The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-02-09

dsseiopmebt u tbe soanx plant fH IRE seee
sbieh r. tuse swskenlsx from its dernsst
eosdftloB.
10 The srst stages ~ sermfnstton sbe
,ouns pant fs entirely depsndent fos
natrition upon Tire food material vhseb =
.sorsd wilbin the seed Ma snsli fne
younx plant has sent out les roots into IN
soli - obtsin waters With tksfr dtscived
,Aits. and the leaves have ~xpsnded into
tbs cir 70 obtain Ms gaseous cosapoansis. o.
me stDospbsre. b tiss pi.ns sbie 70 nzsa-
fscture he own food materials for iss owa
growth Up 70 this time ttse young plan.
. entirely dependant upon The food mater
ii stored within sbs grain for is natrition.
~ the plant gradually becomes ablc % esrs
for Itself it gradually uses Iess Of tbs fooa
materials In the grain aud an4iiy b.scomsz
abs 10 care for Itself.
As the plant depends 10 entirely Tor IL
early natritIun upon tbe fuod rnaterfas.
stored witi.tn ta.e sera. it - apparent th4
she amount of food material 10 ea<A sesi b
u great Importance This lsrgri this
amount. the better fed and stronger the seed
,lng Is likely 20 bs and tine better able il
sili bc To tide over any adverse climatic u
.oli conditions during or following gsrmi
| aation. As the larger part II most leeds Il
reserve fooa material. lt y plain thai tl<
comparative weights Of the seeds rNpru~sni
approximately the comparative amounts oI
food materials q fhe disposal Of Ihs yvaas
plant Ia organization.
An experiment Vas ccndacssd 10 th-
greenhouse 20 determin the visor Of growth
of plant. from shrunken whs.t compared
uith plump wheat one hundred yrsina
were taken for each trial. samples wers
taken from wheat testing frou - 10 50 lns,
per bnshsl. The wheat was all ofone vsriet,
and ali grown - this south dakota Agricas.
turai Ioliege Ia IJes. Iis sermsnatsou
varied from % per cent for Tire ~ Id. wheat
70 ~ par csns for the - ID. wheat As = mc.-
sure VI vlsor of growtb. measurements vers
taken VI this height and d,amster " shsos.
Ten plants were ns.asurei Tor each iut AND
the average taken. IL height the aiIsreaes
oetscen ~ it.. wheat ana s. 10. whest Il
days after sowiag. was one iarh. This dl.-
meter VI shoot varlea from - mliiimelsr for
The ~ 10. wheat 10 LII mIli.lne,.rs lor li~ =
pound wheat. Many tests Of wheat bel suss.
- pouna and 80 pound were made ana =
gradual iscrrass IN ylgor sAs shown ~ t1r
seis lat of Ia. gram lnervzsesl.
iesting se-os for gsfnlnation. The mr.
cent VI aefmiastloa vi any .s~a can bs !.
easily deteTlaiissa by tests that therx II q.
excuse fur any one sowing sssd whica viii
moi grow. 1he Ssrminstion. though By NO
means the only test thai shoaid 10 made. -.
nevertheless. . very Important ans. in
making the ,es.. eoani oui ,~o io.s u -
ssea.. each. from zach sample 70 t,e tested
that has Desn plsesa on = p..ts. sos.f
With another moist etoth. and covcr sase
shois vita ano.Aer piats- Do The same sill
,hs other ssmnie of Ivs seed riacs tlsSm
boih IN \ nloaerstsly warm ioon aud leave
for two or three days. kxsmine occasion
ally. and II the cloehes become dry aalsteH
the upper on.. As suon - the seeds begln
IA sproat remQse tnosr sproatrd .sen aAS
ana connS Alter aIola saA 10 lea aa5s. tase
sun OF these lenioscu siir4sye ans per cent
vi s.eds that AL sesnainate and tls Iuns-
D~r i.Iaa.isilk wnl giss thv per esnt "a
liiose that sitnef viii not gella.lIate ~ ara
siow about seraainsting. ksp.a.ty saa
uniformity OF rerminstioa are impori.nt.
Germinstivn test for seed corn. Bsfore
siseiiiIs tle cora fiom tie ear Icfsoye
grains from - or tvu ears aud tsst ~ directed
above. Al 1, - than y. heiasis oa. vi every
ivu gerniuate. test tAe ears seDarAt@iy a.
fo.io~s. sila discard the poorsss: Aameer
the eArs. issmoye six k.insls from atner-
, NJ placcs ~ cA.h ear aau place tsem an
DunOered rows la sla,los uoxss oi naulst
sana, aFrsnAIny lhen ~ that tle keruel>
troIu csr NO. Ato Al row NJ. .. stc. Ioses
with asmp ciotL and p.acc ia . eartn f.s,l.
wIere tA~ tsna psrstarN sOss NO. sala ~ ~.
~ ocs srees b. NJ tur.a.sI asAea.tsv.. wsh ~
acsueu tot nse " siA usss sas - t..S e.es..
seccnass ssJ. u .s4s s.sSes.s ssss..A.e
~it. rst... la sse Va s.A a.. - l....s
spiosies. eotI. ht.o.. "a. nes.u> .o.s
saisl snow . pesiees ges sa..n2.soa sua a-s
on.y tho cars Deari.ss ti.s-e namuvrs tor
seeu. Discar1 tLe 0. r..naAsnillg e4rs.
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