Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
Special to Times = Republican.


cent Of strong kernels and that this
corn may be bought for from 81 to 81
per bushel. It explains that, in
making the tests. the results have
been read as follows: Six kerr
nels have been taken from each ear,
twenty ears or more have been taken
from different parts of the cribs, II
one or two kernels failed to grow out
of the six, 1t has been called weak"
II three or more kernels out Of six
failed to grow. the ear has been called
dead. In any instance where the ear
ID reported strong. every one Of the six
kernels have been strong and vigor-
ols.' It tells the reader that the agent
l1aS tested ninety-two samples of 1914
corn and found the thirty six, indi-
Gated suitable for seed and follows
with the warning: "But remember you
should give 1t an individual six kerr
mel to the ear test. II you will do this,
you. can be sure that you will have
good seed for next year, II proper care
la given to the corn after you buy it.
Remember this corn grown in Cerro
Gordo county is safer than any corn
OF any test from other parts of the
state--1914 corn OF good quality can be
found Just get busy right away-if
YOU have corn don't think it will grow
test and make sure For those
whowho have no seed corn tester the
rag dolr' method is recommended as
a simple and easy way. The method
Is explained as follows:
Arrange a space forty two inches
long to accommodate twenty large ears
OF corn side by side, forty inch space
for smaller corn. Get the best quality
Of bleached muslin, tear into strips
nine inches wide and one yard long.
Mark Oft into twenty squares. leaving
about one foot at one end unmarked
and two inches at the sides. Dampen
cloth slightly, take six kernels from
ear No. 1 at you left and put it in
square marked one and SO on up to
twenty Then roll the cloth tightly.
placing rubber bands around each end.
Place second layer of corn on first
and fill another cloth with their kerr
neIs and so on for q dozen or more
layers OF corn. Each layer of corn
Will then have cloth with correspond =
Ing number. Get large bucket and
1Ace several pieces of boards in the
boStom. place the rag dolls In the pail
spsinkling each one thoroughly, ieav-
ink some water in the bottom of the
paIl but not enough to touch. the lower
dolls. Cover the pail with some sack
cloth. and keep where 1t is warm. be-
ing careful not to over heat, and each
day seeing that there is sufficient
moisture. II more water is needed,
sprinkle"
one Rockwell farmer. following
these directions has made q test of his
MS Spicked seed corn with crafty
Ing results. j. j. Baker took four
grains from each Of $40 ears and at the
appointed time for examination found
dat except for six grains that were
.gpeak'' he had a 100 per cent germin-
alton. A curious fact concerning seed
c0rn selection this year In this part
Of thes state Is that's nearly all Of 1t
was gathered from places sheltered
by tree growth. It was In the vi
entity Of groves and "winbreaks'' where
corn most nearly approached real ma
turity.
AZ public sale the other day a
mich COW was sold for $sS. She was
known to be heavy mixer" hence
the fancy price. It was suggested to.
the man that told about 1t that possi-
hiy q test would show there were more
profitable cows In the herd than this
one and he replied. you are right"
The average farmer goes at 1t blind
when he buys Z cow. We need educa-
ton in the matter Of milk tests. OF
course the man who holds the sale
might have his cows tested and sold
according to their records but the av-
erage buyer isn't well enough informed
along this line to know the Significance
Of the figures. It will be different some
day, when land has advanced another
hundred dollars an acre.
We have become 20 accustomed to
the ordinary travelling outfit Of the
rural mail carrier. the single buggy
drawn by one or two horses, or the
car when weather and roads permit.
that any other form Of equipment at
tracts immediate attention. One day
lat week one Csrro Gordo carrier de-
parted from his usual custom and
made his route with a Spring wagon"
There was reason for his course. too,
Tor 1t was mail order house catalog
day. and the load he carried was never
1utended for Z single rig. There II a
s0urce Of heavy waste for the, senders
u these big books In the fact that free
1,uently different members of the same
family each receive a Gree" copy in
spite Of Ne efforts q the concern to
psSvens this state of anfiSsE & y
= e. r. WILSON
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