The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-09-13
SELECTING SEED CORN
Matter Of Great importance 10
the Farmer
Field Selection ~ Seed earn = Vie
Keynote 10 Successful Drrn Breed
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Rcply to Jacob II. Nlarsh'rtn. cath.
crime iIhc. Moth 'ar.'in1,
We are delighted ~ tnpv that YOU
are interested IN the breeding or good
seed corn Next ,r the hotter and
more thorough PREPARATION " ~" soil.
the proper selection aud production ~
seed corn II the work mn'i needed IN
the south ~" variety t"gts NJ tho
Experiment, stations show that NJ
twelve uf the leading ,arictios of corn
tested. the difference between the
higcst and lowest Weld pcr aero cn
the same kind Of soil with Identical Ter
tiliIation ard cultivation WAC - In.
We fully believe tina, the a,cr1r" ,i",d
Of corn IN the south can he Increased
more than twcni, i've per cent hy
planting prolific seed instead ~ seed
that has run out Like produces
like"
" will probably 10 hest for YOU 10
buy the hest seed from some rcpu'
learn the best scientific methods to
further improve the seed. The buy.
inr of the best seed from some rcpn,
able breeder In your section will save
YOU several years Of labor and expense
In breeding up the seed. However
You can. by following instructions.
rapidly breed up your own rorn.
First. select stalks that bear the
ears at u moderate height on the
stalks for the reasons that N Ii dim.
cult 10 gather ears too hlch and the
stalk IL art TO he top heaN and easily
blown down Nv Winds.
Second. scl"c, stalks Of medium
tassel
Third. with lnrac cared varieties.
no stnlls ih"' have more than two
ears should /" selected aud an effort
should he mad" 'u s'l".i >rmo stalks
that have i've ears .Aid some that ha,r
one,
Fourth. N" leaves should be- broad
and strong. rrCm twelve to sixteen In
number, and We'll distributed on the
stalk.
FIRM, the stalks should be well
anchored by numerous strong base
roots from one IN two Joints above
the ground To enable Ia withstand
winds. Stalks free from suckers
should he selected M far as possible
sixth, dotassel all weak stalks and
stalks growing only nubbins or no
ears nj all inst before the silks begin
10 show in good number This will
prevent fertilization by inferior stalks
seventh the ear should he cylindri.
cal or nearly 50, u should be- fun
aud strong IN the middle portion and
the circumference should he approxi.
mately threeQnarters of It's length.
The shuck should he heavy aud well
extended over the end Of the ear and
closely gathered about the silk. The
shank thai bears the ear should he
long enough TO permit the ear to droop
NJ maturity.
Eirh,h, from ten To thirty times as
many ears should he selected as will
be necessary to plant next years
crops,
Ninth, II Is hest TO select and nick
the seed corn in the field before the
first frost, The seed ears should be
Placed wher" they will be kent DRY,
and where they will be protected from
damage by weevils, rats etc
Tenth during the winter remove
the shucks from the ears of corn and
select the necessary pumlor NJ tho
best ears to plant in the spring. The
rows OF Kernels should he slraieh'
and not less than sixteen nor more
than twenty-five In number The ear
should he from eight 10 ten and u hal
| inches long The HC'rr of grain
should be true 10 variety White corn
should have white 'obs and yellow
C'rn red cohs The zip should not he
too tapcrIng u should be wei covered
with straight rows of regular kernels
of uniform size and shane. The rows
of kernels should extend in regular
order over the butt end Of the cob.
leaving a depression where the shank
II removed The tips of the kernels
should be full and strong. leaving no
space between them near the cob
The kernels should he about five.
siXteenths OF an inch wide by FIVE.
eighths Of an inch long. and about six
70 the inch in the row.
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