Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-03
COUNTRY SCHOOLS
TEST SEED CORN
IDEA IS TO STIMULATE rsTEREsT
Of PUPILS 10 SELECTING
EARS FOR USE
Letters EsFisiuina Plan s-rs 60 Al
Tsssrsrs - County ssssriassns-
ert LEI -arris

Pupils fr fss rural districts are 90
make seed corn tes-s ana ,fass lou
Sol Harris. county prrIrferle-t %
1os. today eert oct letters 20
tearE-rs la each dfrrr.-+ explaining the
e.aa f1 b~ f1'i1red Tnr deT BEL TO-
rre1'atr tnr Irrersst Of ffa galrs u
f.s farming r1mm1uif.es i1 matters
r.r.r ar bone. The letter f1li1aas
~-tlu OIL an oGpor-1ae time fog r1-aI
.r.I eau1rer fg assist their fathers
rI 1rsturs "a bumper crop 1f corn rlts
Hr.r WGHu corn cOnarlasE the nlra
.-.- BE- f1ea al this time. BE- is ce-rai-.
worth while ro make az extra ar-
f.-r Eg decrease tss yield pr acre
Er.E.9E chat good seed ls 1.a.are.y
l..aHary ta secure LARGE yield. Ta
r.Ee fse liberty of oGer.EE o. g-s euz.
r.f#Es .E tne matter ot testing seed.
Tao planting season hetrE short. Go
r very essential that the corn -~Da.r-
l-.I aEoU rha. h.s frs- planting
u.l Do suecsaaf1I If au 0r even O.
ae-s.al 90 tle rrat seed planted fails
-1 Erru.Eafe. rsp.anri-. causes .1te 1-
Irregular uarIr,lr. a condition which
-.frriaty reduces the yield
a grain 90 good corn when planted
should produce MI feast an ear. An
average Gag 90 seed cgru contains $50
kennels which oIEht 90 produce a.
Harg ears rive ears should produce
at I-aHt 60 bushels os corn. no any pr
cent OF r.cd corn fails Fo terminate.
fre fass on material. 5gt when the for
aaer .F co1fruutrd With tar almost GER
-r.rrF that 81 per- cent 1- more % t-s
ears a-r i.rt. le tarea a eretf loss.
Teat Every Gar
While faese are exceptions Co the
-l.s Or vu be- found -Eat DO two OF
MOO. Kernels ia aa ear are dead. fhH
u...e cor f dead There ss lls One
.lfs coarse Co pursue. aud that o.. tsas
every er- ans Co 90 early % one seq
rl fruM ru ear r1ls t1 Fs-ufir1-e or
fse Esrmlnat.or Ir weak. 30 l1r take "a
chance bat discard 3D. To Test corn
enough t3 plant col acres aiII require
sIs Cor or I've hours 1s work. o. matter
90 s.ms hardly WORTH consiI.rirE
The che1uess and most practical
plan is az follows y F-~miult1- 10
made from any box - leeres or more
vide. from four to sir ineaes l'zr and
about - iuehgs I1 length tar each
lssFri OF e1rr tl tr tested. Ta.. Fol
SLED with moist s4wIaF. ar sandy
Iaam t3 vtfHla f0g tGe.as 1r ts- COG.
s. piece OF muslin fs aa9.sseerL ana
With or .aae.ibie pencil uarast ou ir .
sIalrre Ea1 and orerEIf .rease each .
a..y s1 fssf aarr r.- cloth .s .rlf 1s
far elwaass or Ioaa .r enc box ttsre
.raI o. il squares .r .HH e,1s. ..r1es
sre hos fr O. box g. .reh-s square .
.-ers vit o. ln rows af squares rul
Il squares in sae. F9U.
Before placing earr lr tsr EeFl.~ .
af1r. steriIiza the sfWIlss end cloths .
o. boiling or BY thT aprlirlt.a- of
s.r1a t9 destroy f1uF1s sgares.
lay t1 Heaas-
.~rae ears % s1-r arr rrlf la rasE
aa table. floor er board and uar.-.
.a sers. beginning wlta ear $50. 81 on.
@a- end at fs- r1a. teEr a1E s.z Kerr
a..F f-rH tlTerrrt parts 20 tlr ear
Pace these ir square NO O. O.. fH~ gg.
per- fefE laaf corner 1f thr bov Phase
.s- Kernels from ear tg tr square fJ T.
Pc rEs ltl1rFut corner from $50. o..
Place che kernels from So. 90 iG.
Gr-tE-s.F beiow NO 3. s-r. Wrrr sir
Kernels from sael ear have thas been