Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-15

| Fort Dodge, Nov. 15.-The soft corn
situation has become more serious and
unless prompt measures are taken the
greatest crop of corn ever grown in
Iowa is threatened by at least partial
destruction.
This is the opinion of crop experts
and farmers interviewed yesterday. The
unusual weather Of this fall Is given
as the reason for this condition. which
! comes just at time when it was felt
Iowa's bumper crop was safe.
Suspension of corn husking and the
careful going over of all corn picked
are remedial measures advised. 1t is
urged that farmers who have good
crop preserve it for seed.
| Call For Seed Corn.
] Cali over the state of Iowa." said
| H. r. Richardson, county agent, "A
call is being sent in for seed corn for
| the coming year. Webster county is
| little more fortunate than many other
counties in that there are few fields
| Of good mature corn in the county.
| Since large number Of the corn husk-
ers from the different parts of the
county have been layed off and corn
husking has been suspended, large
| number of laborers are coming into
| my office.
1T would seem that the best, propo-
stion for everyone concerned is for the
farmers who have layed off their husk-
ers to let them continue working on
the farm manipulating the corn that
they have in the cribs, selecting all
mature corn for seed purposes and car
ing for it after the reasonable germ
ination test has been made on the corn.
1t is especially desired that everyone
! who has a field of good mature corn
report the same to the office Of the
county agent so that all Of the good
seed corn can be located.
con Tuesday afternoon, 1900 bushels
Of Pure Silver King corn Yves located
in the southern part of the county.
This will be picked over and the best
Of it will he saved for seed. The re-
mainder will be fed and marketed. A
great question has been raised as to the
advisability of selecting seed from corn
that stood in the field. but it has come
to place of either selecting seed that
has stood in the field during the frost
or having no seed at all. It will be
impossible to secure seed from any
other part of Iowa when spring comes
Suggestion For Seed Corn.
J. Frank Williams, director Of the
Webster County Farm Bureau and one
of the most prominent farmers in the
county, thinks it quite possible to Sc
cure lot Of seed corn from the
shocked fodder that has been cut In
the county. Mr.. Williams says that
this must be gotten out Immediately.
The shock corn was cut green and it
has had time to partially dry. On the
inside Of the shocks there are ears that
have been protected from freezing by
the natural heat generated by the
green and by the protection from the
shock itself. ,-.... ea
Another Danger.
The disastrous results Of heatingand
mold to the corn already in the crib
has already been evidenced in some
places. One farmer called at the farm
bureau with the story Of 1000 bushels
in the crib that was beginning to mold
already. He also stated that one Of
his neighbors was piling his corn in
long rows about two feet deep to let 1t
dry.
Fifty Per Cent in Danger.
NJ Q. DAILY. manager of the Mitchell
Implement Company, declared that so
per cent Of the corn in the county was
in danger. He urged the suspension Of
husking and the Manipulating Of corn
in the crib.
1T is a most serious situation" said
Mr. DAILY. land something has got to be
done at once"