The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
Now You Should Select the
Kind For Planting
ADVICE ON THE SUBJECT
September 5 to IS Is the Date
Decided On; Make Your
Picking Early
From Tuesdays Daily

From Tuesdays Daily
Seed corn time. the time for Sc
lecting seed corn for next years
planting, is again drawing near. Be-
cause the planting season was early
this year and the growing season
has been favorable, Minnesota's corn
is further advanced than usual, and
for that reason seed corn time this
fall has been set ahead five days.
1t will be from September 5 TO Sep
TENDER Is, instead Of from September,
10 to September 20 as usual. 1t is
believed that most corn growers in
the state will find their corn read
for seed corn selection between Sep
TENDER 5 and September Is. If, how
ever, their corn should be further
along, there Is no reason why they
should not pick their seed corn
earlier. The main thing is to lay in
a store of we'll cured seed corn for
use next spring.
The farmers Of Minnesota last year
planted the largst acreage OF corn in
the history of the State-about g.
100000 acres. From this they OBJ
tanned a crop of l18,125,000 bushels,
or about thirty seven bushels an
acre. Then there was slump in the
price, and many corn growers were
disappointed. This experience, how
ever, should not lead to disregard OF
the value of corn in state which
is SO rapidly forging ahead in the
raising of livestock. The wise farm
er will, therefore, make due provi-
sion for his corn needs next year
by selecting his seed corn early.
The early selection of seed corn is
necessary in Minnesota, because Of
the shortness of the season. We
normally have killing frost not
later than September 20. Corn that
has matured before that time, when
planted as seed, is likely to give a,
crop that will mature before that
time the next year. But if one waits
until later, he is likely to get seed
corn from which crop will not ma
ture until later, and thus he will run
the risk of seeing his crop injured by
heavy frosts. ~.
The early selection of seed corn is
desirable, also, because of the fact
that if seed corn is picked early and
put away to cure, it will have time
TO dry out before freezing weather
comes and thus be protected from
injury through the winter. Corn, Of
course, will not dry out thoroughly
when left unhusked in the field.
This idea is not new to the famers
VI MluACoOJd. 1IlGLy
farmers do not select their seed corn
early enough, and that is why we
send this letter to thousands of corn
growers throughout the state. It is,
however, merely suggestion:
First. That every corn grower Sc
lect his seed corn before or during
seed corn time. September 5-15.
SecoKd. That seed be selected from
a field of corn adapted to the locality.
II farmer has no such field on hi3
own farm, he may get permission to
select from a neighbors fields.
Third. That the corn selected be
stored at once in dry, well ventilat-
ed place where it will cure quickly
,, and remain dry. -"
Fourth. That fifty ears Of corn be
selected for each acre to be planted
next year, allowing for reselection in
the spring. 49,.
1t is urged that these suggestion be
kept in mind and that all corn grow
ers select their seed corn before the
end of seed corn time, September
5-15;- certainly not later than that.