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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1874
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106 1871 1872 1873 Report of the Sills, No. 8,936 9,489 9,426 Stalks, No. 29,631 36,128 fc7, 685 Ears, No. 16,746 31,669 22,967 Ears, Wt. 5,600 17,319 12,799 The crop of 1871 was small—first, because of the small number of ears in proportion to the stalks, and next, because of the light weight of the ears. The crop of 1873 was smaller than that of 1872, almost in the same ratio as its number of stalks and ears was less. The weight of ears was nearly the same. COMMON AND FREQUENT CULTIVATION. Plat No. 1, south of the road, and immediately east of the barn, was cultivated in corn, to repeat the experiment, in common and frequent cultivation made last year. This was plowed June 6th, and planted June 14th. It was cultivated with double-shovel plow, July 1st, 9th, 17th, 22d, 28th and 30th $ in the rows having frequent cultivation, and July 1st, 17th and 28th, in those having less frequent cultivation. The results are giveu in the following table: F o u r rows, cultivated 3 times 6 4l 3 " 6 »' 14 3 " 6 " 3 " 6 " 3 *' 6 «' 3 " " 6 " 3 " 6 " " 3 " '« 6 " onlySrows A v e r a g e s of r o w s c u l t i v a t e d 6 t i m e s 3 " Pounds. 229.60 292.60 259.70 329 70 33180 329 70 315 00 299 60 276 50 269.50 26180 305.80 276 50 284.90 291.90 211.40 263.97 243 88 The increase by frequent cultivation was a trifle over 8 per cent* Last year it was somewhat over 5 per cent. CORN IN HILLS AND DRILLS AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. These experiments were repeated but no positive data were arrived at. The unfavorable season made great differences on different parts of the field, and a part of the weights on that part of the field considered to be most even in quality were lost. VARIETIES OF CORN. The varieties of corn were planted on plat No. 2 north, on ground plowed 8 inches deep May 22d and 27th, harrowed May 30th, and planted June 6th. The field was harrowed with the Thomas Harrow June 6th, and cultivated with the double shovel plow June 24th, July 10th and July 28th. The yield, such as it was, is giveu in the following table •
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