The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-13

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and under line. the loin and additional
points are considered in the confor-
nation of a prize bull or steer. The
more uniform the type Of the seed
corn. the more even and uniform the
stand Of corn secured with the aver
age planter. 1t has been proven at
several expositions that evenness Of
distribution by the planter in the field
has considerable influence on the size
of the ears produced. and the yield Of
corn per acre. The more even the
the better the ears and the greater the
yield.
How to Care.
Do not pile the freshly selected seed
In a box or bin. Do not leave 1t in
bags or piles on the barn or granary
noor. II no other place il available.
strip of all but a few Of the husks
and use these to tie the ears together
In pairs. and then hang them. II the
weather is dry, over the clothes line
out In the yard for q week or ten days.
Still a better way il to remove all the
husks and place the ears in strings Of
about ten or twelve each, using binder
Irvine to loop the ears together. Hang
these strings of ten or twelve ears in
some protected place that has a good
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open attic, h driveway to the barn.
or even under the ave Of some build
Ing where It il protected, are good
places.
There are three necessary conditions
Tor the safe curing of seed corn which
u be observed. First. select the
seed corn early enough 50 1t will have
ample time to dry thoroughly before
freezing weather. Second, maintain a
temperature Of above freezing until
the seed 10 dry. Third, have SUFFICIENT
circulation of air around each seed ear
so that the moisture will be carried
away as rapidly as evaporated. If
these conditions are maintained, there
is no question but what the corn thus
will have a high terminating
power.
AS soon as the corn 10 fairly dry,
place 1t in the aatic near the chimney,
IN the basement a the furnace, or
IN any place where 1t is dry and the
temperature will not go much, II any,
below freezing. If the seed corr is
thoroughly and carefully dried. it will
not be injured by any ordinary degree
OF cold. 1t Is the freezing Of the
moisture contained in the grain and
cob that bursts the cells Of the germ
and ruins the seed. II the moisture
Is nc present. freezing cannot occur.
would be injured in the same way. IL
1t was not dry before freezing occur.
red. It Is not safe to store the seed
corn In cellars that are without q
heating plant, in oats bins. or in open
sheds. After the cOrn has been care.
tully selected and dried, it must be
we'll stored. Too much care lamont be-
taken in this.
Seed corn is commonly ruined in any
n OF four ways By freezing. the
most common way; by growing. found
when the weather IL excessively
not ana moist after the seed ears are
picked; sourtng or fermenting when
conditions Of storage are similar to
those given for growing: moulding
when stored in q close. warm room or
box before it 10 thoroughly dry. Any
place Of storage that will avoid these
four sources Of spelling will be a safe
place to keep the selected ears.
II possible. keep the seed at an even
temperature through the winter. The
United States department of agricul-
ture In q series Of tests found that
seed corn stored and kept at an even
temperature above freezing gave bet
ter stands. stronger growth, and larg-
er Yields than the Samo kind of seed /
Kept where the temperature varied.
A bushel Of seed cor will plant six
to eight acres Of land. Any other
common farm crop, with the exception
OF flax. clover. or alfalfa. requires APP
a bushel to the acre. Eight
or nine pounds of seed corn is all that
is required per acre. For feeding VAL
ue there 10 no cereal that can begin to
compare with 1t. for In addition to the
grain produced. there IL an almost
equal amount Of %palatable. nourishing, |
forage.
Counting Q corn at IS per bushels |
It requires less than IS cents worth of
g to plant an acre. With wheat, |
oats or barley. It requires anywhere
from 81 cents to and q half dol
lars worth Of seed for the same area,
and the price Of these 10 only regular
market price at that. II seed corn 10
inquired on the same basis Of market
price. the cost of seed would average
less than ten cents.
Taking these facts into consideration
1t ID evidence Of far-sighted business
sagacity o tho North Dakota corn !
grower to select and save his " seed
corn. The crop 10 rapidly becoming a
staple one. Better results are secured
from homegrown seed. Selection Is
easy matter and requires but a lit.
tie time and attention. Above ali.
ICED selection Of corn paws
considered In dollars and cents.
There 10 no fall work that 10 Of
more importance than that Of, pickine
seed corn. It would be better 70 otoD |
some Of the other fall work for 4 M