Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-11-18
SELECTING THE SEED CORN
State Agricultural College Instructor
Gives Some Timely Suggestions
on This Important Subject

The most satisfactory method of Sc
lecting seed corn at this season of
the year is to choose the corn as it
is being gathered in the field, accord
ing to r. K Bennett, instructor in
farm crops in the Kansas State Agyi-
cultural college. -
''The seed may be placed in a box
on the side of the wagon" said Mr..
Bennett, land thus be kept separate
from the other earn. The main things
to consider in choosing an ear for
seed are length, diameter, depth of
kernel, color, and conformity to. type.
Ears should be uniformly large and
well proportional. The color should
be uniform and the indentation typi-
cal of the variety. The cob should be
as small as possible and still permit
a maximum growth of the kernel.
Corn for seed should not be chosen
from stalks adyantageously located,
and about twice as many ears as are
needed for planting should be select
ed. 1t requires Is ears to plant an
acre.
The corn for seed should be stored
in such manner that it permits of
free circulation of air around the ears
so as to dry them readily, points out
Mr.. Bennett If they are not well
dried before being subjected to freez-
ing temperatures, the termination
may be injured. A vacant room in
the house that allows free circulation
of air is an ideal place to store seed
corn, but an attic, if well ventilated
and dry, will serve the purpose al
most as well. Seed houses have regu-
lar drying rooms but for the farmer
this is not practical.
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Higher Price for MiIk.-A milk
strike is threatened at Hutchinson as
the result of a meeting of producers
at which it was decided to demand an
increase of cents a gallon on milk.
The farmers now receive Is cents
They say everything else has gone
up and they are entitled to their bit.
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Aged Hiawatha Man Dies.-Daniel
Boone Elkin, 76 years old, of Hiawa-
tina. died the other night at the home
of his son, James A Elkin, in Kansas
City, where he was visiting.
Motor Accident Proves Fatai.-Her-
bert Simpson. who was injured by
Santa Fe engine at Wichita when it
hit his motor car. died later in a local
hospital.
Feed Reaches Borax.-Borax and
powdered sweet chocolate in equal
parts make an effective cockroach
killer, says Prof. S ]. Hunter, head
of the department of entomology in.
the University. of Kansas. Sprinkle
the mixture on the eupboards and
shelves where the pests run. Profess
sor Hunter recommends this simple
pest eradicant after making expert
ments that proved its effectiveness
Pioneer Woman Dead.-Mrs Amos
L. Lingard, 65 years old. and a resi-
dent of Franklin County since 1854
dead at Ottawa The husband, five
daughters and two sons survive.
Real Estate Dealer Dies-A tele-
gram was received at Independence
from Rochester. Mimi, announcing
the death of H. o. Calvert, for twenty
years one of the leading real estate
dealers of the city. He is survived by
his widow and two sons
Combination Train Wrecked--The
Santa Fe combination train running
between Cherryvale and Coffeyvi1le
was wrecked three miles south of the
city limits recently. Four cars left
the tracks. T. T. Caldwell, express
messenger. was slightly injured.