. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. MAIZE MAIZE 407 suspended in sacks in a loft has deterio- rated greatly in that length of time. At the present time, germination tests of each ear to be used as seed are being advocated very strongly by experiment stations and corn-breeders, and the prac- tice is being followed by the most enter- prising and successful corn-growers. There can be no doubt that there is great benefit in testing each ear to be used as seed, provided the supply of seed did not mature properly or has not been preserved in the best way. By means of a large numbe
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. MAIZE MAIZE 407 suspended in sacks in a loft has deterio- rated greatly in that length of time. At the present time, germination tests of each ear to be used as seed are being advocated very strongly by experiment stations and corn-breeders, and the prac- tice is being followed by the most enter- prising and successful corn-growers. There can be no doubt that there is great benefit in testing each ear to be used as seed, provided the supply of seed did not mature properly or has not been preserved in the best way. By means of a large number of germinating bo,xes, the germinating power of individual ears can be tested without much expense of money or time. It should be remembered that a good-sized ear of corn will plant a tenth to an eighth of an acre, and each ear that is found to germinate feebly saves the planting of that much ground to seed that would be sure to return but a small yield. It is a fact that the average corn- grower plows, harrows, plants and cul- tivates one-fourth to one-third of his corn acreage without receiving anything for his labor. This is because of the vacant hills, and hills that do not contain the number of stalks that the fertility of the soil demands. By not making sure of the perfect germination of every ear of corn used as seed, corn - growers not only are losing the use of one-fourth of their land, but are expending labor on the land without any returns. Many have become so accustomed to seeing very poor stands that if three-fourths of a proper stand is obtained they are of the opinion that they have secured a good stand of stalks. The testing of each indi- vidual ear must not be taken as a remedy for the neglect of seed preser- vation. N 0 amount o f seed - testing in the spring can make good seed of that which has been poorly p r e - served. Al- though there Fig. 618. Root system of a com plant may be found Jour feet tall. in a lot of. Please note that these images are extract
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