What is the final emerged plant population in plants per acre if 33 seedlings emerged in a 50-foot section of row?

To determine the final emerged plant population in plants per acre, you must first calculate the number of seedlings that would emerge in a full acre based on the number of seedlings counted in the 50-foot section of row.

Here are the steps:

1. Calculate the number of seedlings per foot:

Since there are 33 seedlings in a 50-foot section, you can find the number of seedlings per foot by dividing 33 by 50. This gives you approximately 0.66 seedlings per foot.

2. Determine the total length of a row in an acre:

An acre is defined as 43,560 square feet. If you're planting in rows that are 30 inches apart (which is common for crops like corn), you can convert the row spacing to feet. There are 12 inches in a foot, so 30 inches is 2.5 feet. To find out how many rows fit into an acre, you divide the total area by the area taken up by each row, which is the width (2.5 feet) multiplied by the length of the acre (43,560 feet).

To simplify the math: For 30-inch row spacing, you'll have about 17 rows per acre (43,560