Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03
IMPORTANCE OF
GOOD SEED CORN
Farm Demonstration Agent Urges
Farmers to Begin Now Work
Of Selecting Good Seed.


Il win be remembered by those
who visited the corn exhibit at our
recent fair. held at the court house.
that there was very unique exhibit :
with no name attached to H. The I
exhibit consisted OF ten ears OF corn.
Neither would have measured three
inches In length. These ears had
q card pinned on them with the fol.
lowing inscription on the card: Y
champion White Pearl. grown on
average uplands OF lsrazos County.
DO not get fooled" Now. Of course.
those who do not know the seed corn
situation In Brazos County do not
and did not At the time know the
meaning Of that warning inscription.
But those who do understand know
that Il was an Indictment against
VIM ~ Hut"H - Wuttr ftott c<CU
corn. And the object OF the person
who put this corn there was good
and honest one. And II involves
very serious question that Is before
our people just at this time. and that
Is the question of good seed corn.
The gulf storm that came In
August damaged majority OF the
ears OF corn In every field In this
county. and good. sound. rssable
seed corn Is going to be hard to get
from any corn that was raised In
this section OF the State. for the
storm damaged II all alike. The
tendency Is going to be to buy seed
corn next year raised outside OF the
storm area on account OF It's being
sound. In prospect OF this fact. 1
am going to make an assertion right
here that hope every farmer In Bra.
: zos County win see and heed. II
they do. | am sure Il win be worth
many thousands OF dollars to them
next year This Is the assertion:
There were many thousands OF dol
lars absolutely thrown away last year
by Brazos County farmers for worth.
less seed corn. And this Is the rea-
son why this friend tfor we know h.
is a friend and n patriot for giving
his timely and forceful warning)
warns the people not to be fooled.
lie had gone TO the dealers and
bought what the dealer thought was
good pure Champion White Pearl.
paid a big Prize for IL. went to the
trouble and expense OF cultlyatlng Il
and received as reward for his Ia.
Dor and all other expenses not
enough corn to pay for the harvest
ing OF Il. This man who made this
e exhibit Is only one Of hundreds who
d were bit the same way. There was
!. a universal complaint all over the
Z county Of the absolute failure In the
= corn crop on account OF inferior seed
7. that was bought from our local
dealers.
Understand me that I say emphati'
cally the local dealer II not TO blame
: for he buys his corn In good faith
and does not know. for he and no
body else can tell what this corn Is
: TN Il has time 10 grow and prove
itself. know OF numbers 81 Brazos
County farmers who usually make
plenty OF corn who tell me they viii
have to buy next year because the,
bought their seed corn. So sa,
y that the unknown exhibitors ten ear'
=" Of White Pearl was one OF the YER,
best exhibits that. we. had at the fair
. n our farmers take his timely
warning.
Since I have had this work an
= sure have written as maQy as three
different articles on seed corn. an'
= In each OF these articles hav'
warned farmers 10 plant seed corr
- that was grown in the county or Il
). this immediate section Of the State
= And | again submit to you that tn
question OF better seed corn is on
- OF the most important questions be
fore you. and I appeal to you to BE-
gin now to secure your seed cor
from some homegrown seed. Their
Is plenty Of good corn In the count,
and II you win apply to me ! vii
h inform you where you can get Il.
The corn crop in an average yea
In Brazos County IL Is per cent shoI
On on account Of inferior seed. And
e year like last year am sure Il wa
so per cent short from the sam
cause. Farmers. let's improve on
seed corn and get better paid for on
u labor. A. w. BUCHANAN.
County Demonstration Agent