Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
seed corr nay

We have had the best season for ma
turing corn early, that ve have had
for several years. Corn will be ripe
Sept. 10th this year that some seasons
would not get ripe till Sept. 10th or
18th.
Corn that is not ripe Sept. 10th this
year should not be planted in this
state. The first question we should
always ask OF an ear OF seed corn Is,
"Will you produce corn that will fully
mature?" The next is, ''Will you
grow?"
II 10 really more important that we
should gather seed cor n early In sea-
son such as we have had, than more
unfavOrable season. Farmers natur-
ally select the largest ears for seed
I, Generally speaking they are the largest
In the deld because the last to get ripe,
they grew longer. II this Is contin-
ued for series OF year,, the corn grad
ually gets to maturing later.
August 28th this year we had traces
OF frost In some parts of the state
The writer has twice within ten years
seen the corn at Yankion killed by frost
before Sept. 10th.
We should always plant seed corn
that will any ordinary season produce
corn that will be out of the way of fros,
by that time.
The only seed that will do this
10 the ears that are ripe by that time
or before, a season such as We have
just had.
Let US gather all the corr we can
Friday. Sept. 10th aud Saturday, the
18th. this year.
SELECTION
Select the ears that have produced
the most corn thar is ripe. The type
varies with different varieties, but gen.
orally speaking, these will be found to
be ears varying in length from not to
exceed inches In the north, and In
the higher attitudes, to 8 inches In the
south, and carrying their size we'll to
the tip OF the ear. As rule the point.
ed ears have very shallow kernels near
the tip. Get ears with the tips and
butts a. well covered as you can.
Select ears from good strong stalks,
and that grow about the heighth from
the ground that you prefer The ears
that drop over are to be preferred to
those that stick up straight.
CARE OF THE SEED CORN
Don't pick more than you can hang
up. Care 1t must have. The best
way We have seen TO care for it il
TO stretch some wires ia the top of the
crib, or q machine shed, any place
where there is plenty OF dry air and a
good roof. These must be stretched
right. Then take piece of strong
twine (binder Irvine is good) about r
feet long and tie the ends together.
Slip the hands through and straig hten
out like you used to hold yarn to be
wound.
Holding the Irvine bring the hands
near together and let the boy lay an
ear OF corn In the two pieces of string
Catch this between your feet, slip one
hand through the string held In the
other hand. crossing the Irvine, Law in
another ear cross again til. string is
full. Then pull the string In one hand
through that 10 the other, and hang
on the tight wire by use of wire hook
which you can bend.
Before hard freezing weather, put
this corn In the attic, or some place
where 1t won't freeze. II you hayn't
: place that won't freeze, have a dry
place whore the temperate. will be
steady. Dont hang over grain in q
bin, nor over stock, nor where there il
much molsture. One good ear will
plant . row IS r ds long. Save the
Seed Corn. So
I FARMERS INSTITUTE.