Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-09

preserved and % per cent higher on
fertile soil Notwithstanding the fact
that both lots Of seed germinatef
equally we'll
seed Corn Gathering should lie
special Task.
Al curn-ripening time drop all
other business and select an abun-
dance of seed corn The process Is
too important 10 be- conducted Incl
dantally while husking When se-
l.,i.ug seed corn give the process
.our entire attention. Get the very
b,st ihat is 90 be- had aud preserve
a. sell aud your Increased Yields
nUl return YOU more profit than any
other work sou can do on your farm
The only proper way TO select seed
corn Is from the stalks standing
where they grew. as soon as ripe ana
before the first hard freeze.
AS soon as the crop ripens, 20
through the lled with seed-pickne
bays and husk the ears from the
stalk. that have produced the most
corn without having any special adj
yautages. such as space, moisture. Or
fertility Avoid the large ears on
stalks standing singly with an un-
usual amount OF space around them.
Preference should be- given the
plants that have produced most heay-
iI, IN competition with a fun stand
OF less productive plants.
I'm an localities the inherent ten
dcucy of the plant to produce heavi-
Is of sound. dry, shelled corn is Of
most Importance
latomaturing plants with ears
which are heavy because OF an eN-
c,ssiye amount Of sap should be- ig-
uored Sapplness greatly increases
the weight and Is likely TO destroy
tie quality IN many sections this
fact Is not sufficiently appreciated.
la the Central and Southern states
an other things being equal short.
thick stalks are preferable Short
stalks are not so easily blown down
aud permit thicker planting. Thick
stalks are not so easily broken down
and in general are more productive
/ than slender ones
The tendency for corn 10 produce
suckers is hereditary other things
being equal seed should be- taken
/ from stalks that have no suckers
Tho same day seed corn Is gather
Cd the husked ears should be- put
/ ib q dry place where there is free
! circulation OF air. and placed In such
| o manner that the ears do not touch
each other Good seed Is often ruin
eu because IL Is thought dry enough
/ when pathered and the precaution
mentioned D. considered unnecessary.
Many farmers believe that their au-
/ umns are so dry that such care Is
uporiluous Seed corn Ia every To-
cclity gathered at ripening time will
/ be- benefited by drying as suggested.
| II left in the husk long after ripen-
/ Ing Il may sprout or mildew during
warm. wet weather or become infest-
I "a with weevils
The vitality OF seed Is often re-
duced by leaving II in q sack or In "A
! pile for even day after gathering.
During warm weather. with some
moisture In the cobs and kernels. the
ears heat or mildew In remarkably
short time
The Department Of Agriculture
/ has bulletin that gives IN detail
the best manner OF treatment for
corn after IL Is gathered. The bulle-
/ tin also describes how seed corn
corn should be stored during the
winter and tests of the termination
Of seed corn The bulletin may be
had free BY those who request Farm
ets BuirTtln, No. as. on seed
Corn" from the Departments Divis-
ion Of Publications. Washington. d.
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