The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-08-26

appearance of the SILK The nearer
earlier the maturity Stalks that bear
the -ilk about the .umc time through.
out the Held will be more evenly pol.
liuaicd, ana consequently more per.
oct ears Will bee produced than when
same silks are quito carly or quite
late. Again. wo want a moderately
early corn ns We shorten the period
TO which We are liable to weather
damages 20 the crop
Tho rilo ol the stalk Is important.
We want % STALK OF medium size, grad.
ually tuporiug from base 20 tasscl \
cob. and frequently when ID" y,g".
tatlug organs are excessively develop.
ing the grain, Is dwarlod ON the
other hand. % stalk that Is too smal.
not only Indicate weakness. hut gen.
orally Indicates that the corn dii not
start OF thril'ily iu he early season.
with the large cared varieties no
stalks that have more" than Two cars
should br selected, and uu effort
should hp made tu select some stalks
that have two ears ana some have on"
The best large cared variety OF corn
produce only one ear TO the stalk 10
"a very lprr" per cent ot the total
number Of stalks. Tho larger portion
OF the corn crop OF the cotton belt g.
of the large cared 'Hri"iics II ono
wants n prolific corn IT viii be- h"'t"r
To go 40 once '0 nm established ynri.
city and modify It by selection 10 suit
ones srocial Whims, rather than Ia
undertake hy q long series of years
10 establish q now type o' prolific corn
from one %. the largo-"arcd varieties
II f. important that ia" leaves
should hc broad ana strong, from y
20 10 In number. and well distributed
On tho stalk they manufacture all
the material that goes into the struc'
turo of stalk. leaf and ear, and their
characters win be- transmitted through
tho grain to succeeding generations
4 stalk that Is well anchored hy
numerous strong base roots from one
or two Joints above the ground VIII
withstand storms much better than
stalks without such anchors.
stalks free from suckers or with
slight tendency 10 suckers should be-
selected as far as possible
Isolatcd STALKS should be avoided.
Although they may be perfectly dc
yelopcd when given m abundance ol
spacc. they might act quit" different
~ under comparatively crowded con
ditiOns.
Having determined the kind Of stalk
we wish to establish, the next con
sideratlon II given to the ear. One
can generally have n fairly accurate
idea OF the shape and size of the ear
from the external appearance OF the
shuck. Having selected ears that ap'
%parently have the proper size and
shane, we want "A shuck that appears
10 bo heavy and well extended oveT
the end OF the ear and closely gain.
cred about the silk. This kind OF a
shuck will be tho best possible pro
lection from wecyils, rains, worms
and birds. The softer the variety OF
corn, the more important II II to have
n shuck meeting these requirements
The greatest enemy 10 tho corn IN
the field after II a survived the bud
worms and root worms In the spring
Is the corn woeyil, and a very ap
preciablo loss results from imperfect
protection OF the al by the shuch
e. the field,
The shank that bears tho ear should
be either quite short, 80 as to leave
the ear standing almost perfectly erect