New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-08-06

fair. If | had an acre of such
plants they would not hold as
much cotton as | want -
In this way we went over the
two-acre plat and secured 200
pounds Of seed cotton This was
carefully stored and ginned.
The next year there were three
times as many perfect stalks IN
the field as the previous season.
In three years nearly every plant
was model and we had a three
bale crop.
In making selections never pick
a boil for seed except from plant
that is just what you want your
crop to be next year You can
not buy such seed. Raise it.
Select your seed early for next
years crop.
Ginning and Cleaning Seed
Cotton.
Store vour selected seed in a
dry place and wait until the
steam gins are nearly through +;
then carefully clean the u n; put
down a sheet to catch the seed,
and run your selected lot through.
Store in a dry pace till it IS time
for planting,
Before planting, run this seed
through a tanning mill, blowing
out any seeds that may be light
and screening out any that are too
small. Follow this method just
as closely as possible A peel" OF
such screened seed will produce
more strong plants than busheI
Of the seed commonly planted.
Improvement of Corn by Seed Sc.
lection.
Corn is one of the easiest plants
to modify with which the farmer
has to deal, and there is no plant
that will respond more quickly te
intelligent efforts at Improvement
Corn is also very susceptible tt
the effect of change of climatic
or soil conditions; hence, it Il
very difficult to predict that the
best variety at one plact vii
prove to be the best in another
locality. Owing to these facts We
lare liable to many disappoint
ments in purchasing new varieties
of corn, and this emphasizes the
Importance of at least one farmer
lin each seommunity making it
business to select his seed corr
with a view to obtaining the bes
variety for his section In fact
this Improvement Of corn by Sc
Election is so simple that there Il
|no reason why each farmer shoult
NOT give it his attention. Unles
tHissis done, seed will soon de
lteriorate and it will be necessar,
Ito purchase improved seed corr
lif it is desired to obtain the bes
results. Farmers Bulletin No
t229, entitled "The Production o
l Good Seed Corn" is a treatls'
on the selection and care of seet
corn which should be in tn
hands of every farmer.
Field Selection Of Seed Corn.
The following is a brief outlin
Of Just how to. select seed corn
The corn it is~desired to lmprov
should be planted on a speclallt.
prepared plat and well cultivated
When the plants have silked, e
through the field and remove al
plants that have not started a.
lear. After this and before har
vesting, go through the plat care
fully and select the hest stalks
marking them so they can b
readily distinguished, .
An ideal stalk is one withou
suckers. thick at base, with wei
!. developed roots. as shown by II
vigorous growth, and bearing
good ear. or ears about 4 fee
u from the ground. The stalk whe
mature should be between 8 an
\ 10 feet high.
If it is desired to produce a
early variety, only those stalk
that mature first should be MARI
j ed. - = 80 - 80
Select stalks that are free frol
smut or disease and are not !
} the immediate neighborhood 9
) other diseased stalks. The stal
should have two good ears upo
5 shanks 4 or 5 inches long, an
:. these cars should show a decide
4 tendency to turn down
r Gathering and Storing the See
49,. Ears =.
As soon as the corn is suificlen
! Ilv dry it should be CAREFUL
t gathered and housed. In gathe.
t ing for seed. gather only from tn
a1selected stalks that have two ear
g If there are two good ears on
, stalk, take both If one is poo
5 select only the good one, Gatht
for seed only those ears that hay
the end well covered with a cfos
$ { ttine shuck. as this is a Yer
: effective protection against tn
i. weevil- Except as stated, M
/, much can be done in selecting II
e ear at this time. Store the eal
, lin a cool dry, well-ventllate
: place and not in too great bull
Il so there will be no danger of heA
ing. Seed corn should Glso b
kept from freezing
: When the opportunity presen
4 itself during the winter, this see
: corn should be carefully shucke
4 and the best ears selected
. The Ideal Ear. .