The Butler weekly times., 1913-11-06

because it has had special advan
tages. 1t may have been produced il
a hill with only one stalk and have
had more than Its share of plant food
On the other hand. it may have growr
in hill with two or three stalks ant
made good ear in spite of these con
ditions. Such an ear is better one
for seed, and when planted will be
more likely to produce good ears than
one that has had special advantages
Another method commonly used in
gathering is to have a box on a wagon
bed, into which good seed ears can
he thrown while gathering the corn
The chief objection to this method is
that a man is usually thinking more
of getting the wagon box filled and
the corn in the crib than of selectin,
seed corn, and so many of the best
ears are overlooked.
The object of both methods is to
find the best ears early in the fall.
After the corn is gathered it should
be handled in such manner as to
dry out thoroughly before freezing
weather. This can be easily done by
making racks in which the ears may
be placed and swung up in the gran,
AIRY or barn in dry and wel-venti.
lated place where the mice will not
get to it
Another convenient way of storing
,,1,o
inches, and drive 12.penny casing
nails through it from both sides. three
inches apart each way and stick the
ears on these nails. a board of this
ears. enough to make a bushGl Of
good seed corn, which will plant sey
en- or ci"ht acres. Pore a hole in the |
top of this board and suspend with a |
wire.
If corn is stored in barrels or piln''
up it will not dry out as we'll as Il
stored in racks, and when freezing
comes on it will be injured
# thOrouchly dry, a severe freeze will
not inillrn the vitality of the corn t.
my appreciablr extent.
Uniformity Of Type Important
At fairs and other places where '
.orn is shown for premiums it is Gus
omary to show ten ears together as ,
sample, and consequently in judg,
llS such samples the ten ears must
e considered as a whole instead OF
single ear. S
In selecting samples it is we'll to
rst select 25 or 30 of the best ears
o be found and lay them out on a
'oard side by side. Then 60 over
hem with the characteristics of {
,ood ear in mind and study them +;
carefully. An hour spent in picking
,ut the good and bad points of the
arious ears one after another will
elp very much in deciding which s
ars will make the best exhibit. Final.
Y pick out the most ideal ear in the
ot and use it as a standard in select
lg the other nine. G
Bear in mind that one of the most I
important points about good sam. v
iC VI Win ID "lluI 10 hAoW II DO uui- n
ormity of type. By this is meant !,
hat every ear should look as near
Ike every other ear as possible. They J
hould all have the same shade of a
olOr, the same size. the same shape, C
ne same color of cobs, the same h
haracter of kernels, whether rough
r smooth, wide or narrow, and be
rue to the type of the variety. Each b
ar should measure up to the score C
ard standard for the variety in both =
,ngth and circumference, and should !,
e solid, well matured, free from
grains and all indications of Il
fixture. Keep in mind the idea of il
nates.' as If selecting a show team a
driving horses or a herd Of cattle
r other stock. Show corn is seed
orn, and all OF the ears should be Il
like, SO that the product may be uni. S
,rm. n
For the purpose of determining the
epth and shape of the kernels, the
haracter of the germ and the size CT y
le cob. two kernels may be removed q
'om the same side of the ear, but Il
0 other kernels should be missing. n