The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-01-06

Vicinity and at Other Points Hear
the Lectures Of the Men Who Have
Studied Out the Proposition.
The Northwestern seed corn spc-
cla passed through Norfolk ycster'
day afternoon making stop between
$3.50 and I mt the city depot, during |
which time large number Of farm.
crs listened to u brief lecture, brist- !
ling with useful Information, about |
the selection and care Of seed corn |
that would enable them to increase |
the yield of their acres.
The train was composed of two |
auditorium cars, fitted up for the |
lecture and demonstration of seed
corn selection. Each car was sup
piled with charts and corn to Illus
trate the points emphasized and each
was filled with farmers anxious to
hear all that was said There were
also on the train two private coaches
for the accommodation of the rail
road officials and the university lee,
turcrs. The special left Lincoln Mon
day and will run over the Northwest.
orn line for few days trip, going
as far north as Bonestoel, S. D., and
as far west IA O'Neill, reaching Has
tings and Superior in the southern
part OF the state before concluding
the trip. Great interest has been man
A.. f.,,, oil nln
line, and tho farmers in this vicinity
were no exception.
The train is in charge of General
Superintendent Hughes, Traffic Man.
ager Benjamin, Train Master Roach of
the Northwestern and tho following
university lecturers: Professors Lyon,
Avery, Bruner, Hacker ID. p. Ash
burn of the farmers institute STAFF,
Alvin Keyser C. w. Pugsley and E.
II. Clark.
Chancellor Andrews of the univor-
slty was on the train Monday and
gave the talk on seed selection at Ere
mont The Lincoln and Omaha dailies
also had representatives on the train.
The following Is synopsis of the
instruction given the farmers for their
guidance in selection of seed corn:
The average yield of corn per acre
in Vermont is forty bushels. The av-
erage yield per acre in Nebraska is
thirty bushels. One would think from
these figures that Vermont is in the
corn belt and Nebraska just outside,
What Is means Is that the difficulty
in raising corn in Vermont has result
ed in the better methods of culture.
If the same care were given the crop
in Nebraska, the present yield would
be doubled.
A yield of thirty bushels of corn
per acre in most years just about pays
for the cost of raising 1t and for the
use of the land Thirty.five bushels
give profit and forty bushels doubles
that profit. Careful selection of seed
and good tillage will multiply the
profits several times.
How does the selection of seed in
crease the yield? BY increasing the
amount of corn on the ear. There
are a number of points to he consid.
cred in selecting ears of superior eX.
cellence. A cylindrical ear carries
more corn and more uniform kernels
than tapering ear, A tapering ear
may be due to kernels growing small
er towards the tip, or the dropping
out of rows, which makes irregular
of corn.
1t may thus be seen that a taperng
ear by dropping out rows or shorten
ing kernels may decrease the corn OF
the ear by five to ten per cent. \
rough ear with deep kernels produces
the greatest yield of corn II is ob
vious that a deep kernel is desirable
as il produces from twenty to thirty
per cent more corn on the same col
than will a shallow kernel \ rOugl
kernel is desirable because it is 1
deep kernel, On the other hand ;
smooth kernel is usually shallow.
A deep rough kernel goes with lat
maturity and cannot be used in re
giou having short growing season
There is therefore a limit to the dept
of the kernel that can be grown i
this region but since We want III
corn in our main crop to occupy tn
full growing season in order to Civ
the largest yield, we want to grow a
deep grain as it is possible to m,
ture. On the other hand shallo'
smooth kernel may require the el
tire growing season for its develol
ment without giving large yield.
The tip of the ear should be we
filled out with kernels. A taperin
tip with shallow kernels is sign {
degeneration. Such corn is in the pr
cess of running out" The per ceT
of corn on the ear is also decreased,
A we'll filled out butt with dee