Book Description

"This bulletin reports the results of the 1950 Iowa Corn Yield test to compare the performance of many hybrid corn varieties. The state was divided into four sections, each of which was subdivided into three districts. A test field was located in each district. Each of the 307 entries tested in 1950 was planted in all three districts of a section. Fields in districts 2 and 3 were not harvested because of poor stands. You will find a map in the bulletin showing the division of the state into sections and districts and approximate location of the farms where the hybrids were compared. Any producer of hybrid corn seed was eligible to make entry in the test. Ten widely grown hybrids in each section also were entered by the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association. In the back of the bulletin you will find an index listing the hybrids tested in 1950. The index also lists the table numbers where the performance record f each entry is shown and indicates whether the hybrid is a single, three-way, double or multiple cross." -- foreword, p. [690]