New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-09-17
NATIVE BRED CORN.

ana tfofoug'ijy accllmated seed
corn, now thdt Louisiana has be
come corn state, is generally
recognized, and VIII receive the
.attentloH "l IN" Agricultural =
tension bureau. m charge IT \.
/. hoy. It IS claimed that one ot
tile reasons why Louisiana 5
average yield OF corn per acre has
never yet com" up lo that Of the
country rs Il whole is found IN the
lack II property bred seed corn.
Among the plans that arc beng
worked out tnr ahc Improvement
Of seed corn IN this State is the
proposition t. have this work IN
dertakcn on the STAY convict
farm. II IS difficult, it IS claimed,
t. do tbs seed breeding work on
any extensive scale on the
grounds OF the eNperlmant station
fpr the reason that these farms
are relatively very small. the land
IS now used IN a series OF expert
mentS, covering several years. The
nature Of the work involved III
the production OF hlgh-brcd seed
Is more OF "A practical than of an
eXPerimetltat sort, Ir't Roy,
who IS II & harge Of the agrlclH-
tllral extension work at the State
University. and also the govern
ment demonstration agent III the
boys corn club work, IS very
hopeful OF enllstIng the interest
Of the Board Of Control Of the
State fenltentlary Farms IN the
work ot corn breeding.
In regard to the work, Mr.. Roy
SAID:
The plan is merel Y to have two
or fi'fee ol me most promising va
rie'ies oi corn now found III Lou
islaiia pianted ana pted upon the
penal farms, me work ought to
lhclose at leaSt one large cared
ana one pfoiIllc variety, because
lilefe Is large demand Tor each
Nlhd VI seed
Inc WORK would dlVIde ltseit
INTO Two KINDS. FIRST, there ought
10 De planted IN the general or
fleid large acreage,
us NJ Tor seed tho best strains III, ;. OBJ,
I' '"'ll'o,e III LOUISIANA: ih'S ale'o
e"S e: - '',' -, - 'i'c i'' '''ei > Il o'''
,l,. ,haa - = 'el ah. G.'S"eis s lno'e per acre
,rd rd 70 ooo"'' ooad n.y. l'o'" I o"I use VI
!, e:.a.o - 49, ~: ",1 80 "o''i'' , 'no''. o,
IS th;n ana 90. s",h .h W 'nt to,,'a opaiu' ou'
- , "' ;: ~ &C. e.i9 = '"o''' ' 'o 80
as..sa aaa, !, :, '"e VI i'4i' W 'n1 Wy oos1
aonn 80, :, a 10 .Ia 1o,' o.o 70 'o"'e's III see'
'o' - wv '''0 ,''".o'
g a. 'on ,a .o' d D, ,'lo"lu ~ o,lua Pulce ,,a
v,,ar;;,.eo,'t at'n: ,:9 ~ ,1 "ss,'p'' "o
- =. ~ u "'"''on, ae,',, "ou'" 'il''e'
,,o,,.;.o - na aoinl':. o,G .o"' "''n ~
,ol'I ~ aa., :. -. .,',n, '''oo" loli e. '"en
:. - uat ~ 60 '' no
81. IL ~ ao 10y '.I AZ ''' ni' s'o"',
- ~ su - t"o p"f: 'es,,ei
/, IL ~. 'f' ~" "a" 'O"c :. 1'no o., ~
w. = - L. 81 L a. .t " :" "i'e car
,na I h,;p" @ a. 10" .uo ha. ""''''."Se =.
what ho ;s h,,''i;am ~ ~ 'N' ''''
~ VS.
h,lo"'hg Tue corn slluatioh as
. no. l am cohiloent that the penal
F"fil,s 'cgolo read,ly> ulspose OF
iia 'he seeo corn they eould pro,
,ha @ g. ~ v'o g: - 'o.s s''en, ''no'i'
."o I''a1 ~ =. I''' az. 1':'' NV, 1"o' supply re-
aoa1 1u e., 80 1870 's pa" WV" 'ne'i %
la'.,1 es W, ao - nse aou pui i'''o, '"es
,ou o' :. t1 cn a. ' ~ ~ Ivy o'u,i'a'i ,;
'o,a ~ ~ ', " - "'' f,'' ''''''i
oeeoha' there should De at
'aen larm m one or more breeding
'lo's. nese piots shouid De
o9 '"o e"f-,o-foW 'i'e,n-
III. aceorolhs 10 this plah the
.ery oest ears are seiec'ed, ana
he grain from each ear Is pianted
IL row 10 itsell. lhls enables
ne 'o'h ., oe''e' "o ue'ern''he
shlch ears aiaVe Tue hisiiest pro-
,ueiiig power ne secohd year
'io - o1oH,s k'''s are Piaii'eo
'i'i' 'ne oes' ears rom 'he i'sh-
e' ) '''e,r'.S ~, io"S "a ."e year PRIV