Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-15

cine rIrht way exists for corn selection
aud uult one rchr way and that way De-
tu select the corn M the ned and from tine
plant 40 "a date early enough to determine
the character of the whole plant The
western practice. though WRONG, measures
the value of the corn crop almost wholly
bv the ears produced Tins demands d
plant that gives tine maximum amount 4i
ear and Che minimum amount of stalk bN
seiectiug tine ear from The stalk, aud hy un
other method. can tins result be secured.
The ratio of serd to stein Is as variable iUr
corn as DO I- tor other plants The seed De-
but % traction part OF the whole life
aud the rauoui the parts varies lu the plant
H- 900 tine animal. and rs as susceptible ui
being fixed are the parts OF an ANNA
} have carried out trIuls lu selection OF
seed corn for several YEAR wIl mot Iu
all these case- prolung articles with tables
OF results aud ln accordance with this dc
sign state that bv weight lind that the
ratio ui ear tu stalk ls very variable that
the largest ear Is not necessarily found Oh
the largest stalls, aud Is not usually so found
% am considering plants within given va.
rietyI THAT nu ear from "a Tall stalk repro
durr- "a call stalk and from "a short stalk l-
reproduced short stalk. and That ears Sc
lected from short stalks produce more corn
per acre chan uu ears selected from tall
STALKS Tine Yield ui STALKS Is On the re
verse order The Total crop is quite az
large from thr seed ui Tine tall stalk, as 90
I- from tine seed of tne short slaiKs-reaIE
larger When corn Is grown Tor eusla-.
"a different policy nm seed selection should
be pursued from that advisable when seiro.
tIuu i7 made for corn grown Tor lt- ear
aluu.
The USE that 4 nave endeavored 90 make
uI Cine above facts hH- been % select corn
from tine short stalk, for the REASONS given.
and lu addition tu secure shorter plants
Iu order o. crowd them closer together
The shorter the plant tine greater the mum
ner of ears tuat can br harvested per acre
A study U' Cine distance al winch corn I-
planted 900 the variuu. sections of tine cuuu
gry viii prove Che truth uI the remBTE
the corn crop of New England exceeds Oh.
NlrlI per acre. ut that OF Tine " est, although
each rHr .. corn WIIl prouauiE mot Wtl-.
much over one malt as much us "a western
ear of corn viii The smaller liant corn
plant is there planted much thicker than %
woulu answer o. plant dent corn 900 tu.
West hN selection ! believe We cam
shorten the corn plant ui the " est. grun
more plants uer acre. and secure more cora
and "a sJaiE easier Co dry Hnu t1 handle o.
dry fodder
Announcer advantage hI 0tirtlluN corn I
Jny field from Che stalk O., found u tuv ol.
portuuits afforded for observing tine vilu.
oI leaf development and this form ui tu.
stalls Everything elise being equal. lu.
more leaf Development Che better Leave
are no. nnIy Feeders OF the plant nut aye
the best parts of Lur stalk tor food trv
,,IlI ne prepared OBJ believe that Whi-l be-
now shown tH ue true that the leaves clH
suute over one haIi ui tine weight ui Che
plant free from lue ear 10 is further
shoau THAT tnr smaller elias, 90 corn plant
have the largest ratio ui leaves. both facts
are interesting Inc waste uutts uueaieu
when corn fodder Is ieu constitute much
less ratio oi tine entire weight ot the com
rr1u 1r of Che slower than De- usually sup
pa--d some stalks are very heavy at rue
base and are short such stalks Ne should
avod Fleld selection secures 90 us cora
from stalks of O. desired type. aud enau r-
IA. bv selection 90 nX tnut type 30
saablu 900 bfesders D0-t''.