Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-29

better auftsc we n@1ie NJ
qugrcrs, the Experiment station
had colected in three different Sc
lions Of the state. Central. South
western ana acknowledgements
samples Of cora These samples
we're collected nom corn which the
owners said wound Be used for
seed In the spring In some cases
the corn was field gathered. 9th
selected at the time Of husk-
ine, some taken from the CRIB,
and ia extreme cases taken from
corn sta IN shocks in The FIELD
these samples OF corn were
brought 90 the Experiment Station
and germsnaied with the following r
suits;
Fieid-gathered seed carefully
stored. 90 per cent germanatioa-
Seed selected at gather
ing. s9.lo per cent termination.
Seed scelected from crib ..S2so
per cent termination.
Seed selected from shock. $40
per cent termination,
The above table may be cone
what misleading. inasmucA as. the
average for the field-gathered corn,
which was carefully storsd. repre-
senss but two germinations, while
that for seed selected at gathering
represents q considering larger mum
Der. as does that selected from
the CRIB. In some cases the CRIB Sc
.cted cora ran as low as IS to q
per cent, While IN Others. where the
cribs had been YEA protected and
where the corn was wen maanred
when harvested. the gevmanatioi
was much higher
These figures show cleATiy thai IN
less due precautsoA is taken. mucl
poor seed corn VIII be painted tha'
spring. As K Is possible FOR on'
man to test enough corn 90 psant p
acres in one days acsnai time,
can easily be seen thar such wosl
wouad De highly profitable darinl
the bad days OF February and March
The value o. such work seccmes a
once apparent when We reaaiz'
that an increase Of 3 20 10 pc
cent is frequently secured IN III
flcd-
The testing Of each ear thai VA
be uscd for seed is moi such a din
cuR task. and msy be accomplishe'
mncA more easily than mighs b
imagined. This Is done by securing
box abort 50 inches square and ; Q
I Inches deep. firing the box fun Q
sand Then drive uaks or lacks
liz iuchea apart all the way aroan'
The edges OF the box and over ihes'
nails stretch a atrinE back AM
forth 40 al to mark The box off 4
? liz inch squares. The squares
are then numbered on IRE edge Q
the box.
The ears q cora to Be tested ar
then laid on the floor. Il no racl
Is a~valAssls. numbered. and ten ker
nels removed from various parts 2
The a These are placed in Il
sand point downward 50 IS 70 ,
ahous II inch below The surface ]
very good method of wandering th
ears Is to Pin bits OF paper to tn
butts OF ne ears THIS can be don
yery easily With ordinary pins. tn
kernels from ear No / are nos nv
in square No j. 81 10. 2
square No. :. etc The box Z
sand containing The corn is The
thoroughly saturated with water :
about blood heat, covered with 81
sacks CT carpes. and placed near p
stove or open fire. where 4
moizsened down daily SO as I
hasten serninasson The tempeF;
tnre should lie kerr = beswee
Is and 30 degrees Il possible
This nsssssod viii in five or 81
days enable enc o detect The pot
ears By their failure TO germinati
and they can be discarded. leaviu
only the good ores ior seed
case your seed seems too poor an
Jos cannot get aesd selected see
near home, xrke se tie Agricultu
Al Experiment Staten * coiunbI
for ths list Of reliable seed cor
breeders 81 the various varieties
columbia Times)
Col. Al u. Harrison. Galway
wcsl-known aucAoneer. had the hol
or Of selling a three-years-old saa
for ". E cheahnan, CT Kansas CT
Tor x2sz5, breaking he world
reeord for s-year-olda Saturday.
The sale q Joe Ccnslaine he.
81 bis farm near Thompson on Tfzu
day was wen attended and the sa'
aggregated appproxinateiy s1450
Stock sold pretty well.
Bogs brought from $3.50
sltoe Per head; sheep. $3.50 to S..
/, apsece; cattle. $3.50 % $40
. nales ssz75o to ss55 a pair; ar
|. ctlsr stock sold proD0rtionately
! well.
Judge Alex Carter paid ss75 for
jack,
Secretary OF the State Board
Agriculture r G Wilson writ
he Ledger that the dates Of u
Audrain County Farmers last
tutex have been changed TO April
2. 3 and 4, instead OF the last rol
In March as at first announced
S. n. Jordon and j. Keney-Wrigl
wM have charge Of the Audrir
work Mr.. Jordon Is too wen he.
TO require an INTERPOLATION II
Wright has made q name sor Isl
sssf Ia Institute work, in the "a
yezr and comes highly recommends
d Glenn Beaver, emigration e
pert OF the Burlington Route. h
addressed a strong appeal TO the "a
mers Or the country 70 build SIX
and By ending waste add ~Fubetanga
" to the profit from their cor
crop. Nr. Deager II recognized q
one Of tie greaiest agricultural al
thorities in the country. and ii
counsel ID snyaraably based on expel
~lience ard n~heervafson corariue