. Corn book for young folk. Corn. I20 CORN BOOK FOR YOUNG FOLK a healthful growth. In no other way than by testing can you be sure that your seed will germinate. POINTS FOR THOUGHT 1. Why should you never store your seed corn in the husks? 2. A farmer who stored his seed ears in boxes found in the spring that with a fine season and good seed he had a very poor stand of young plants. Can you explain to him why this was so ?. Fig. 87. Arkaxgixg the Ears 3. In what month is a freezing spell most likely to injure seed ears.^ 4. Can you think of some reasons why air-drying is better for seed ears t
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. I20 CORN BOOK FOR YOUNG FOLK a healthful growth. In no other way than by testing can you be sure that your seed will germinate. POINTS FOR THOUGHT 1. Why should you never store your seed corn in the husks? 2. A farmer who stored his seed ears in boxes found in the spring that with a fine season and good seed he had a very poor stand of young plants. Can you explain to him why this was so ?. Fig. 87. Arkaxgixg the Ears 3. In what month is a freezing spell most likely to injure seed ears.^ 4. Can you think of some reasons why air-drying is better for seed ears than fire-drying ? 5. Why should you protect seed ears from late-ripening varieties of corn more carefully than ears from early-ripening kinds ?. 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, 1871-1947; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924. Boston, Ginn and Company
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