The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
A PROCLAMATION IS SENT
Efforts to Be Made to Interest Kenosha
County Farmers in Experimental sta
tion for Proper Preparing of Seed
Corn for the Whole County.

Kenosha as a city is going to try
and give the farmers in the county
some real service along lines that
count and count in a practical MANNER.
TO this end the Retailer s association
is planning to provide for the testing
| Of seed corn here in Kenosha and it
is proposed to open an experimental
station right here in Kenosha.
Owing to shortage of seed corn in
Wisconsin this year, caused by I'M
favorable growing conditions last sea-
son, Gov. Philip has issued a procla-
nation designating the week from
March 9th to April l, as seed corn
week, and urging that during such
period every corn grower thoroughly
test each ear of his seed corn and
keep for planting only those ears
showing high termination.
The failure of one ear Of seed corn
Containing eight hundred kernels,
means a loss Of eight hundred ears in
crop or eight bushels, worth about
four dollars.
Gov. Philipp's proclamation follows:
Whereas, The department Of agri-
culture has called my attention to
serious shortage of good seed corn in
Wisconsin, due to unfavorable ripen-
ing season last fall, I therefore deem
it necessary to acquaint the public
with the following facts:
Many terminating tests have
shown that little Of seed corn has suf-
fcient vitality to make it safe for
planting without securing terminating
test for each ear. However, much Of
seed saved, though low in terminating
contains many ear of high vitality
These can be found and saved by a
simple test of each ear.
"Many of Wisconsin's improved,
home grown and acclimated strains of
corn that otherwise might be destroy
ed and lost to sale, can in this way be
saved and proftably used Greatly
decreased stands and yields, with
much waste of time, money and eff
fort will surely follow if seed on hand
is planted without proper testing.
THE situation is so serious and
the need of immediate action SO i'm
perative that I deem it advisable to
publicly call attention to these condi-
tions. To this end I hereby proclaim
the week from March 27 to April 1
as seed corn week.
IT urge that during this period
every farmer thoroughly test each ear
of his seed corn and eliminate all ears
not showing high termination.
II also urge that business men of
all classes encourage farmers in this
work and they render assistance in OBJ
tanning acclimated seed of high
vitality
Secretary Theleen in speaking Of
the plans for tests in Kenosha, said:
Every citizen of Kenosha is inter
ested in seeing a real corn crop this
coming summer in Kenosha county
and every effort should be made to
Introduce only good seed corn for this
coming seasons planting. Some time
ago the Retailer association of Ke-
nosha, expressed a willingness to CO.
operate with the Kenosha county or
der in an effort to increase the eff
ficiency Of methods in planting, and
we now feel that good service will
be rendered if the necessary equip
ment can be set up here in Kenosha
whereby the farmer can bring his seed
tc the city and have it tested free of
charge. There are many farmers who
don It attach much Importance to this
matter Of testing seeds, and there are
others who haven't the equipment to
Go it with. These are the people we
want to serve The officers of the as
ISOLATION are now corresponding with
the agricultural department. of the
University to see if arrangements can
be made for installing an up-to-date
testing outfit in Kenosha for use this
spring. We don't propose to have
Kenosha county lag behind in this
matter of pure bred seeds, and we are
going to encourage it from this end
in every way possible. =