The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-11-13

diately after coming from the neld
and could therefore withstand freezing
and thawing without injury. The aver
age termination Of seed corn through.
out the state for l0O0-1O as shown by
these samples is $50 per cent. The
average stand secured from this corn
was sos per cent.
Seed corn dried With artificial heat
In well ventilated rooms during the
first two or three weeks after picking
gives the highest termination. an av-
erage Of OILS per cent for the two
years. Next to this is corn cured In
furnace rooms with open windows
where the heat was applied immediate
ly after bringing the corn from the
field. Well ventilated rooms and gar
rets with more than one window gave
examinations Of SG.5 per cent and S4.5
per cent respectively. Corn cured I'M
der porches protected from rains gave
20 per cent: corn in barns. tool houses.
ETC.. GO per cent.
The granary has proved snare aud
delusion to many farmer who thinks
this is good place for drying seed
corn The moisture from the grain in
granaries. like the moisture from amt
mails In barns. enters the cells Of the
corn. and the freezing weather which
follows destroys its vitality. Wind
mills and the outside of buildings and
corncribs proved the poorest places ia
cure seed corn.
In this study Of seed curing much
corn was found which was destroyed
by lying In piles or standing in sacks
for a short time after husking. The
only safe way Of curing seed corn Is
therefore to place the corn Immediately
after picking In a well ventilated room
and apply artificial heat for from one
to three weeks.
The grading Of the seed. the calibra.
ton of the planter and the weather
and soil at planting time are, of course
other factors which have their infIn
ence. The greatest variation. Il diff
ference Of IL per cent. Is found In the
case Of corn stored in granaries. The
average termination Of all kinds Of
corn for 19O0-1O is $50 per cent. and
the average stand Is 500 per cent. a
very close parnl;el.
The methods for securing good seed
corn and obtaining good stand are
briefly. using a high yielding variety
sufficiently early to mature in the 10
| cality where grown: selecting only
| well ripened. perfect ears from vigor
Gus stalks before the entire field Il
ripe: storing each ear separately: dry
| ing with artificial heat in a well ven
tilated room Immediately after pick
ing; testing each ear for termination
| grading the seed .ld celebrating the
planter to suit each grade Of corn
growing seed corn from we'll selected
seed in seed plots where barren stalks
may be removed.
The spacing Of rows and hills of corr
and the number Of kernels per hill
vary with latitude and soil fertility and
the variety. The richer the soil the
closer can the corn be planted.
Special emphasis has been placed
upon narrowing corn several time.
soon after planting and In cnitivatinl
corn with single horse cnltivators
when the corn Is tasseling and set
ting ears. Care has been exercised nj
this cultivation to run the cultivator.
shallow to avoid cutting the root.
which at this time come very close II
j the surface Shallow. level cultiva
ton practiced at number OF place.
particularly after showers during til.
drought OF midsummer formed dus
mulches and conserved the soil mois
ture for the use OF the corn.
Inquiries at farmers meetings show
! ed that only 20 per cent of the farmer.
in the state owned tanning mills TIL,
losses from weed seeds annually intro
duced on a farm through uncleanet
grain would amount to more than til,
cost Of a tanning mill.
A sufficient supply of grains for sect
purposes should be carefully cleaned
soon after thrashing and stored il
small bins. where danger of heating |.
removed Too often the seed Is pre-
pared Immediately before seeding time
tnken from the bottom Of large bins
where heating and bin burning hav,
lowered the vitality. and sown withou
cleaning.
"Pin OATS" the small kernels of oats
multiply much more rapidly than tn,
larger kernels. Where the small ker
nels are not removed from the sex
by sleeves and wind the size Of kerne
/ thus rapidly diminishes. Grains thu
run OUT by lack Of care and clean
Ing of the seed rather than from TIN
causes to which this condition is com
monty attributed.
/ At all Of the farms the method o
treating seed grains with formaIdehyd
for the eradication of smut was dem
onstrated by actual application +
grain ut the meeting and to seed grail
used during the season. The solution
used consisted Of one pint Of 4G pc
cent formardeliyde mixed with thirty
six gallons Of water The solution wa
placed In barrel or tank. and tn
grains placed In gtlnny sacks were sui
merged in this for ten minutes. Afte
being removed and allowed to drai
for ten minutes the grain was places
in a heap on a barn door and covere
with wet blankets The formaldehytl
gas being held In the pile by the We
blankets makes the treatment NOR
effective After two hours the graf
over ut intervals until dry.
Growing tests at various places wit
:. seed furnished by the station contain