Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-20
the STORY or THE CORN.

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THE STORY or THE CORN.
The Eagle man was called into the
office Of the farm demonstration
agent and was shown very unique
q well a. instructive agricultural ex'
hlbit. While there are many things
there Of particular interest that de-
serve mention. for lack Of space we
viii have to postpone this to some
future article and only mention four
stalks Of corn. One. very tall stalk
with q mediumsized ear nearly as
high up on the stalk as an average
man could reach; another right by II.
. very low. Short ointed stocky stalk
with two good average ears.
To this tall stalk Is tied a card
bearing these words: "A very poor
type Of corn. Do not select your seed
from stalks like me. | am too tall;
my Joints are too long, my ear Is too
high from the ground. takes too
much work, moisture and plant food
to get a little corn from stalks
like me-"
On the other stalk Is card that
bears these words: "A fine type OF
corn. Be sure to select your seed
from stalks like me. | am low, short.
5ointed, bulky and stocky and vigor'
ous Of growth. II does not take so
much work. moisture and plant food
70 get good yield from stalks like
me, grew on poor prairie land with.
out fertilizer"
Besides these two stalks there are
two others: one very slender. sickly
looking stalk with two shoots Of
shucks with no corn at all. while the
other was very bulky, vigorous stalk
with one very heavy ear well matured
on H. To the frst OF these stalks was
attached a card that bore the follow
ing words: Il was grown by a man
who says that deep blowing does not
do any good. grew on ridge that
was thrown up with two burrows with
. turning pillow. No center furrow was
run. was planted In the hard
grounds. You will see from my roots
that they did not 10 any deeper when
they struck this unbroken ridge. The
man ran small sweep By my side
and made a little soft dirt into which
] put out some new roots in order
that might live. but about the time
] cot them started good the man came
aieng with turning pillow and cut oil
those roots on on both side Of me and
left me high and dry. ! have done
the best could. but have made no
corn. My tassle was dead when 4
first came out. Though I was planted
on very good quality OF reasonably
fresh land my companions will NOT
nAke over eight bushels Of chaif e
The acre"
To the other stalk was attached q
card that bore these words: Il grew
on deeply broken land and was
planted In the water furrow, which
uecessitated the soil to be cultivated
down to my base instead Of being cul
tivated up to me on a ridge. I was
plowed when very small with lonr
bulltongue very close to me and very
oeep. Into these close burrows wal
enabled to easily sink my roots faI
Gown into the damp soil. These root,
were never disturbed by deep cultiva
ton. after this the man only usin,
. harrow twice to the row. but thes,
borrowings were repeated about ever,
eight or ten days. The rows in which
grew were six feet apart. Although
We we're grown on old. poor prairi,
land. win help my neighbors max,
1t lsast thirty bushels Of good corr
70 ~ acre"
Nv. of course. these words wer,
wrettsa BY the agent himself. but the!
Ten = story that should startle ever,
fsFDee Who h not q successful cor,
grower. The turning plow stalk tell
Of Aou We lose hundreds Of thousand
Of bashels Of corn in Brazos Count.
each year. and the other tells of hov
hundreds Of thousands OF bushels o
good corn could be saved to the PEG
pie Of the county each year by prac
ticing the simple methods that II sug
gests. which are the easiest an'
cheapest way. We invite every farme
10 20 TO the office Of the demonstra
ton agent and make a careful examl
nation OF these four stalks Of corn
II Is proof positive.
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because OF recent developments I