Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-02
INCREASE IN THE CORN YIELD
Prof Holden Expects to Add Five Million
Bushels to the Crop
DEALERS DISCUSS GRAIN INVESTIGATION
Many of Opinion 1t VIII Uncover Dis
elimination in Favor of the Line
Observation-Disclosures of
Fruit Crop.
(From a STAN Correspondent

(From a STAN Correspondent
DIES DOINES, July 1.-(Special. PROF. p.
G.. Holden of the State Agricultural col
lege will start out this month to increase
the yield Of corn in Iowa by 100000 bush
els. His efforts will be made under the
college extension department for which the
last legislature appropriated $500 Prof.
Holden was the originator OF the gospel
seed corn train that toured Iowa last win
ter and the winter before, spreading In
formation among the farmers as to the
selection and care OF their seed corn. Last
year there was about 100000 acres Of corn
in Iowa and the average yield was thirty
six bushels. The year before it was thirty
two bushels. This average yield means
but two stalks of corn to the hill. Prof
Holden believes that by proper selection
Of the seed corn so that every grain will
grow, a stand of corn can be secured that
will grow three good stalks to the hill.
which would add one-third to the yield
of the state. Since the lectures of Prof.
Holden and the gospel seed corn trains the
WELD Of corn has steadily increased. Be-
ginning this month, Prof Holden leaves the
agronomy department OF the State Agri-
cultural college and will devote his entire
time to the college extension work, which
means that he is to change from teaching
farmer boys IN the college to teaching the
farmer and his boy direct on the farm.
He believes that g great deal can be added
TO the increase OF the yield of corn next
wear by the dissemination Of information
this year, as to how 10 select seed corn,
and believes that II is only a question OF
time till a perfect stand OF corn Of three
stalks TO the hill with three full-sized ears
will be secured. The acreage Of corn this
| year is 9,433, go acres, and to add the 5000,
/ 600 bushels which he has set for the in
crease next year It will be necessary 10
add only a trlfe over half bushel to the
acre. To make an increase from the
present average OF two stalks to the hill to
a perfect stand OF three stalks to the hill
would mean an increase OF about 100000
! bushels Prof. Holden, therefore. thinks
! that his proposed Increase OF 100000 is a
very conservative figure. To accomplish
this he has planned TO go into every sec
ton Of the state Of Iowa TO reach th'
| farmer with his theory as TO the selection
OF seed corn.
VIII Anect Iowa Grain.
| Grain dealers OF this state are in conflict
as to whether or not Iowa will be affected
| by the investigation OF the grain business
and line elevators and discrimination
called for by the LaFollette resolution
e. D. Hamlin OF this city, who operates
along the Iowa Central, believes that tn,
investigation will effect only the biz
/ terminal elevators, and their dealings will
the railroads. At different times in tn,
last few years It has been discovered Fl
this state that there are secret agreement
as 70 rates and shipments Of grain. Tn
farmers have had offered in the legislator
a number OF times bills intended 70 cor
rect evils which, however, have AWAY
failed 70 pass. A little over a year ss
members OF the Iowa Grain Dealers ssso
citation fell out among themselves as Z
prices Of grain and also as 70 line elevator
which were favored a. compared 70 Ii