. Corn culture. Corn. CORN 73 at the upper left hand corner, and fill each row of squares in regular order. "After the kernels have been placed, the material in the tester must be kept thoroughly moist. Some kind of cover must be used to keep the surface from drying, and if this is properly done tlie kernels need not be buried out of sight. Some kind of a glass plate or frame makes the most satisfactory cover. This should rest loosely on the edges of the tester, so as to admit some air. Whh such a cover, the soil need be moistened only once for each test, as the evaporated moisture will c
. Corn culture. Corn. CORN 73 at the upper left hand corner, and fill each row of squares in regular order. "After the kernels have been placed, the material in the tester must be kept thoroughly moist. Some kind of cover must be used to keep the surface from drying, and if this is properly done tlie kernels need not be buried out of sight. Some kind of a glass plate or frame makes the most satisfactory cover. This should rest loosely on the edges of the tester, so as to admit some air. Whh such a cover, the soil need be moistened only once for each test, as the evaporated moisture will condense on the surface of. Plate 8—A Convenient Germination Box. the glass and drop down again. When moistening is necessar}^ after the kernels have been placed, a towel or other cloth should be placed on the surface and the water poured gently on top. If this is not done, the water poured on will move many of the kernels out of place. ''The tester should be placed in a room ranging around 70 degrees F. in temperature, as stated above. All kernels which do not send out vigorous root and stem sprouts within seven days, under these conditions, should be considered too weak to germi- nate properlv under ordinary field conditions. If the g-ermination. 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 Potter, Harry B. Fort Wayne, Ind. , Correspondence Coll. of Agric.
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