The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-09-03
SELECT SEED
CORN EARLY.
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Farming agents alone. It is to this
and the large additional amount Sc
lected by farmers independently tnat
the increase of three million bushels
in total production, as estimated by
the Bureau Of Statistics, Department
of Agriculture, may be largely attribut-
ed. When the increased wealth which
this three million bushel increase will
bring into the state Is considered, the,
vital importance Of insuring a produc--
ton at least equal to this for next
year becomes apparent. And this can:
only be done through the selection of
mature corn in the fields this fall
The results Of the Acre Yield Corn.
Contests which have been held in the.
state for the past two years, clearly
demonstrate the necessity of using
North Dakota grown seed II mature.
corn 10 to be produced. In 1912, 70
per cent Of the winners in the contest:
used home grown seed corn; In 1918,
over IS per cent obtained their yields
fro mseed which they had saved. The
yields secured in this contest estab7-
lished new record for the state; 1O6
bushels in the southern section, and,
SO bushels grown within. sixty miles.
of the Canadian line. These yields,
we're obtained under field conditions.
1t is W to the farmers Of the state to-
insure their individual yields for next
year by saving their own seed this
fall, which in turn will maintain the.
production of the state as whole.
D. Select your Seed Corn Early.
Corn, grown from seed which was
carefully selected and cured last fall
is now ready to pick. All seed corn
should be saved before frost.
Select ears from strong, vigorous
stalks.
Do not select seed ears that grow
too close to the ground or too high
on the stalk. Good ears to select
grow about midway of the stalk.
Select only early maturing ears
Maturity is indicated by brown, dry
silks, the husk turning yellow and the.
ear hanging tip downward. Ears that
mature we'll within 100 days insure
against killing by frost next year.
Type Of ear to seelct: Size-Med--
ium, insuring early maturity; about:
seven inches long and weighing from
six to eight ounces is approximately
correct size for North Dakota condi-
tons. Shape: Tip end should be-.
nearly as large in circumference as
butt. Rows: straight, regular. Fill.
ing: Cob should be completely filed
over butt and tip with large size ker-
nels. Kernels: Blunt, wedge shaped,
depth varies with variety. Color: Uni
form, true to type.
' Curing and Storing Seed Corn.
With good supply of seed carefully
selected in the field, the first step to-
ward successful corn production has:
been accomplished. However, it is
necessary that this seed be properly
dried and cured, or the work Of selec--
ton is wasted. Seed corn must be"
freed of a large share of its excess
moisture before freezing weather. It.
is the freezing of the moisture in the,
grain and cob which ruins the seed.
In order that the drying-out process
may be quickly and thoroughly &C.
complished, the following precautions.
are necessary: Separate the ears;
hang in place where there is good
circulation of air, and where the tenn
perature will not go below freezing.
DO not pile the freshly picked corn
on the floor or in bin. Contact with
each other or with the floor will cause
moulding. There are several methods.
Of hanging up the ears so there will
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sides. Probably the most popular Of
these is the "See-Saw" method. In
this method, the ears are strung up,
one above the other, between double
string. This double string Is crossed
above each ear as it is placed in the
loop above the last one. Any number
of ears may be strung up in this way
an dthe strings suspended from the
rafters. The corn tree is also a very
good method of storing the corn.
The curing should be done in a room
having good circulation of air and
where the temperature does not 60 be-
low freezing. The ideal condition in
a room with good ventilation together
with little artificial heat from q.
stove or q chimney. So long as the
weather remains above freezing, an
open shed or barn drive way will do.
very well. Do not try to cure corn in
IA granary or over bin Of grain. Aft