The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-23


number. Two paintings of this sort
should be made--preferably one on
either end of the plot. In case one
of these tests should be DESTROYED or
otherwise made unreliable, the KEY
to the seasons work will still not have
been lost. In case both tests are
good, the average results should be
used
THE standard seed is selected IN
the same way as that for the sub stand
ards but should be sufficient for
planting In twice as many rows. (Not
less than 1000 good kernels.)
1T Is desirable, for possible future
paintings and particularly for the
standard selection, to have as much
seed from any one plant as Is possi-
bic to obtain hence in prolific corn
more than one ear should be saved
from a single stalk and the total
amount regarded as one ear.
'SSu OSCu SuD-St8nOarUS.
1.-THE breeder should choose his
sub-standard and standard seed 80
that it will represent the unselecte d
foundation seed or such other seed
of the community as he would other
wise have to use
"This seed should be taken from
stalks favored by unusual space. The
occasional isolated stalk in a poor
stand should be the IDEAL
This method of selecting in the
field will prevent the voluntary or
involuntary choosing for high or
low yielders. and at the same time
should give individuals with the maxi
mum number or kernels.
Preparation for Planting.
preparing Seed.-Each ear should
be given a number. The number
should be written on pieces of card
board, or very tough paper, about one
half inch square. A six-penny wire
nail should then be forced through
the label into the butt Of the ear, so
that there will be no danger of the
label becoming separated from the
ear. Where there have been two or
more ears saved from the same stalk,
they should be given the same num-
ber. Gin this case it is wei! to shell
all the seed together and put In a
cloth bag.)
Sufficient seed should then be
taken from each ear TO plant the re-
quired number Of hills in its row. II
should be put in a small paper bag
bearing the ear number. The ker-
nels should all be given individual in
spection to be sure that none are in
any way undesirable.
"Remnants-The remnants Of the
ears that are left, after taking enough
for planting, should be returned to
the storage and carefully preserved.
Preparation Of the Land-The
land should have received all necessary
preparation previous to time of plant
ing, and If the methods of prepar-
ton does not indicate the location of
the rows they should he indicated by
some form of a marker or by a cord
at time Of planting.
"A furrow may be opened for the
reception of the seed, but, in that
case, 1T should not be ore ned long
enough ahead to permit it to dry out
before the seed can be planted. If
1T is allowed to dry out the stand
may be imperfect and will be irreg-
ular in the time of coming up.
Distributing the Bags Of Seed
Before beginning to plant it is well
TO distribute the bags of seeds accor-
ding to their number upon the proper
rows.
Planting.
1.-Two persons should drop the seed
or each row-one always dropping
the standard seed, and the other al
ways dropping the seed to be COM
pared. Only one kernel should be
dropped in the hill by each. Both ker-
nels should be dropped at the same
time and covered by third person.
Hand Planters-There are small
planters on the market that can he
carried and operated with one hand.
and their hoppers are replaced by an
open funnel-shaped tube-easily made
OF tin by anyone-may be used by
the droppers so as eliminate the man
with the hoe.
"These planters will give a moro
uniform depth Of planting than where
hoe is used, and there need be no
danger of a dry hill as they make
their own hole and cover the seed.