Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-09-13
SEC. COOPER J. URGES THAT AL
II FARMERS SAVE ITH EIR OWN .#5s
35: $ MAJ II SEED CT RI u. s III

(Better Farming Special Service M
N reply to questions regarding the
adyisability Of saving seed corn this
year because $of the lateness Of the
crop, s Secretary Thomas Cooper Of the
Better Farming Asso citation, urges
that special effort be made this year
because Of this very condition. In a
letter to the Better Farming Associa-
ton Special Service bureau at Grand
Forks, Mr.. Cooper calls attention; to
the fact that even in the corn belt
there is d poor crop. This will, in all
prob bi1ity, mean high priced seed
corn cor next year, and if the fall weather,
is unfayor able, a poor class Of seed, 5$S
\ Corn will not be produced in this
state as it should he until 81 growers
generally select their own seed. This
is not a question of time, Any. farmer;
can afford the necessary time to select
and properly cure his seed corn for.
the succ eeding year. It is matter Of
only a few hours work. Labor used
for this purpose will give as large a
return as if employed in the ordinary
cropping operations. &. M.
IN Good seed corn Is generally admit
ted. to be worth $500 per bushel. Home
grown seed corn Is easily worth more.
Observation throughout the state this
year has shown Enthusiastically the SUI
periority Of home grown seed over
that which may be purchased y. from
other states. Select the seed for next
year from the field before frosts &C.
cur. This should not be delayed until
the corn liz cut, nor until several hard
frosts have occurred. u Field selection
| is easy and relatively cheap.
"a large amount OF. high class seed
can be selected in a day With ordin.
airy corn, about 100 ears will make a
bushel. It is not q difficult task for
anyone to select the amount that the
size at the butt and the tip and with
straight rows that carry the kernels
we'll over the butt and tip and that
is free from crosses with other va
rieties. While the question Of maturi-
ty is an imp rtant one, vet corn can
be selected for seed that lis Il in the
dough stage and by carefully curing
can be carried through until next
spring and will give strong gernina-
Etion n t$.55s III 4. u, 4 @ n Il:
S3 low to Get Good Seed Corn. I:
i There is but one way to get good
seed corn----it must be selected from
the field early, well cured and proper +
III stored. The essential feature ot
curing is to hang or rack up the corn corn
in some well ventilated place, where
the moisture can be carried from the
i ear! The ears should not be piled
kept in sacks, nor should they under
dinary con itions, touch each other
' until they are perfectly dry.
83A fter !. curing II and drying they can BE
stored in any dry place where the, TEN
pesrature' 2. is fairly even. The attic, q
spare {. room, q the furnace room u ii
1.-The the cellar are good places to store
corn cor " IN practically all localities
fields 81 can be found that will mature
sufficiently for seed. Every effort
should be made to obtain as much seed
from IS these as possible. 1T is in this
way va that tl1a North Dakota can become
] corn growing state. Above ali
4 q things, the mere fact that corn Ii
backward y this this year should not dis
(courage our growers in the selection
4 for next year. " a