St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-03
DO 1T NOW.

Are you thinking of your corn croI
for 1912? If-@not, get busy! The
ground should be prepared, seed
should be selected, and termination
tests made.
Unless some of the work is done
during the long winter evenings OF
this season it never will be accom-.
| plished, as the spring rush will soon
begin. The Importance Of seed Sc.
lection is such that it warrants the
attention of some interested party
on the farm
Possibly this will be of some help:
A strong healthy plant is one that
generally yields the most corn. De-
fective kernals will not produce those
plants; therefore, eliminate them
The termination test is our best
means of deciding the vitality of seed
and the single ear test should be
made.
Lay the corn on the table or some
boards provided for that purpose and
number the ears. Remove not less
than four kernals from each ear by
first taking one about two inches
from the butt; then turn the ear one
fourth around. and remove another
kernal about two inches higher;
again turn the ear another one
fourth and remove a third kernal
the same as before, and finally turn
the ear another one-fourth turn and
take out the fourth kernal about
two inches from the tip. If six kerr
mails are desired turn the ear one-half
back, taking out kernal about one
third of the distance from tip to butt
and then turn the ear one-half
around again so as to get the sixth
kernal from the other side of the
ear and one-third of the distance
from the but to the tip. If the ear
is inspected it will be seen that no
two kernals are removed from the
same row nor from the same part
of the ear. Place the kernals by
the ear from which they were taken
so they will have the same number.
Make q box out of one-half inch
OF one-quarter inch material about
two inches deep and as long and wide
as needed. It will be better to make
several boxes instead of one very
large one. Secure piece of canton
flannel the size of the box and mark
it into squares one and one-half
inches each way. Fill the box with
moist sand and lay the flannel over
it with the marked side up and then
put the kernals from each ear in a
square, but start at the upper left
hand corner, numbering that square.
the same as the first ear. When
the first row is filled drop to the sec
ond, and so on until the box is filed,
but number the last kernals so as
to not get the. corn mixed. Each
square may be numbered, but if the
manner in which the corn was plac
ed is remembered it will be neces-
nary only to note the first and last.
Set the box where the temperature
will be about the same as living
room. Remove kernals from box as
fast as termination takes place, sort
ing the ears into four divisions after
the test is complete. The first di-
vision will contain those ears where
all kernals grew, the second where
five grew, the third where four grew,
the third where four were good, and
the fourth will contain the re-
mainder.
Shell off and discard tip and butt
kernals of each ear until the remain
ing ones are uniform in shape, depth,
width, thickness and indentatiOn. II
any irregular kernals are among
those left on the cob take them out.
This will leave the seed SO the corn
planter will drop grains regularly
A. r. Kidder, Professor of Agrono-
my, Louisiana State University
Sedentary habits, lack OF outdoor
e. ercise. insufficient masticatio1 OF
food, constipation. !. TORPID liver,
worry and anxiety, are the most COM
mon causes of stomach troubles.
Correct your habits and take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will soon be we'll again.
For sale by Ill dealers.