Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-19
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| 1t is to be hoped that as many as
possible will at once start these pre-
llmlnary tests. Take nine samples
from your neighbor's corn with twenty
ears OF your own, making 200 ears in
/ all, and report the result to me for
publication, where exceptionally favor
able termination is found. From such
crops. IT not found in our own, all may
buy the corn for further testing for
field use. Ask any of the older farm
ers what they remember of the corn
Stands" secured in the spring of 1881.
Very severe weather occurred during
| the preceding winter of 188O-81, with
a heavy loss to the farmers through
failure of the seed corn to grow. The
situation now is worse than that time.
| II there is any of last years crop
(fall of 1916 in the county, please
let me know of it, as well as of any
OF our present supply which makes a
good showing. r. T. BROWSE.
Making the Rag Doll Test.
l. Use good, heavy, bleached mus
lightweight muslin.
2. Tear muslin into strips ~
yards long and Il yard wide.
3. With a soft lead pencil draw
long mark lengthwise through the
middle of each cloth.
A. Beginning one-foot from one end
draw ! cross lines about three and
one-half inches apart.
Mn, bo., ~. - on
cloth from one to 20.
6. Lay the ears out in rows on the
floor or on racks where they will not
be disturbed.
7. Number every tenth ear on a
strip of paper wrapped around the ear
or on a tag fastened to the butt of
the ear with nail or large pin.
8. Before laying the ears out for
testing shell the butt and tip kernels
from each ear and throw out those
ears which are mouldy or are other
wise especially undesirable.
9. Wet cloth No. in warm water
and stretch it out on board or table
BESIDE the corn.
10. Turn back the top of the cloth
nd write ears one to 20' across the
back. The second cloth will be for
Il 10 ~, etc.
II. Take six kernels from ear No.
l and put in space No. 1 on cloth No. |
l. Take six kernels from ear No. 2 |
and put in space No. 2, etc.
IL. In taking out kernels, take two
from opposite sides of the butt, two
from opposite sides of the middle and
two from opposite sides of the tip, but
see that no two kernels come from
the same row of kernels.
Is. In placing the kernels on the |
cloth put the six from each ear close |
together in the middle of their spaces.
Don't take time to turn the kernels all |
one way or all one side up. That is
unnecessary.
IA. Take half sheet of newspaper
fold it together lengthwise and crum-
pie it together into loose roll about
one inch through and 10 inches long
and wet this paper in warm water.
Is. Lay this wet paper across the
bottom end of the cloth and roll it in.
Continue to roll the cloth up, rolling
it closely and carefully so as not to
disturb the kernels.
16. Tie string snugly around each
end and the middle of the ROLL or use
three rubber bands. In buying bands
buy by size, No. 10 or No. IL.
II. Soak the dolls few hours
not more than 10-in warm water.
IS. After they have soaked, drain
the water out for five or 10 minutes.
10. Pile about 10 dolls together
side by side and wrap them up in
half of a gunny sack which has been
soaked in warm water.
20. Wrap this bundle in a dry
gunny sack.
81. Put the bundle of dolls in a
warm place where the temperature
runs from 20 degrees to 80 degrees.
Place the bundle so that the dolls
stand on end and keep them the same
end up all the time the sprouts are
growing By doing this the sprouts
will grow straight up and down be-
tween the layers of cloth instead of
curling around and trying to grow
through the cloth.
o. Soak the dolls in warm water
each day for five minutes, drain this
water out and wrap up again in the
wet sack, which has also been soaked
again, and then in the dry sack, watch
ing that they are put back the same
end up each day.
%. When the good sprouts are
about two inches long, unwrap each
doll carefully on a table or smooth
board, keeping the sprouted kernels
in place.
"a. Examine the six kernels from
each ear and if all six show good stem
and root sprouts, the ear is safe for
seed. If five grow strong and one
fails to grow, save the ear, but keep
such ears by themselves and use them
only in case enough perfect seed can
not be secured. Where three or more
fail to grow, throw the ear away.
The Weld from ears which show one
or two dead kernels in the test will be
five or ten bushels to the acre less than
from those having no dead kernels.
25. Wash and boil the cloths to de-
stroy moulds before using them a sec
ond time.
26. After the good ears have been
selected, she'll off the butt and tip ker-
nels, if this has not already been done.
27. Shell the corn from each ear
into shallow pan by itself and ex-
anime it carefully. If the kernels are
mouldy, cracked or very badly shriv-
elled, throw them out.
Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for disease. For
pure blood and sound digestion-Bur-
dock Blood Bitters. At all drug stores.
Price, S1.25.
The old way to prepare mush was
| in an iron pot, with wooden spoon
| to stir it. Mother used to heat the
| water in the pot, then sift in the corn
meal with one hand and stir the boil
| ing mixture with the other until 1t
reached the proper consistency. Then
one of the boys or girls had to stand
over the mixture and stir and STIR 1t
| to keep it from Jumping; and STIR