. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. CORN 173 which is known to be the chief enemy of stored seeds (Section 35), may lead to the death of the embryo in two ways: (1) It favors the gro'wth of destructive molds, as ex- plained in Section 99. (2) It makes the seed incapable of withstanding freez- ing. The drier the seed, the more freezing it will endure. This. Fig. 74. — Making a seed corn holder. fundamental principle must be kept constantly in mind in drying seed corn. 116. Storing the Seed. — After the seed corn is thor- oughly dried out, it should be
. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. CORN 173 which is known to be the chief enemy of stored seeds (Section 35), may lead to the death of the embryo in two ways: (1) It favors the gro'wth of destructive molds, as ex- plained in Section 99. (2) It makes the seed incapable of withstanding freez- ing. The drier the seed, the more freezing it will endure. This. Fig. 74. — Making a seed corn holder. fundamental principle must be kept constantly in mind in drying seed corn. 116. Storing the Seed. — After the seed corn is thor- oughly dried out, it should be stored where the following conditions are provided: (1) Protection from rain and snow, or dampness of any 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 Cunningham, Jules Cool, 1879-; Lancelot, William Henry, 1874-. New York : Macmillan
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