Re: How do I change the y-axis on an Excel chart from numbers towords. This will plot everything as zero values, since they are all text. You can fake it using one of these approaches: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/Y_CategoryAxis.html. http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/DotPlot.html. - Jon.
First you must keep in mind that all ears of corn have an even number of rows, never an odd number. All average ears have between 12 and 20 rows. Still, it's difficult to tell at a glance whether an ear has 14, 16, 18, or 20 rows.
Row spacing on the corn header should match the planter. Gathering losses can increase by 2.5 bushels per acre if the gathering opening on the corn header is 4 or 5 inches off the row. If damage from windstorms or corn borers cause ears in misaligned rows to drop off, field losses can exceed 10 bushels per acre.