. Corn growing in Louisiana. Corn. 44 more attention than it has heretofore received in Louisiana. Small or slender ears can not be expected to have as long kernels as larger ears; and the kernels of the flint varieties are uniformly shorter than those of the dent corns (See Fig. 19). Length of kernels in a given variety is related to its indentation, in that smooth ears with shallow dents generally have shorter kernels. Ears with pinched, chaffy crowns and deep dents show longer kernels than do smooth-crowned ears. (Compare Nos. 1, 3. 4, 15 and 18 in Fig. 19 with other kernels.). Fig. 20. Cro
. Corn growing in Louisiana. Corn. 44 more attention than it has heretofore received in Louisiana. Small or slender ears can not be expected to have as long kernels as larger ears; and the kernels of the flint varieties are uniformly shorter than those of the dent corns (See Fig. 19). Length of kernels in a given variety is related to its indentation, in that smooth ears with shallow dents generally have shorter kernels. Ears with pinched, chaffy crowns and deep dents show longer kernels than do smooth-crowned ears. (Compare Nos. 1, 3. 4, 15 and 18 in Fig. 19 with other kernels.). Fig. 20. Cross sections of ears. No. 1, Yellow Creóle, kernels short, fur- rows open, cob too large. No. 2, Square Deal, long, kernels, cob small. No. 3. Shaw, compact, wedge-shaped kernels. The longest-kerneled varieties in Louisiana are the Square Deal and the Shoepeg (Fig. 19). The prolific varieties—Gandy, Mosby, Hastings, etc.—generally have kernels that are rather short; and the shortness of the kernel in Yellow Creóle consti- tutes perhaps the chief objection to that variety in its present condition of breeding in Louisiana. By seleetion, the length of kernel of this variety could no doubt be easily increased to one- half inch, and the diameter of the cob redueed at the same time. The flintiness of the variety, making it practically proof against weevils, and the heaviness of its grain (See Fig. 25), are points greatly in favor of Yellow Creóle corn. Certain varieties have kernels that are undesirably slender. Sueh are certain strains of the Shoepeg and the Semiflint (Fig. 19, Nos. 3, 4 and 15). Varieties producing kernels with curved or angular sides ( Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roy, V. L. (Victor Leander), 1871-1968. Baton Rouge, La. , Ramires & Jones
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