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200 Bushels Corn Per Acre in 20 YearsFor the state, corn yields averaged around 30 bushels an acre from 1866 to the early 1930’s, Lang’s, recordsshow. Then hybrid corn came in, andyields jumped to around 50 bushels an acre within a few years. Last year's average yield was 61 bushels an acre, an all time high.Lang says higher yielding hybirds are partly responsible for the huge increases in corn yields. But much more important are good soil management practices.“Every farmer can test his soil: apply lime,, phosphate, and fertilizer as needed, and plow down plenty of soil-building legumes,” Lang declared. “Farmers who follow this practical -strH—improvement—■program—wilLbe putting enough fertility into the land in the long run so that is will produce 200-bushel corn when such1'’ a high yielding hybrid is developed.” Two hundred bushels of corn an acre will be an ordinary yield with-m/ min the next 20 years or iess, even though 100 bushels an acre is generally considered a good yield now.“We can double and triple our present yields.“ .-ays A. L. Lang, Illinois Co liege of Agriculture agronomist, ’occau.se plant breeders will produce f.iglu-r yielding strains of hybrid . o n. 11 V a sure thing.*’Lang pointed oai that fr-un LUOto It* 32 open-poiiinaicu »*rn wasg'-own nil oil 1 oioi- on vara*.,- In-i.vrsny of lllirocs experiment, fieldsseattered ah ove; tr.e state. Univ sixplots pj’oti Urtrd I*'*# ! i U.-ll*. ‘Is f C!'!lan a.To m those 2d veur-.*hi cojupiinsan, :kee -ante plots have averaged loo hushe!.- or more an acre for the past seven years m a i«mv. Hybrid corn has b«*en used.American farmer* use a combine capital investment of around 103 b(Llion dollars, more than the combing capital structure of all major manu facturing industries in the Umrd States.Cavities moth control measurejgvrst University of Illinois hortK-uV turists. •1i ^; Before grain is delivered to the 1 elevator, some kind c.i agreement must have been reached bv the buver■ *r■ and seller.LORYTHEATREHIGHLAND ILL.VAL PORTWOOD Res. M,rShows Continuous From 2 P. M. on Sat. and Sun. Continuous Week (WmFrom 7 J. M.OPERATE ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEFRI. SAT., MAY 20 21ANDKiss the Blood fOil My Hands!SUN. MON.. MAY 22 23ma mAMVBKnma orNDFORSMl!,-VINCENT SHERMAN„JERm Vi AIDTUES. ONLY, MAY 24
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Troy Tribune
Troy, Illinois, US
Thu, May 19, 1949
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