Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-29
CORN TESTS HIGH

The seasons Of 1929 and 1921 We're ex-
ceptlonall favorable for maturing corn iii
Connecticut Even after corn was eat IN
these sea sons warm dry wealth # persist
ed and the corn WAS thoroughly dried b.
before severe freezing weather The fa,v-
ora5e conditions We're reelected in the ex-
ceptlonally high germinatlon Of seed las.
year and this. The seed corr entered in
the re cer.t show at Hartford al eerrain-
germinated 400 per cent, an unusual
Showing. There will be little trouble
a5it locally grown seed corn gerninat-
ing this year. However, the exceptional
seasonal conditions suggests the possible
tiles of storing and drying next fall to
avoid a rossfbie less favorable season.
While high termination OF seed corn is
| essential, the selection of high yielding va
rieties for both silage and grain produc-
ton is also highly important. Flint va
rieties have averaged. In tests conduct
ed from 8 to Z. years, from SO to 1875 bush
| eHs..of shelhed corn per acre at the New
Haven Experiment Station and from SO to
| So bushels at the Storrs Agricultural Ex-
| rer1ninet Station in similar tests. Dent
varieties have varied from Sc to S+.5 bush
| els at the Storrs and New Haven Sta
| lions respectively. Dinerents up to 90
| bushels of sheTled corn per acre, due to
seed alone, Is very significant. Even if
We have a 40 busheI variety instead of
| possible SO bushel variety aud grow only
| six acres. the loss is so bushels CT corn
which is far more than enough to pay for
| securing seed from high yielding vari-
| ETY. or strain.
| Very large variations in yields Of sill
age corn have also been found in the
| tests conducted at the two Connecticut
stations IN trials conducted three years
or more The amount of dry matter
| (green weight does not mean much since
| the percentage Of moisture varies) pro-
| duced by some varieties at the New
/ Haven station is third more than for
1 others and at storrs the dry matter va
/ ries from 1000 pounds i, to over 1885
j pounds for each variety per acre. The
! amount Of protein produced also varies
greatly and is not always greatest when
the largest number Of tons of silage is
grown.
It is clearly evident that there are two
essentials in the selection of seed corn
the termination and the producing power
of the variety or strain. Seed for. grain
varieties should be grown at home o.
secured from local men known to take
every precaution to insure high germina-
ton. These varieties should also be
among the highest producers. at the ex-
oeriment station where conditions art
nearest like those on your farm.
Equal precaution needs to be taken tc
secure seed for silage corn which viii
terminate well. When every grain grows
thick planting can be avoided. Stand:
too thick for good ear DEVELOPMENT NEAR
poorer quality silage. A variety which
when planted in good season will no
quite mature before frost will utilize al
of the growing season and produce {
siIage of good quality. This means hi
farmers securing seed from valley farm
ers and valley farmers securing see(
from OUTSIDE the state where the season
is a little longer. Groups of farmers OF
Long Island, in. Pennsylvania and some
other states are producing high quality
seed corn for silage growing further
north and direct purchasing from thes,
farmers Will insure a good product. S
Owens. Crop. Specialist, Extension Sc:
! vice, Storrs.
SHE'S RECORD JERSEY.
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