The Dolores star., 1920-10-29


r,dy selection of seed corn Is OF
I..,l Importance this year. accord
! 10 socialists Of the department of
l,alture. Much Of the corn crop Is
l,ss two weeks late. and early fall
Ir would cause repetition OF the
ra,ops in 1917, when large part
No corn crop was frozen and was
N for seed. The following spring,
!, corn was very scarce and high.
cSI seed corn Is the secret of n
rI corn crop, and autumn Is the
!, for the selection of corn to be
tted the following season. Many
,rsrs nut off seed selection until
! rring when there is scarcity Of
i !, seed corn. There Is danger in this
ly every year. but when the corn
b Is late, as II Is this year, the
ngr Is especially great. Each
krc the department of agriculture
ryes reports from many sections
3lng Of the willingness of farmers to
good prices for seed corn and
Ii Inability to obtain IT.
Ibis scarcity could he prevented by
tsGnc the seed when it is most
,niant and when the very best can
ooaIned-at ripcnlng time when 1t
L been In no way reduced In vital
Many let this opportunity pass.
farmers expecting to purchase their
y corn. only to find that they can
buy at any price In the winter or
|th. as good seed as they could have
] eted in the autumn.
Requirements for Seed.
|rnill community has its expert
Fsd and honest corn breeder. the best
tQ for the farmer to obtain seed
b Is from fields on his own farm
10 bis nelehhOrhOoA that were plant
with variety that has generally
pred most successful in that local
/. By far too many farmers cOnsid-
SEED good simply because 1t will
PT. To be iirst-class, seed corn
bT be-
Eell adapted to the seasonal and
/ conditions where It Is to be plant
From well-grown productive plants
u productive variety.
feIl matured AMI preserved from
fhlAg time TO planting time In a
|iner that Will retain Its full produc-
ty,
Phe importance of these three re-
Pfemenis has been demonstrated
|ash experiments by the office of
( Investigations. bureau of plant
Fs'ry, United States department Of
Folture. and the results given In
FherS Bulletin No. 1175. recently
'shed by that department.
corn.ripening time. specialists of
apartment advise. drop all other
flvss and select an abundance Of
1 corn. The process is too impor-
10 be conducted incidentally while
fahs. Seed corn should be select
''"n stalks standing where they
IT, In this way the seed corn can
lOO'ained from
A'SS that have an inherent ten
~ 10 yield well, as shown by their
u"Fi'y over surrounding stalks
4 grew under similar conditions.
seed lnherits high-producing pow
''Ns without suckers. Such seed
fl1ces fewer suckers than seed from
kehoearlng stalks.
f0fm.proof stalks with ears at a
('able height.
~AS mat are free from disease.
[s 'he best methods for the con-
" several important corn diseases,
"us me ear and stalk rot. is the
'"vn OF seed corn from disease
'@lkS' The selection of disease
steu corn is discussed in Farmers
'.n No. llT6, entitled "The Con-
feases." anu "' wv
nusk Ears From Stalks.
soon as the corn natures. the
SHOULD 90 through his field with
pcNlhg bag and husk the ears
no,, @ s'aIks that have produced
,S ,s corn without having any spe-
'ntaees, =. such as space, mols-
M 'er'iiity. Avoid the .lnrge
ku., rT s'a'ks standing singly with an
ls,a. amount of space around them.
isnce Ia should be given the plants
k4,,, produced most heavily In
knc,,, win full stand of less
|,,en, e plants. In all localities the
h bs.,,, m"uehcy Of the plant to pro-
hk NJ OF sound. dry. sheiied
,,s So' most Importance.
hear, "'urihs plants with ears that
bun, y: because OF the excessive
n, ~. ap should be ignored. Sap
sea''y Increases the harvest