Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-02-24

would be impossible for them to do
otherwise than vote for him,
Seed.Wheat Train.
The Milwaukee special bearing
Professors Wheeler and Chilcott, r
the Agricultural Experiment station
at BroOkings, s. D., arrived in Linton
last night at about 7:3O O'Clock. The
lecture was held in the court house
and the talks OF both gentlemen were
interesting and instructive to farm.
ers In this section. Prof. Wheeler
spoke first ON the subject from bot.
anfst's point of view, after which he
was followed by Prof. Chilcott VIII,
spoke from the agriculluralist point
Of view. Prof. Wheelcr's address was
along the following lines:
"Every we'll formed grain of wheat is
made up Of three main parts: u young
wheat plant; a stock Of reserve food
material, which is principally starch:
and a grain-coat or covering, surround.
ing the plant and food material.
THE young plant ur germ" in the
gain Of wheat arises from an egg
which is present in the immature
grain At the time Of towering. During
the rtpening or maturalion Of the seed
the egg develops into the young plant
which exhibites most OF the vegeta.
tive organs of the native plant in a
very rudimentary condition. The frs,
or primary root is present, the un-
developed foliage or green leaves and
the growing pnint of The stem. There
Is also a special Seed-leaf located q,
one side Of the young plantand which
lies In cOntact with the food marterial
of the grain.
"Tlle larger part Of the grain is made
up Of starchy food material which is
stored tn ttic-Sgraih while the grain
Is ripening. This foud material is
manufactured in the green leaves and
stems Of the parent plant during the
growing season. 1t is then transferred
to the grain and stored there for the
use Of the young plant during the
germinatton of tile seed and the early
growth of the seeding.
s'rhe amount of food material stored
Within the grain is dependent mainly
upon the health aud vigor of the
green parts of the parent plant, which
serve as the factory in which The food
Is manufactured. Any factor or
factors which serve to injure in any
way the tissue of the leaves or stems
or make demands upon the food ma
terials manufactured within the
leaves and stems cut down the supply
intended for the grain.
"An attack Ut rust, chinch.bug or
any other pest which Injuries in any
way the working parts or the plants,
cut of the supply Of food material from
the grain, and as a result shrunke,,
grain is formed. In 1904 the rust at.
tackled the wheat when the plants
were most actively at work manufac-
turing starch for the grain. The out
put OF starch from the leaves aud sten,
waS not only materially Iesscned, but
what was manufactured above that
needed for growth went 10 furnish
nutrimenL for the growth of the rust
instead Of going to fill out the grains
Of wheat.
"The covering over the plant and
food In the grain serves as u pro-
tective coat for the contained parts
previous to the termination OF the
grain.
''When the grain Is placed under
favorable conditions, i. e., when it
has the right amount Of heat, air and
water, 1t terminates or sprouts. The
sprouting or termination of the grain
IL simply the development Of the
the young plant In the grain which
is just awakening from It's dormant
condition.
.'ln the first stages Of termination
the young plant is entirely dependent
for nutrition upon the food material
which, is stored within tile grain. The
seed leaf OF the young plant which
lies In cOntact with the food material
abSOrbs the food material and fur
nisfles 1t In available rorm to the grow
Ing parts Of tile plant. Not until the
young plant has sent out It's roots il,-
tD the A'il to obtain the soil walters
with their dissolved salts, and tile
leaves have expanded into tile air Ia
obtain the gaseous compounds Of the
atmosphere, Is the plant able tp manu-
faclure it's own f0t,d materials for It's
own growth. Up To this time the
young plant il entirely dependent
upon the food material stored within
the grain for. its nutrition. As the
plant gradually becomes able to care
for itself II gradually uses less aid
less Ut the food materials IN the grain
and finally becomes able to care fol
itself.
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