The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-11-30

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likcwhe those that grow near the
as0una gItore me sred NJ well
ventilated rvom and you may depend
upon n that tho germ Will ba very
strong ~ planting time the following
year. II h by no means lhadyisabie 20
put In an extra supply Of corn by &c.
lecting the very beat nj hunsking
time. This gives one an excellent
opportunity TO pick out the desirable
cars and In case unfayorablu soil
conditions should rot the FIRST plant.
Ing, you can fall back on this seed
with the assurance that II will help
YOU out OF what otherwise would be
n tough place. The best seed In the
state IA planted the nrst time and
II you arc obliged to look to the
other fellow for your second supply
you may depend upon II that Il 10
at least second IL not third grade.
Land Is getting 80 high in this part
OF the country that IL is no longer
profitable to take any chances and II
is therefore urged that everyone &c.
lect out before freezing weather
enough corn to plant twice next
years acreage"
mo matter how carefully corn Is
kept II is advisable to test II. and
this should be done while 1t Is still
In the ear. BY taking four or FIVE
kernels out OF each ear and testing
them the outcome OF the test win
enable you to tell whether the re.
naming thousand kernels on that
ear are good or bad. IL tho kernels
in the test are weak have no hesita-
ton about discarding that ear. be-
cause unfayorable weather conditions
will in all probability rot the germ
in all weak kernels. On the other
hand, seed is given thorough
test II Ii surprising how much grief
| 1t will stand. Some even go so far
as to say that good kernel Of corn
cannot be rotted after the first OF
May In Iowa IL It is not planted moro
than two inches deep and II the soil
does not contain any free water.
Whether this be true or not It Is
certainly profitable practice to test
every ear of corn that Is planted. In
stances could DO cited 10 show where
men have made as high as 10000
per day In the month OF March test.
ing their seed corn. In view OF this
you need have no hesitation In hold.
ing out against the fellow who pooh
poohs the idea OF spending all his
time ON seed corn. The fact OF the
matter Is, the varieties Of corn we
are growing today are NO much deep
or In the kernel than were the yari-
cites grown here ten years ago that
the corn is necessarily little more
sappy when freezing weather begins
in the fall, hence the Importance OF
taking good care Of II and testing
| II before II Ia planted. Absolutely
Idry corn will not freeze, but not In
more than one case out OF ten Is
corn thoroughly dried before freezing
weather. IL is important TO grade
corn before planting IT, Something
can DO done by dlscarding all tip
and butt Kernels because these are
uneven In size and lack uniformity In
shape. There need be but little fear
that ev entuaIIy the ends OF the ears
will be bare as result OF this prac-
tee, because some OF our best cover
cd corns have been handled In this
way for years. Even after the irreg-
uIar kernels have been discarded
there is some advantage In running
the seed through the grader, because
rhen you are fitting II In the best
possible way for running 1t evenly
through the planter plate. IL you
take the pains to test your seed ana
also TO grade II, II will pay TO go
one step further and spend a little
time on your planter. Run out the
check wire on a highway or on al
lane and sort your plates until you
find the SGT that come nearest drop
ping the required number OF kerr
nels. BY the use OF a file you can
adjust the holes 80 that you finally
obtain a uniform drop. II one sue.
ceedsr In getting three kernels TO the
hin 50 or 80 times cut OF every hun.
dred ne Is doing exceedingly well"
Exhibitors at the contest were:
Charles Roe, ~ steddom, Floyd
Branson, J. 0 .Gorsuch, A. T. sni-
der, Henry Agg, Grover Cox, Joe
Boyd, II. Richards. y, r. Midesmith,
;. H. Mater, w, {. Boyd, D. Harvey,
!, M. Smith, II. comstock, j. X.
Lindsey, s. Bond, G. Rice, O. w.
France, r. r. Everett, s. II. billiard,
Krlser Bros, G. X. Pickerell, O. l..
Goddard, Byron Parr, VIII Hull J.
N. Wymore, Harry Jones, Elmer
Hanna, James Stewart, Walter Lyle,
j.. Warner, w. Petit, NJ. w. Beach,
slemmons Welc'f r. II. Ferguson,
w. II. crozler, w. J. without, Fred
Bennett, Homer Dye, George We'll,
and 8. J. steddom.
In addition TO The regular prize
winners Byron Parr was awarded
prize for the best car outside the