Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1872 [PAGE 119]

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The largest and lowest yields may be seen from the following tables :

COMPARISON OF VARIETIES.

VARIETIES.

W e i g h t of b r u s h W e i g h t of b r u s h w i t h seed, w i t h o u t seed, green. cleaned.

Mohawk Early Evergreen Chinese Brush Missouri Evergreen Dwarf

1,520 l b s . 1, 568 ' ' 2, 052 »' 2, 538 '' 3, 290 ''

178 lbs. 275 " 380 " 500 " 579 "

COMPARISON OF DISTANCES B E T W E E N ROWS.

Field of green brush, F i e l d of g r e e n b r u s h , 3 ft. 9 in. bet. r o w s . 3 ft. between rows. Mohawk Early Evergreen— Chinese Brush Missouri Evergreen Dwarf Total 35 33 lbs. per row. 29 50 43 16 *35 33 '' 44 70 188 02 lbs. per row.

32 66 l b s . p e r r o w . 31. 44 16 32 66 63 66 204.14 l b s . p e r r o w .

* A little more seed planted than in the other rows with which it is compared. From which it would appear that whilst the area pianted over was increased 25 per cent., the additional yield from the same seed was about 9 per cent, greater, and that the closer planting was most profitable.

COMPARISON OF D I F F E R E N T AMOUNTS OF SEED D R O P P E D IN A PLACE.

Field, per row, uncleaned of brush.

VARIETIES.

6 seeds.

8 seeds.

11 & 12 seeds.

Mohawk Early Evergreen Chinese Brush Missouri Evergreen Dwarf. Totals of five varieties

20 83 l b s . 27. 19 33 " 23 58 " 55 58 122 74 l b s .

22 16 l b s . 29 50 " 31.41 " 44 70 "

32. l b s . 29.16 " 55. " 44 50 " 97 33 " 257.99 lbs.

127.77 l b s .

From this it would appear that increase of seed to the amount of 33^ per cent, did not practically increase the yield over 4 per cent., whilst doubling the seed more than doubled the yield. These re suits are contradictory, and we must make further experiment before drawing conclusions. The broom-corn was sold to Messrs. Johnson & Bogardus, 1,912 pounds, at 4 cents per pound: $76 48; N they cleaned the brush.

A N E W CORN PLANTER.

One acre of corn, the same as that prescribed by B. F. Johnson, was planted on the north acre of plat 2 north, May 10th, with the corn planter of Kichard Penniston, of Tolona. This was cultivated June 1st, 10th and 26th, and yielded 2,756 lbs. of corn, husked December 8th. The ground was better than the average of the field, and the yield one of the best, if not the best, on the premises. The remainder of plat 2 north was planted with peas, beans, flax and potatoes. The peas and flax were harvested as worth something, but the beans were worthless..