aS nee 3864 441 546 13734 
1 Sis oo Sie Oa a Pe gE 393 BZD fe DLT 1326 



Pee Oh 5 5. osteo ss hag) Grouse 549 405 526 1280 
18591 9154 9569 + 65824 
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