Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-27

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| Almost without exception, one.
fourth to three.fourths of the seed
brought in for exhibition show plain
ly that the germs are dead or in very
weak condition. These samples
probably represent quite truly the
seed which the owners intend to plant
this spring. If the seed is only one.
fourth to three-fourths strong. will il
not be profitable to test each ear and
discard the bad and weak ones?
The late frosts and rains in many
parts of the state last fall prolonged
the growing period and kept the corn
from drying out. When the hard Octo-
Der and November freezes came there
was still large amount of moisture
in the corn. The grems of the corn
which froze with this moisture in
them were killed or weakened, conse-
Quenty large portion Of the seed
saved as the corn was husked for
cribbing was already killed.
The condition is especially bad in
Northern Iowa, but is very unsatis.
factory in other parts Of the state and
in other states in the corn belt.
Now, not next May and June when
the corn is being replanted is the time
to think about this.
Now during March while we have
the time is the time to test our seed
corn.
Farmers are most strongly urged to
test six kernels from every ear which
they intend to plant next spring
This will take about three days for
the average farmer. 1t will cost him
nothing. He cannot hurt his corn by
testing it. 1t will bring him stand
of corn"
| One ear will plant three hundred
hills A bad ear thrown out and re-
placed by good one will prevent
there being three hundred missing
hills in the field next summer.
If asl must be bought it should be
purchased in the ear as near home as
possible. If it has not been tested
before being sold the purchaser will
do well TO test each ear and discard
all showing weak or bad termination.
No one can afford to be careless about
the seed he plants.
| The seed this year is very bad, but
if every farmer will test six kernels
from each ear of his seed, he has it
within his power to plant seed which
will grow strong.
Iowa Experiment. Station Bulletin
No. n explains in simple way how
seed corn may be tested and prepared
for the planter A card asking for it
addressed to the Director of the Ex-
pertinent Station, Station A, Ames,
Iowa, will bring this bulletin
| The story of the famous Browns
vile affair which has agitated the
country for some time has at last
been divulg.d by member of Co. 3,
25th Infantry. He says that the out
rage on the citizens was not premedi-
tated, but was the result of an alleged
| injury done one of the soldiers by a
white man in Brownsville about a
half hour before the raid was made
A negro was struck by white
man in a resort at Brownsville. and
the negro, returning to the barracks.
seized his rifle and announced that he
was going to kill the white man.
Several of the negroes volunteered to
go along and to wipe out old sores
against the citizens on account of in
juries alleged to have teen suffered
by them. The negroes made the as
sault upon the town, returned to the
barracks and many soldiers assisted in
hurriedly cleaning their guns before
the inspection which soon followed.
1t is said that the sold iers of only one
company did the shooting. although
the whole battalion knew that SOL
diers had done the shooting
Reports come from authoritative sourc-
es that Japan and Russia are paving the