. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. SHOW COBN 257 the tip end is allowed. Full depth of grain should extend almost to the very tip of the ear. Type of kernel. — A good kernel of large dent com should be about seven-eighths inch in length and three-eighths in width, if an eighteen-row ear, but narrower if more rows. The kernels should fit close from tip to crown, being somewhat keystone shaped. The kernels should be fairly thick, averaging in the row about six kernels to the inch. The kernel tip shoul
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. SHOW COBN 257 the tip end is allowed. Full depth of grain should extend almost to the very tip of the ear. Type of kernel. — A good kernel of large dent com should be about seven-eighths inch in length and three-eighths in width, if an eighteen-row ear, but narrower if more rows. The kernels should fit close from tip to crown, being somewhat keystone shaped. The kernels should be fairly thick, averaging in the row about six kernels to the inch. The kernel tip should be full and square; the germ, large, plump, and of good Fig. 90. — Cross-section of very color and tPYfiire deep-kerneled type of dent corn COlor ana xexiure. commonly known as GROWING SHOW CORN 185. The seed must come from a good show strain with many generations of selection for type. The soil should be naturally good corn soil, and everything done to put the soil in perfect condition, by proper rotation, manuring, and tillage. The soil, however, can be too rich in nitrogen for best results, as the plant is then inclined to run too much to stalk rather than ear. The soil should be rich in available minerals. Good show ears seldom come from the portion of field where the growth is rankest, but rather from a part where growth of stalk is normal but ears large. The rate of planting should be rather thin, about two- thirds normal 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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