Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-09-17
Time to Choose
Seed Corn
Arriues
Hochbaum Reminds the Farmer That
He Should Prepare for Coming Year
H. w. HOCHBAUM.

Select seed for next year now from
the standing stalk.
We are still so new at the business
of corn growing that we have not hao
time to secure the type best suited 10
Ada county. A walk through a corn
field will show great variation IN
plants as well as seed. The plants
vary greatly in height, amount Of foil
age, distance between the joints, ma
turity, while one can see great lack
of uniformity in the ears. A few
plants have well matured ears, but
the great majority are still too soft
and will not make the best kind of
seed. We must select these early ma
turing ears in time, for If We select
from the shock, early and late ma
turing seed will be mixed and our
next years corn will be worse rather
than better. Our biggest problem
will be to get early maturing corn but
what Wisconsin, North Dakota and
Minnesota have done we can do.
Early Maturity First.
This is one of the best small jobs
a farmer can do now, to throw sack
over the shoulder and to carefully
choose the best ears from the stand
ing stalks. In selecting, early maturi-
ty is first to be looked for. In addit-
ion, the ears chosen should be true to
type, firm, not too tapering and CT
size The large ear is likely
to- be of late maturity All seed
should be selected from strong, sturdy
plants of average height, in which the
between the joints is short
Avoid the obi" stalks if corn is the
object. The 14-foot stalk does not
always mark good corn grower.
The butts and tips of the ears
should be well filled and the tips
'ounded. Avoid the ear that is larger |
han the average, and especially look
nut for thick cobs The big ear may !
be all cob.
Good Ones Hang Down.
The kernels should be deep,shou'd (
lot taper rapidly, while there should
De no spaces between the rows. If 4
he corspr>is of the Dent type, care
must be exercised that ears which ap-
roach the flint type are not chosen.
rhe dent should be we'll marked and
IL 'flinty'corn rejected. The ears
'est suited for seed hang down from
he stalk, and the stem is not long.
is well also to select ears which ar
'laced about three and one-half feet
rom the ground.
. After. the best of the field has been
elected, the farmer should hang the
ara up on strings, or in punches, in
cool, dry place, and in such a man.
er that air can circulate freely
round each ear. Seed corn should
ever be piled up, especially when ,
till moist The back of the house is
lso poor place to hang seed corn. ,
'orn that is alternately frozen and
nawed will not give much of a stand ,
ne next season. All seed corn should ,
e kept from freezing and must be ,
ept dry. :
Should Increase Acreage.
Much has been accomplished by
hose who have followed simple rules, :
S given here. Corn is such a valua- :
lie crop for us and the acreage c
hould be increased, but all our sue I
ess will depend upon the seed. The :
arly selected corn, that of early 7
laturity, seed that has been we'll 4
lred, kept dry and free from frost;
lis will give an almost perfect stand
ext year, bigger crops and earlier
orn. Select now, for it is almost tco r
tie.