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.
How To Tell How Many Rows There Are On Any Ear Of Corn. The following tidbit first appeared in FARM SHOW 22 years ago. We're reprinting it at the request of a reader: Harold Noren of DeKalb Seed has long mystified friends with his ability to tell how many rows there are on any ear of corn without having to count them.