The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-17
VIGOROUS SEED WILL WITH.
STAND MANY ASSAULTS
TIME TO START SEARCH.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

IL OVcI again.. Onc may even event.
ually secure a good stand that way.
But time would be lost. It takes some
trhing more than merely a good stand
to insure a good crop-if 1t did not
one might plant corn in late June.
Seed corn of strong vitality Is likely
conditions. Witness last spring. Seed
OF good vitality vas planted in certain
fields. The cold rains came and beat
upon the young corn, then came a
b%lackening frost about June 5. AS II
that were not enough. it hailed June s.
There was not enough corr left above
ground to look sick.
But this corn of good vitality had
roots underground and, within three
days after the hail, the green leaves
were pushing up again. They were
worth more than replanted corn.
At one time the writer planted in"
some missing hills in a certain field.
These hills were marked to secure
their yield in comparison with hills
that came from the first planting. The
replanted ones did not make ears. The
corn yield came from the original
planting.
OF course, this is not saying that
must not plant in" missing hills
they do make some fodder. But re-
planting is more or less OF a calamity
at best.
Plant vigorous seed next spring. 1t
will stand many more chances of grow
ing than weak seed, If conditions are
unfavorable.
Begin now. Wherever an ear OF
corr glazes over before frost pick it
for seed. It is the blood a which
crops are made.-By A. N. Hume,
%agronomist and superintendent of sub
stations.
With but little doubt, the supply OF
good seed corn will be short next
spring and that may mean a good
stiff price. Last spring We saw first
class seed corn in eastern South Da.
kota remain unsold for the lack OF
buyers. This was a yer unusual
condition. because the normal seed
corn situation for many years has
been one OF shortage of supply, good
demand and profit bearing prices.
Unless the season is unusually lone
there will be but little good seed corn
produced and it will require additional
care to find what there is. The fol
lowing practical method of seed corn
selection is used on the various farms
Of the South Dakota experiment sta.
ton each season.
About September 10 the hunt should
begin. A grain sack may be very
easily adjusted to carry, slung over
ones shoulder. and this method is gen.
orally used, though, at times. baskets
or buckets are substituted. The first
care is to find sound corn. Next the
corn plant or stalk is observed. A
sturdy stalk, with the ear borne in a
hanging position. about three feet from
the shank of the ear to the ground, is
wanted. Ears found on such stalks
are selected.
The sacks Of selected seed are taken
to the seed room, there to be exam
fined again for straight rows Of even
kernels, good shape and standard size
and color. The ears hat are selected
are then hung up to dry so that they
hitting air to circulate on all sides.
This method Is thoroughly practical,
and requires comparatively little time.
BY Manley Champlin, assistant
agronomist, in charge of field expert
ments.
September Crop Report, South Dakota.
Corn-September ! forecast, s0,60O.-
900 bushels; final, 1914, $4,000, 900
bushels.
Winter Observation-Disclosures est.
mate, 1,932,0 900 bushels; final, 1914,
966 COO bushels.
Spring Wheat-September l fore
cast. 54,600,0O 0 bushels; final. 1914,
80, 800, 900 bushels.
Oats-September / forecast, So. 00O,-
900 bushels; final. 1914, 44,165. 900
bushels.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. / forecast. 49,
O0O, 900 bushels; final. 1914, 1850, 900
bushels.
Flax-September l forecast, $780,
VVV UUSllClS, llldl, AOA1s S,fVVsVVV UuSu-
els.
Potatoes-September l forecast, s.
Git. 900 bushels; final, 1914, 500, 900
bushels.
Hay (all tame)-Preliminary esti-
mate, 1,O4O,0 900 tons; final, 1914, $780,
900 tons.
&Alfalfa-Production, 1915, per cent
Of full crop, 118; production 9-year
average, per cent Of full crop, SO.
Stock Hogs-Number September !,
1915, per cent of year ago, 10.
Pierro.-The French buyers Of
horses for cavalry mounts, and artil-
lery horses, were rather particular in
their selections Of the stock in the
yards here. and only accepted about
IS out Of 800 which were brought In.
Many Of those rejected met al the
requirements except as to age, and
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