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

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nearly as large as the butt. :
= I. Straight rows-with mar =
row burrows. :
= S. Rows carried we'll over butt =
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. 6. Freedom from crosses. =
= Z. Well formed kernels. =
A perfect stand of corn with a .
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10 will yield sixty-five bushels to =
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Corr Crop.
Corn is rapidly becoming one Of the
important crops of North Dakota.
Among the incentives tina are bring
ing the corn crop into greater promi-
hence Is the realization of a need of
greater diversity Of crops. 1t is also
recognized that the Introduction of a
greater number of cultivated crops
and the adoption of we'll planned. sys-
temattcally conducted rotations, Is not
only advisable. but essential to con-
tinued or increased prosperity. Then.
too. the production of more livestock
and the building of silos. that the
whole crop may be used to better adj
vantageeac h year has its influence in
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IN giving greater value to the grain
produced.
Increased Acreage.
The total amount of corn planted in
North Dakota in 1909 was 1885, 900
acres. The acreage of corn in 1910
was fourteen per eel greater than
that Of 1909. and the acreage of this
crop in the state in 1911 increased
thtrty-eight per cent over that of 1910.
1t Is a conservative estimate to place
the 1912 acreage not less than fifty
per cent greater than that of two
years ago. A number of factors have
combined to make the 1912 acreage
larger perhaps. than it would have
g IN the natural course Of increase,
and yet the 1912 acreage is not as
large as 1t would have been had it
been possible to procure good, strong,
live seed for this seasons planting.
The corn acreage for 1913 should be
greatly increased over that of 1912.
This increase will be more certain II
the North Dakota farmers supply
themselves with good homegrown
seed for next seasons planting.
Home-G Grown Seed.
Increased corn yields inc increased
production are dependent upon three
important factors. 1. A fertile soil
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ough cultivation that produces and
maintains a shallow layer of we'll pull
verified soil and at the same time re-
moves or covers all the weeds or grass.
3. Properly selected, we'll stored, test
ed seed corn.
When the three factors upon which
good corn crops are dependent are
taken into consideration. the question
Of seed is found to be the important
one. The soil of the state is generally
fertile and the proper preparation of
80 necessary is frequently given to this
crop If for no other reason than to
clean the land from foul weeds. Gil
matte conditions are such that a type
or l of corn be produced es-
pecially suited to these conditions in
order to realize the greatest yield and
largest profit.
North Dakota has depended on the
neighboring states for seed corn. This
corn has been produced under differ
ent conditions. on different soils, and
growing season. Naturally it has not
done we'll when brought under new
conditions and a Shorter growing sea-
son. For this reason we have failed
to realize the greatest possibilities in
the corn crop. Whether corn in this
state shall become an important fac
tor as a farm crop depends upon the
one word-seed. All other factors are
present.
Minnesota has done much to i'm
prove the corn crop of that state.
Through the use of properly selected
and carefully stored seed, yields of
sixty-three bushels of mature corn per
acre have been secured in the north
ern third of the state. From 1900 to
1904. Illinois. through the use Of care
fully selected. homegrown seed corn,
increased the total production Of corr
in the state several million bushels.
The average yield per acre during the
same period was increased more than
four bushels. principally because the
seed corn used was of improved quail
ity. The armer Of Iowa. during the
past ten years. have largely increased
the corr crop Of that state. This, too.
has been accomplished through the
use of properly selected, carefully
stored, tested, homegrown seed corn.
There Is no reason why North Da-
kota farms cannot produce as high
grade and justly celebrated seed corn
as they do wheat, barley, or pats. Not
that the seed cor of North Dakota
should be sent as wide spread as the
seed Of small grains, but that the sup
ply for planting our W fields should
be produced on u own land. The
in getting good live seed from the
neighboring states should convince
everyone Of the necessity of saving a
supply o themselves. Wherever
homegrown. selected seed was planted
the past spring a superior stand and
growth of corn is found.
When to Select.
Corn selected early from the field
and properly stored is reasonably sure
to grow and give a perfect stand when
planted next spring. There is a d.
corn secured, the yield Of corn pro.
duced. and theproft from the crop.
1t costs no more to grow a field Of
corn having a perfect stand than it
does to raise a field with a sixty per
cent stand. The preparation of the
seed bed. the amount Of seed planted.
necessary labor and cultivation given
are equal in either case.
The germ In every viable kernel of
seed corr is a live. very small. tightly
rolled corn plant. The kernel, apart
fro mthe germ. is only a stored food
supply for the use Of the little plant
before it m above the ground.
Freezing this little plant while tightly
rolled within the kernel will kill It.
Everyone knows hat a corr plant is
easily killed and blackened by freez-
ing. 1t is Just as fatal to the corn
plant to De frozen within the kernel
as 1t Is when frozen as a growing |
plant. Seed must be selected before
killing frosts or freezing weather oc-
ours II 1t is to show a high. strong
termination. When SO selected and
properly dried 1t insures seed 81 the
highest quality. Killing frosts or
freezing invariably weaken the Rrow-