Productive farming . select the next seedaccordingly. These best ears should be grown in a separatefield where the wind cannot carry pollen to it from othercornfields. The Hill=Row Method.—Potatoes should be grown fromthose found on the best individual plants. If the potatoesfrom two plants or hills weigh about the same they may beplanted in separate rows. The best row will next furnishthe hills for seed-potatoes. Bud Selection.—Peaches, plums, apples, grapes, andsome other fruits are propagated by the use of buds, grafts. 24 PRODUCTIVE FARMING cuttings, and divisions of the plants. The buds o
Productive farming . select the next seedaccordingly. These best ears should be grown in a separatefield where the wind cannot carry pollen to it from othercornfields. The Hill=Row Method.—Potatoes should be grown fromthose found on the best individual plants. If the potatoesfrom two plants or hills weigh about the same they may beplanted in separate rows. The best row will next furnishthe hills for seed-potatoes. Bud Selection.—Peaches, plums, apples, grapes, andsome other fruits are propagated by the use of buds, grafts. 24 PRODUCTIVE FARMING cuttings, and divisions of the plants. The buds or otherparts are taken from tlie best plants of the preferred seed, if used, would not come true to kind. The Weed Nuisance.—One of the greatest hindrancesto good farming is the presence of weeds in the fields. AVeedseed is in the soils, in the grain, grass seed, and nearly allfarm seeds. (Figs. 10a and b.) There are thirty or more un-desirable weeds to be found in clover seed and alfalfa Annes Fin. 10a.—Ha\--ficld till?d ia late summer with -n-ild or Queenis lOh.—Ha^-field taken by dandelion. The grass seed is too often full of bad weed seed. Thereis no place on the farm where weeds are a greater enemyto our success than in the grass fields. It is harder to getrid of them there than from the fields where Vve are doingsome tilling. But most of the weeds found in the pasturesand hay-fields have been sown there or near there by .somefarmer, at some time in the past. Some weed seeds areso^Ti from fence rows by the wind. Examining for Impurities.—Weed seeds and other impu-rities can usually be seen with a common reading glass orpocket microscope. The proper thing to do is to examine PLANT IMPROVEMENT, GOOD SEED 25 seeds before buying them, and avoid spending money forweed seeds to sow on the farm. At least let us look at theseed before sowing it. (Fig. 11.) Exercise.—Looking for Weed Seed.—Let each pupilhave a half teaspoonf
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