French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-09
factor. In the case of Huffman it

| factor. In the case of Huffman It
was ct of n pound or 1O.7 ounces
of shelled corr The factor for
! Hickory King was Al and for NeaPs
Paymaster so. The Importance OF
these figures lies in the idea that
when Huffman, for example, is placed
so that the average stalk produces
ct pound of grain a better yield Will
be obtained than where planted eth
er thicker or thinner. Hickory
King, on the other hand, makes It's
best yield with a comparatively thick
er stand where only Al pound OF
grain per stalk will be produced,
while Meals Paymaster will do its
best when allowed to produce .52
pound per stalk. Remember, these
figures are in harmony with the re-
suits of several years trials conduct
ed in various parts of the State.
Now let US consider how a formula
was gotten by means of which these
factors can be utilized. The number
of stalks multiplied by the average
weight of grain per stalk (the variety
factor) will, of course, give the
pounds of grain produced per acre.
This statement can be correctly
changed to the following: The num-
Der of stalks equals the yield in
bushels, multiplied by Sc and divided
by the variety factor. If we let N
stand for the number of stalks per
acre, Y for the average yield and F
for the variety factor, we have
The dash, -, mean equals"
N Yx56-:-F.
We, now have a formula which
with the aid of the experimental fac
tors, will enable a school boy to tell a
farmer how many stalks of corn he
should have to the acre in order to
get best yields on the average sea-
son, provided said school boy is given
a single item of information, and that
is the expectancy, or Y, for the land
in question. Let us see how this
works out:
Suppose we wish to calculate the
proper stand for Meals Paymaster on
land which produces in the neigh
borhood of forty bushels per acre.
4Ox56-2,240.
2,24O-:-.52-4,3O8 stalks.
Suppose Hickory King is to be
used, what is the number of stalks?
4Ox56-2,24O stalks.
2,24O-:-.41-5,463 stalks.
With Huffman corn what is the
number of stalks?
4Ox56-2,24O.
2,24O-:-.67-3,333 stalks.
Let no n think, however, that the
writer means from the inference to be
drawn that one variety will yield as
we'll as another if both be properly
planted, for such is not the case. The
true standing or comparative worth
of the varieties will however, appear
only where properly spaced for the
soil on which they are grown.
Attention is now called to an i'm
portant exception in the use of the
rule and that is in the case of chin"
land-land producing, say, from Is
to 25 bushels per acre. For land of
this character the stand as calculat-
ed for a 25-bushel crop is recon-
mended. Also between 25 and 80
the stand for a 3O-bushel crop is
advised.
Factors for a number of varieties
have been determined and varieties
with a similar factor have been
placed in a group together. Five
groups have been decided upon as
follows:
Group l. Group 2.
Factor Al. Factor .46.
Hickory King. Looney.
Boone County. Webb's Watson,
White.
Reid's Yellow Dent.
Iowa Silver Mine.
mo. 1872.
Group 8. Group 4.
Factor 80 Factor SO,
Jarvis Golden AlbermarleProlifc
Prolific. Bats Prolific.
Lewis Prolific. Cookies Prolific. ?
Little Willis. Hastings Prolific.
Mosby's Prolific. Marlboro Prolific.
Meals Paymaster.
Group 5.
Factor .6S.
1 Huffman.
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