Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-20
|GIRTON MAKES
REPORT ON TEST
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1915 Selected Seed Corn picked
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1915 selected SeeO SoTH \T'sNSN
Early. :,
N~r,ber aors +ested .. 377
Per cent ears testing strong. %
Total bushels Of 1915 seed Tor
sale ............ ..'..'''' wv
Total bushels with 100 per cent
OF ears testing strong ......
Total bushels with 80 and 80 per
cent of ears testing strong. DO
Total bushels with 80 to 80 per
II cent OF ears testing strong. ~
Total bushels with 70 to 70 per
cent of ears testing strong. y
Total bushels with less than 20
I per cent of ears testing strong 1876
1915 Selected Seed Corn picked
Late).
Number tests made ..........
\ Number ears tested ........ o.
Per cent of ears testing strong 70
Total bushels for sale ....... 80
Total bushels with 100 per cent =,
OF ears testing strong. ..... v
Total bushels with 80 to ~ per
cent of ears testing strong.
Total bushels with 80 to 80 per
cent OF ears testing strong. 20
Total bushels with 70 to 10 per
cent OF ears testing strong.
Total bushels with less than
70 per cent Of ears testing
strong ............ ...'..'''' /"
1e14 Crib Corn.
Number tests made ........... AZ
49, ..rs Tasted $50
Per cent ears testing strong.... oO
Total bushels tested ......... 1883
Total bushels with 100 per cent
Of ears testing strong. ....... S7o
TOTAL bushels with 80 to 80 per
cant of ears testing strong. 600
fetal bushels with 80 to 80 per
cont OF ears testing strong. 1864
Total bushels with 70 to 70 per
cent Of ears testing strong: 2'1oo
Teal bushels with less than 10
rer cent Of ears testing strong ll'lo%
1915 Crib Corn.
Nvmber tests made .......... AZ
Number ears tested .......... All
per cent ears testing strong. ~
Total bushels 1915 CRIB tested. .2O'loe
Total bushels with 100 per cent
OF ears testing strong ooO
Total bushels with 80 to 80 per
cent Of ears testing strong. 97o
Total bushels with 80 to 80 per
cent OF ears testing strong. 3,4oo
rotal bushels with 70 to 70 per
cent Of ears testing strong. Ito
Total bushels with less than 70
per cent ears testing strong 16,l23
1915 Shock Corn.
Number tests made ....... o
Number ears tested .......... 70
ctr
Total bushels tested .,.......... .SAo
Genera, Summary.
Total number of tests made ;. le4
Total number OF tests made with
approximate number Of bush
els known that samples repre-
scented ..........,.... IoA
u Total number of tests mace
without knowing amount that
the samples represented. 49,. o3
number of bushels
tested .3s, 114
u Approximate number with 100
per cent Of ears testing
strong 1,479
4 Approximate number with 80 to
80 per cent of ears testing
strong -. 1,640
Approximate number with 80 to
80 per cent of ears testing
strnne ISLE
Approximate number with TO to
70 per cent Of ears testing
strong .'I'01o
d Approximate number with less
than 70 per cent of ears test
in1 strong .................. 20, 1eS
No particular attention was paid to
4 the selection Of the samples excepting
thst rood sound ears were chosen. In
al but one case ten kernels from DIFF
fsrent parts Of the ear were taken
1 rom each ear. An ear with either
nine or ten strong kernels was con-
sidered strong; with less than nine
stronx 1t was considered weak, and
without any strong kernels it was con-
sidersd dead. A strong kernel was
one With both the root and stem
sprouts strong. ...., ..
Tho parties who have the RESPONSE
bihty OF the seed corn survey wish
TO thank the farmers and the Retail
Merchants association for their CO.
operation.
Complete table follows: