. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. is no place in the house too good for this germinating box. In about eight or nine days, when the stem sprouts from the most vigorous kernels are about two or three inches long, the covering should be removed, care being taken not to mis- place the kernels. (A piece of cloth spread over the kernels be- fore the covering is put on will prevent the kernels from sticking. Fig. 23—Do not "guess' that the eight hundred kernels from an ear will all grow and produce strong plants. For less than ten cents per acre six kernels fiom each ear may be tested, and thi
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. is no place in the house too good for this germinating box. In about eight or nine days, when the stem sprouts from the most vigorous kernels are about two or three inches long, the covering should be removed, care being taken not to mis- place the kernels. (A piece of cloth spread over the kernels be- fore the covering is put on will prevent the kernels from sticking. Fig. 23—Do not "guess' that the eight hundred kernels from an ear will all grow and produce strong plants. For less than ten cents per acre six kernels fiom each ear may be tested, and this allows two dollars per day for labor and twenty-five cents for the ger- mination box. The missing hills and weak stalks in our fields are largely due to seed from ears like Nos. 2, 6, 7, q and n. The weak stalks are shaded by the strong ones, and become relatively poorer as the summer advances. to the upper cover.) Now make a thorough study of the six kernels in each square in the germinating box, and carefully note those which either failed to grow or are weak, showing low vitality. For example, the six kernels in square No. 44 failed to grow; one or more of the kernels from ears Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, 18, 20, 21, —30—. 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 Holden, P. G. (Perry Greeley), 1865-1959. Springfield, O. , The Simmons publishing co.
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