. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. MAIZE MAIZE 425 numbered : 2, 6, 10, 4, 8, 12, 2, 6, 10, 4, 8,12. The alternating even numbers are repeated in sets of three and six. The odd-numbered rows are planted with sire seed selected from rows numbered ; 76, 80, 84, 78, 82, 86, 78, 82, 86, 76, 80, 84. This is the same order as for the dams except that the two sets of three are reversed in the second set of six. The only change required for odd-numbered years is to transpose the two sets of six in plant- ing the sire seed. Exactly the same system is used in each quarter of the bree
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. MAIZE MAIZE 425 numbered : 2, 6, 10, 4, 8, 12, 2, 6, 10, 4, 8,12. The alternating even numbers are repeated in sets of three and six. The odd-numbered rows are planted with sire seed selected from rows numbered ; 76, 80, 84, 78, 82, 86, 78, 82, 86, 76, 80, 84. This is the same order as for the dams except that the two sets of three are reversed in the second set of six. The only change required for odd-numbered years is to transpose the two sets of six in plant- ing the sire seed. Exactly the same system is used in each quarter of the breeding plot. Arranging seed ears for planting. By referring to the "Model example for an even year," it will be seen that it becomes an easy mat- ter to follow the "guide system" in arranging seed ears for planting. Suppose, for example, that in the best six rows in the first quarter of the breeding plot are 4, 8, 10, 14,16, 20. Then for the dam seed for planting the first quarter in 190(3 these numbers in ascending order are to be substi- tuted for the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, which are given in the "guide ; Thus : For 2, substi- tute 4; for 4, substitute 8 ; for 6, substitute 10 ; for 8, substitute 14; for 10, substitute 16 ; for 12, substitute 20. Arranging these for planting the field rows, we have: Row Number Guide system Actual plan 2 2 4 4 6 10 6 10 16 8 4 8 10 8 14 12 12 20 14 2 4 16 6 10 18 10 16 20 4 8 22 8 14 24 12 20 If the best six rows in the fourth quarter of the breeding plot are 76, 80, 84, 86, 90, 92, then for the sire seed for planting the first quarter in 1906 these numbers are to be substituted in regular order for the numbers 76, 78, 80,82, 84, 80, which are given in the "guide ; Arranging these by threes as indicated in the "guide system," we have the order for planting the odd-numbered rows in the first quarter : 76, 84, 90, 80, 86, 92, 80, 86, 92, 76, 84, 90. Thus we have both
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