Corn secrets . ould generally be discarded; unless it isan especially good ear in other respects,when it might be well to give it anothertrial in the next test. Ears whose kernels mold badly in the germination box should be dis-carded. If the kernels show weak, spindling sprouts, or a part of them arevery weak and uneven, the ear should be thrown out to make place for an earwhose kernels give strong, vigorous sprouts; Remember that the kernelswhich are slow to sprout and are weak will be behind the strong ones in thefield, and being shaded by them will give us weak, runty stalks with small ear
Corn secrets . ould generally be discarded; unless it isan especially good ear in other respects,when it might be well to give it anothertrial in the next test. Ears whose kernels mold badly in the germination box should be dis-carded. If the kernels show weak, spindling sprouts, or a part of them arevery weak and uneven, the ear should be thrown out to make place for an earwhose kernels give strong, vigorous sprouts; Remember that the kernelswhich are slow to sprout and are weak will be behind the strong ones in thefield, and being shaded by them will give us weak, runty stalks with small ears. Poor seed means a poor stand, with missing hills; one-stalk hills with weakstalks, producing little or nothing, also wasted land and wasted labor; it meansless than thirty bushels of corn per acre instead of fifty or sixty; it means that weproduce on an average in each hill just one small ear of corn weighing lessthan ten ounces. The following illustrations will show thoroughly every step in making thistest:. Fig. l Fii Fig. 1.—Putting the gunny sack of sawdust over to soak in warm 2.—Pushing the sack of sawdust down into the water to insurethorough soaking. CORN SECRETS 17 pig. 3.—Seed left to soak for at least one-half hour (better over night),when it should be removed from the water which has become cold and put intowarm or hot water. It is alwaysbest to have the sawdust warm whenput into the box, ready for the cornto be put over. Sawdust can always be obtainedfrom the ice house, sawmill, lumberyard or meat market.
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