Connecticut western news., 1909-01-28
SEED SELECTION
Much Depends on the Care Given ThAo'
 Important Matter.

Much Depends on the Care Given ThGns
 Important Matter.
 The time for selecting seed corn hm before the harvest. If one wishes tC have his own corn ripen earlier knr should go through the field and mark those that are the first to ripen. If hcv wants a more prolific corn let him mark those stalks which have two OF more perfect ears and those that pro duce the longest ears we'll filled to fhe- end. Save these at husking time and later on go over them again 10 choose the most perfect ears, those that have large kernels and small cobs, as such cure most quickly without holding and produce the most grain to n bushel Of ears. Put the best of these where tbey- will dry perfectly and be safe froma dampness and from rats and mice If one cannot get enough such ears to- plant all he desires to grow let him plant the best of these in a field apart from the rest and the next year select seed fin the same way from that ffead- II plots will show such improvement over- the others in one or two years as to. make larger proportion of stalks that. yield two ears or more, and from the ears that are large and ripen early he will largely increase his percentage of perfect seed ears. This is as true of seed corn as of field corn.
 Seed potatoes should be selected Rt- the time of digging, taking them from those hills most productive of mer- chantable potatoes and selecting those that are perfect fin shape and true ton the type of the variety. They need not be the largest in the hill. Most expe- rienced growers prefer medium sized tubers for seed rather than the very large, but they should be we'll ripeued- All roots for seed stock should be kept in dry and. cool place, better if near ly down to the freezing point, untfn nearly time for planting out
 Such crops as beans and peas are often saved for seed by planting r0wrg for that purpose, from which none ans taken for family use or market, and this Is much better than saving such, as may Q left after the main crop has been picked. which soon causes them to run out, but if from these speciar paintings only those that ripened eMr'- Hest were taken earlier maturity might be expected. while if the longer antE better filled pods were taken IauRcr- crop for market would be the result.
 The seeds of squashes, melons and pumpkins arc usually saved from the' best used in the family, but many times the best are sent to market and smaller or inferior ones saved to bes eaten at home.- and in this way, n7- improvement is made fin the future crops. The cucumbers to select BeedE from should be the first perfect ones to set on the vine or as near the hnN ns may be.
 Such roots as produce seed only fin the second year, as beets. turnips. cab bages, onions, celery, lettuce, etc. should be selected as perfect speci- mems as can be found and kept as dI- rected above. Tomatoes also should be selected from the very best and earliest that ripen on the most prolific vines. The same general rules wfIE apply to almost all crops, saving tbcs best for seed, and if not enough of ff is obtained for planting or sowing put that separately where 1t can furnish more seed another year.