. Corn book for young folk. Corn. MARKINGS OF GOOD SEED EARS 83 Length and Girth of Ear As climates and soils in the corn-growing area of the United States vary so widely and affect the crop so markedly, it is impossible to fix a standard of length for an ear. Where the growing-season is long and the soil fertile, large ears are usually the best producers among the one-eared varieties. But very long and narrow ears are to be avoided, for in such ears the kernels are generally shallow. In areas that have a short growing- season smaller ears should be selected. Of the one-eared vari- eties ears
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. MARKINGS OF GOOD SEED EARS 83 Length and Girth of Ear As climates and soils in the corn-growing area of the United States vary so widely and affect the crop so markedly, it is impossible to fix a standard of length for an ear. Where the growing-season is long and the soil fertile, large ears are usually the best producers among the one-eared varieties. But very long and narrow ears are to be avoided, for in such ears the kernels are generally shallow. In areas that have a short growing- season smaller ears should be selected. Of the one-eared vari- eties ears ranging from nine to eleven inches in length are per- haps best for seed. Of prolific kinds the best ears range from eight to nine inches in length. In addition to the length, the girth, or circumference, of the ear is always important. The ear should have circumference enough to hold a large number of rows of kernels. Compare the circum- ference of ears No. i and No. 2 in Fig. 57. Will not an ear like No. 2 have more room to hold its rows of kernels than ears like No. i ? Ears of the. Fig. s7- Length and Girth of Ears. 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 Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924, joint author. Boston, Ginn
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