Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-19

my Oscar Gunderson. County Representatives
One carload of grade and pure
bred Guernsey mich COWS will
arrive in Eagle River this week
for Villas county farmers. This
is not the only carload that will
arrive either. Other farmers arc
ready to buy. Just watch.
Bear in mind the dates of the
Farmers Meetings Marca 30,31
1t ought to be a good program.
To hear Mr.. Scribner who is one
of the most successful dairvmen
in the state alone ought to be
worth the time.
The following article by Geo.
B. Mortimer of the Agronomv
Department of the University is
so timely that | publish it here;
TESTING SEED CORN.
Having properly prepared your corn
testing box, use it.
Do you know, boys, that right now
during the month OF March is the
time to test your seed corn? Do not
delay until spring comes. when it is
either too late or You are so busy
with other things that YOU do moi
have time to test your seed corn be.
fore planting it.
You have seen that little sign, .'D..
it now" There is no telling what the
author had in mind when he wrote
those three little words, but he could
have been thinking about seed core
testing.
Testing seed corn, like all other
work, should be carried on in svs-
tematlc way. Here is a plan to follow
that is not only systematic but alsc
easy to follow. 1t is given step bt
step.
a. Remove the seed ears to the
place whore you are going to carry
out the test.
~ Take small pieces of cardboard
say 2x2 inches and fasten one to the
butt Of each ear by driving 4 nail
through the center Of the card board
and into the pith Of the cob Having
done this, number each ear on the
cardboard beginning with number l
This is one of the most important
steps in the entire process rs you vii!
see when you are ready to read the
test.
(3) When You are numbering the
ears discard any that are badly injur-
ed by mice or mouldiness. They are
better for chicken feed than for seed
corn.
(4) Now we are ready to remove
the kernels from each ear for our test.
Starting with ear No l remove six
kernels by inserting knife blade be-
tween the rows and pressing against
the kernel to be taken out. 1t is very
important that the six kernels are not
taken from the same place on the ear
near the butt remove them
spirally around the ear, taking care
that no two kernels come from the
same row. In removing the kernels
allow each to drop into the palm OF
your hand keeping them there until
YOU have all six removed, when you
will place them in the square OF the
testing box bearing the same number
as the ear from which they were tax
en-. These six kernels taken thus arc
of all of the kernels on
= Goro obNnlI no 70 Ean tC, "a
range the kernels in the squares in an
manner with the germ sides
facing up.
(5) Having proceeded in this man
ner until the squares of our box are
all filled, moisten the contents, cover
up the kernels and place the box i'll q
warm place for six or eight days be-
fore reading the test.
Caution: Be careful not to let the
box get dry at any time during the
test. Visit it frequently and supply
moisture if necessary.
co. Keep all ears being tested in
place where they will not be disturb
ed.
Remember that testing your seed
corn is one of the most important
things you can do during these earis
spring days. Your test, if carefully
made, will not only be very interest
ing but will show you how we'll yoa,
have selected and cured your seee
corn and enable you to keep only the
STRONGEST ears for seed It is like
out the poor COWS from tot