Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-10
Dept. Will
Furnish Seed for Corn
In Interests Of Advancing the
Standard Of That Grain.
Town Of Waite Makes First Return
OF Valuation.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday. April IL, at 2.3O p. M.

Amohg other matters which nrp
claiming the attention of the c7nns-
Siohcr of agriculture at present is that
of getting ready 70 send out seed corn
to members of the Maine Seed I'm
proven ent Association and such others
Az make requests for the same the seed
being furnished from some Of the
samples which were exhibited at the
corn show last fall. Certain members
of the association are not satisfied with
the varieties of corn used and desire
change, and it is to furnish the OBJ
portuhity for the desired change that
the corn mentioned above will be sent
out by the department, the work being
in charge of Mr.. Barber.
The corn will be sent out by the de-
partment for the purpose of expert
mental work III breeding. The ears will
De sent to each person who makes a
request, and some of the corn will also
De sent to boys for the purpose of
stimulating an interest on their part
to grow good corn. The corn is to be
planted in breeding plots, planting the
kernels on each ear in one row. At
the end of the season the total corn
produced in each row, which represents
the production from single ear. will
be weighed, and then during the sue
eecdihg year this work will be carried
on. using the highest yielding row as
the basis for Improvement
Each grower of corn in selecting the
seed for his breeding plot should base
his selection on the following points:
l'niformity-All of the ears should
be uniform in size, shape and color.
Trueness to type-All ears should be
true to type and the variety which
they represent.
Shape-Each ear should be cylndri-
cal in shape not too broad at butt and
too tapering at tip).
Color-Color should be true to the
variety and free from mixture.
Market conditien-Ears should be
well matured. firm and sound tloose
kernels, weak cob, indicate immature
ty).
Tips-Tips of ears should not be too
tapering and should be we'll filled with
regular uniform kernels.
Butts-RoWS of kernels should he
(eVen.
Kernel MISUNDERSTANDING should
possess like characteristics and true to
variety type, uniform type, shape and
color.
Kernel shape-Kernels should be so
shaped that their edges touch from tip
to crown.
Length of ear-Length should con-
form to variety.
Space-Rows of kernels should be
close together from tip to crown.
1t should be remembered that this
outline is simply suggestive. Not all
of the corn viii come up to ones ideal:
perhaps none of it will. but with each
selection the grower will get a little
nearer to the standard.
The annual inspection of the I'd Regi-
ment of Infantry. y. G. s. NJ, by an
otflcer of the regular army, which has
been in progress since March 2S by
Lieut.. Barnes of the 9Th Infantry. will
be concluded this week, there being but
four companies which have not under
gone the ceremony. Lieut.. Barnes will
inspect Co. c at Livermorc Falls TODAY.
Go. * at Pennington Tuesday, Co. r
at Rumford Falls Wednesday and 90.
ID at Norway Thursday. The inspcc-
ton is being made to determine wEeth-
er the organized militia of Maine is
uniformed. armed and equipped for
held service. The organizations are in
spected in field uniform including the
full equipment excepting ammunition
and rations but including intrenching
tools for mobile troops. The inspec-
tlon also includes all property avail
able for field service or in use in con-
nection herewith or preparatory there
TO and which is Of the pattern and
quallty issued to the regular army
whether the property belongs to the
United States or not.
Inc first valuation return to be re-
ceiVed by the Board of state Assessors