By Dr. Harold Willis
An accurate estimate of plant population per acre can be obtained by counting the number of stalks in a length of row equal to 1/1000 of an acre. Make at least three counts in separate parts of the cornfield, figure the average of these samples, and then multiple this number times one thousand.
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Source: Ask the Plant