Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-24
An'es College Sends
Out Final Seed Z
Corr, Warning
Special to Times-Republic.n.


! Ames.; March s4.aThe Ames extern
| sion department has sent out a Anal
warning and appeal In an effort to over
come the seed corn shortage in Iowa.
| The department. sayA:
! Let us not fool ourselves concern
| ing the seed corn situation. There Is
not enough 1915 seed I'd go around and
! lsl+ crib corn Is testing decidedly poor.
worse in some parts Of the state than
In others. but poor everswhere-
There are two ways of meeting the
situation. One way Is TO let things go
along with no special effort. In other
words TO guess the seed Is all right
| and trust to luck
Another way is to, Organize the pros
gress!ve forces Of the community and
conduct a vigorous educational cam
paign; to carry this campaign into er-
cry township. and work thru every
school. s
Which shall we do Shall we test
or shalt we guess Shall We trust to
, luck or shall we prepare-prepare to
. have seed for the first planting and
enough in reserve for replsnt;ng.
One months united effort on the
part Of the progressive people OF Iowa
in a comprehensive plan to get good
seed would add millions Of bushels OF
corn to the corn crop. Would its Let
US see. Iowa plants annually 100000
acres Of corn. II each kernel tbs
spring would grow strong II would
add. al a conservative estimate. three
bushels TO the acre, or 100000 bush
els.
What can your community do:
| Here are some suggestions:
citation.
Second - Arrange a suitable room
in every city and town. get some far
mer who knows how to test TO do the
work and offer 70 test co-r ~ cost .@
'-Third-Ge, every rural school in the
county TO testing corn. Have each
teacher with the help OF the children
ge, corn and test it from each man
living in the district.
"Fourth-Have the agricultural class
in each high school test corn.
-Fifth--write about II, talk about II.
phone about it.
The agricultural extension depart
ment will help you organize if possible.
We are already working in thsrty-four
counties. We have been furnishing a
man to q county for a months tins.
In Other words furnishing county
agent for a short period to the counties
that would make the necessary local
preparations. Write us. We Will help
II our men are not all busy
Perhaps you have done the above
things II so we'll and good. II not.
YOU still have time IL your people viii
work together.
We have all been talking a Great
or Iowa Words are good-deeds are
better The real Iowa booster wants
to do something for Iowa because 1t IL
Iowa. The seed corn situation offers
a chance for real boosting a:.>.,-,
The best seed is none too good for
your community, are your people test
ing or guessing. The man who &uesses
is lost. He fools not only himself but
the community in which he lives What
is your community doing" ~
Some Things to Consider. ..
The average ear Of seed corn has
about 500 kernels II we guess that an
ear will grow and 1t doesn't grow i:
means 500 missing stalks 266 m.ss!n<
hills. 80 yards missing IN a corn row.
on a basis of hill OF corn: every forty
two inches.
One bad ear planted means eleven
and one-haH square ro5s OF land
wasted. T..
With land worth $3.50 per acre II
means 81 worth of land lying idle.
1T means wasted labor on one
fourteenth OF an acre.
1T costs from one-terth to one
fourth OF cent TO test an ear of corn.
rs 1t not worth while TO spend one
fourth of a cent In order to know and
not guess that an ear of corn Will
grow?
BY spending one fourth Of a cent
in time now we may save wasted labor
on 80 yards Of corn row next sum
mer.
Testing corn saves labor. Guessing
on corn wastes labor. - ST..
Test each ear. Do it now. Don't
put It off. 3
Home grown seed corn gives best
results. =
The best seed Is always sold In the
ear The best is none too good" = AZ
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