. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 264 CORN CROPS may be combined with many or all the characters of the starchy parent. SELECTING AND CUEING SWEET CORN 193. Methods of selecting seed sweet com vary with different growers. One way that has been found satis- factory is herewith given. For many years it has been the custom to select for home planting a number of ears having characteristics ::: VK1 â â "k ~i v ;t')ci;; 1 i i: " i Ii:; :::::£!ii liillHi â â II :: 1 fit i :? : 'A IP s! â â 1 i


. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 264 CORN CROPS may be combined with many or all the characters of the starchy parent. SELECTING AND CUEING SWEET CORN 193. Methods of selecting seed sweet com vary with different growers. One way that has been found satis- factory is herewith given. For many years it has been the custom to select for home planting a number of ears having characteristics ::: VK1 â â "k ~i v ;t')ci;; 1 i i: " i Ii:; :::::£!ii liillHi â â II :: 1 fit i :? : 'A IP s! â â 1 is" :: :: ::: 1 â â â â â â â â *^ : i'.KS 1 :;:;; y:t::; :: â â : ^, â 1 k' ;s: !â â â ;: ;;; :: : : ::â¢â : :::: !! 1 : ::;y:;:::::: 1 r^. ; ::: :: : â an ;: :i :: !i s»3:"i*.i :::::::: â â â â â kvBB P . K :!SS4 â â T g EI^.;j:rs â â â :: â â¢j: ::: ;:::: jii::: ::»: 1 is : :: :::: s 1 Ii : i: Siii s Ii i â â 1 â â 1 j â â i illll 1 â â â â â â inii 1 III iS! !:! ill !!::â â â â :ii:s:ii â i ! j â â 1 â â ! ;s! â Si â â ! ii: â i 1 â Si« i:ssisss:::i:i:iisis!:::!:ij .;:i :â â :;;â¢â â ⢠is:s::iiKCi:i::ssii::::sissiSi::isss:i i:i:::;::::::::r^i:::::i !ii:i::::!::i;KSiSiiSi:i. Fig. 94. â Handy rack for drying seed corn. most desirable'. Earliness is maintained only by saving the earliest ears from the early corn, and from these eariiest ears a small number, known as "double extra," are set aside for the breeding-plat. In selecting these double extra ears, it is important to note, not only size, length of grain, and length of cob, but also the character of the. 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 Montgomery, Edward Gerrard, 1878-. New York, The Macmillan company


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