The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-09
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tertained and well rep aid for their
time ane trouble In coming. Prof.
Wheeler OF the state agricultural col.
lege spoke on the subject "Seed
wheat what DO Is, what IL should be,
and how to improve IT.. by use OF
charts, the professor gave clear pre-
sentation OF his subject. He said In
part:
Choose your seed wheat from 60
pound gain. or rs near IL Is possible
and from grain grown ON your own
place or rs close to as circumstances
permit, Remember that the heavier
the grain, the more plant food IL con.
tains and the better able will the
plant, In early lrowth, be able TO
wotbstand adverse conditions MS these
charts illustratip & experiments taken
at Brookings sta tion prove" The
speaker here clea rly showed the vital
Importance Of Q rmInation, anb urged
the testing OF al wheat TO be used as
seed, before planting. and gave
simple method for SO doing by means
OF wee cloths a nd two plots, by which
the seed co,ild be mads 10 sprout,
showsng its powers OF termination
saying the experiment would repay
the farmer for the trouble he had
gone To. He drive home the demons
trrted fact that the plumpcr the
grain, the larger the plant and the
heavier the grain. lie said that In
sixty pound wheat the termination
should be 100 per cent aud never less
than 90 per cent.
Turnsiig the subject TO corn Prof.
Wbeclnr told how 10 best corn and as
proof of the Importance OF seed corn
germiration quoted figures TO show
the loss per acre In bushels by the
failr.cr Of given number OF seed to
gro ", which he showed meant heavy
loss To the farmer. He said that
so me ears will noe terminate and that
sed from such should not be planted
which could be avoided by a similar
test as given for wheat AS TO rust.
in wheat or smut on corn the speaker
said 10 was safe To plant seed with
either IN existence. As To rust there
was no danger as " was not carried
from one season 10 another, but was
Of fungus growth and with the germs
present, depend on weather COZ dition
for spreading. As smut in wheat or
or oats where there was the slightest |
doubt OF IL formaldehydc wash as a /
preventive useing one pound 81 the /
poison 10 ~ gallons of water, wetting
all grain thoroughly with one gallon
per bushcl. This should be done with |
the grain spoead nyon the floor and |
~ should be allow 10 remain one cor
two hOnrs, and sOwn as soon after as
possible. AS TO corn smut, 10 could |
not be :reSted this way by any known
seed treatment, and the only way 10
get rid Uf smut In corn was to remove
10 from the field, where 10 spreads
quickly under favorable weather con-
ditions and Will grow wherever the
spores will lodge on pltnt, the
spreading being greatly aided by wet
Spells
Prof Chi.cOtt, who ives next spcrkcr
said" never plant seed not OF good
yedigree," by whibe he meant seed
acclimated and known To have
droduce1 good results. lie crged"
keep the seed you have, and by
continual, careful selection aud good
methods farming, strive Ia improve
IL from year TO year" Never
change seei just for the sake OF
changing, but for something better.
AS to cprn, Prof. Chicott gave ,
figures showing the same vital
importsncc In selection OF seed for
wheat. lie SAID ih.I with proper
attention 10 detOils there was no
reason Why farmers could not raise
loo bushels per ere. His advice was
to select the seed In the field, with an
eye on stplk us well, symmetry.
kernel regular cob small, kernels deep
ind long, four fifths corn and one
fiSth cob and ears 20 sounds 10 the
bushel, wkre the main requisites In
choosing seed corn; with the relations
between corn ami cob being most
important. With the aeed selected
he urged the next step must be test Z
for termination, describing kernels :
from butt and tip Uf the ear. because
being somewhat defnrmcd do not
grow rs strong and frequently dO not
germ mate. Plant three Ia hill aud
take care az the crop rs you all kEuw
how SAID Prof. ChilcUtt. and the :
result will pay for all the trouble YOU
have been. He also advised the
planting VI seed corn by itself In
field dear the house. planting one ear
Df selected corn To the row, and where
river IL taSse!ed out without sllking,
break off that dlant ms lacking the
fcmtlc sex In the plant IL would prove
barren. This prccaution simple one