The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-02-26
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o.. DEWEY. EDITOR.
owosso, FRIDAY. FEB. 90, 1909

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Beets, Corn and Good Roads.
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rows, 6 kernel to the inch, we'll filled at
the top and butt and should shell SO
per cent. Of good corn, the kernels to be
the same size and shape the entire
length of the ear With the cylindrical
ear. the yield will be from A to
bushels more to the acre. The kernels
will be too broad il there is less then l6
rows TO the ear, and too small if more
than 90 rows to the the ear. For seed
use the moderately rough ear-not the
smooth kernelled ear; use the ear in
which the rows are closes select seed
ears as soon as corn is matured; this
being especially necessary in Michigan:
don't take the ear that stands straight
on the stalk or one high up on the
stalk, but one that drops over in the
natural position and hangs at normal
heighth Do not store seed corn in boxes
or barrels, nor leave them in a wood
house or room above living animals, do
not allow them to be fiat where they
may become moulded on one side; let
10 air get to all sides of the ear. The
tplace to store is in dry attic and
asst method is to run pole across
tic, tie two ears together with
nd have them across the pole
ar allow the ears to become
freeze Use the seed of the
year, never old seed.
o o'clock after the business
was held, Mr.. Davis finished
q. ject by telling an easy method
.esting seed. Get box 1s inches
tde. 80 long and st inches deep,
put tacks around on inside an inch
from the top and run strings across
each way forming 100 squares; fill the
box with clean sand, lay the ears you
want to use on q board. pick out 6
kernels from each and put in the box in
ono Of the squares; sprinkle thoro ughly
80 that the sand is wet through, put a
carpet over the box and keep where the
tenn perature will not fall below 50 de-
grees In 5 days examine the corn and
you will find that from to kernels in
the different squares have sent out
shoots, look them over carefully and
find which ears gave the best results in
Number and strength of shoots from the
kernels and use those ears for seed.
Thus you can get the best corn and in
crease the yield. About ID ears should
be sufficient to plant an acre of land.
CArman N. Smith was asked to talk
on the Importance of Sugar Beets."
Mr.. Smith said he had just returned
from Washington, and had wished to
stay for the wonderful naval parade at
Hampton Roads Almost the entire
fleet of the navy of the greatest nation
on earth was just completing It's world
trip and the congress Of this nation was
appropriating 1870 million dollars for the
expense OF the navy for the next year.
Aud whose money makes it possible?
Tho agricultural products of the
country. last year were WORTH seven bill
lior dollars. If agriculture should stop
nd such naval procession would be held.
The procession of farmers wagons was
not 80 magnificent but vastly more
important, but $50 900 is not spent for
a salute as was done for greeting to
Prosident Roosevelt. Monday. Mr..
Smith said the Owosso Sugar Cos. farm
OF 5000 acres lad troubled him he
Thought more than the farms Of most
of those present. He had raised beets
and the first years result was bad-but
they had not quit and now it was all
essy and highly profitable crop. The
beet crop has proved q good element in
the rotation of crops and it has been
proven that land is far better for having
8 crop of beets properly grown upon it,
rho beet crop is unique 1T suffers less
from climatic conditions, Is never de-
atroycd and like no other crop, the
prico yon are to get for II is known.
Wheat may vary half dollar. oats,
besns. com etc. do vary extremely.
Bsy county farmers have practically
cleared themselves OF debt, many have
and are building new BONES and barns
80 rsie.n = beet crops. Mortgages are
49, a Bsy&&;1satg farms now.
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