. Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing;. Corn. THE "RAG DOLL" METHOD OF TESTING SEED CORN The "Rag Doll" test commends itself for convenience, simplicity, economy* and accuracy. With reference to the accompanying illus- trations, it may be explained as follows : (1) Using bleached muslin one yard wide, tear into strips (cross- wise) about nine inches in width. Each strip (9x36 inches) will serve for testing twenty ears of corn. Mark off the strip with heavy crayon,. 1--The "Ras Doll" filled anrl ready to roll. first lengthwise in the middle and the
. Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing;. Corn. THE "RAG DOLL" METHOD OF TESTING SEED CORN The "Rag Doll" test commends itself for convenience, simplicity, economy* and accuracy. With reference to the accompanying illus- trations, it may be explained as follows : (1) Using bleached muslin one yard wide, tear into strips (cross- wise) about nine inches in width. Each strip (9x36 inches) will serve for testing twenty ears of corn. Mark off the strip with heavy crayon,. 1--The "Ras Doll" filled anrl ready to roll. first lengthwise in the middle and then crosswise in squares of about two and one-half inches each. Squares may be numbered as shown *In No. 6 of the illustrations there are twenty-five dolls or approximately five bushels of seed in test. This required only six yards of muslin which may be used time after time. With the "Rag Doll" there is no dirt or litter, and comparatively little room is 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 Bowman, Melville Le Roy, 1881- [from old catalog]. Waterloo, Iowa, Sold by Waterloo publishing co.
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