. Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing; for the farmer, student and teacher of agriculture, a textbook for agricultural colleges and high shcools. Corn. 52 CORN Each ear is borne upon a shank which at first holds the shoot upright along the side of the stalk, but, which, as a rule, later allows the matured ear to droop and even to hang, because of increased weight of the ear and lack of rigidity in the shank itself. The shank. EAR IN NATURAL POSITION ON STALK. Note That Its Shank Lies in the Groove. The Outer Husks are Shorter Than the Inner Ones. fits in the groove of the inte
. Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing; for the farmer, student and teacher of agriculture, a textbook for agricultural colleges and high shcools. Corn. 52 CORN Each ear is borne upon a shank which at first holds the shoot upright along the side of the stalk, but, which, as a rule, later allows the matured ear to droop and even to hang, because of increased weight of the ear and lack of rigidity in the shank itself. The shank. EAR IN NATURAL POSITION ON STALK. Note That Its Shank Lies in the Groove. The Outer Husks are Shorter Than the Inner Ones. fits in the groove of the internode and appears jointed just as does the stalk itself. As many as ten or more internodes are present. At each node a husk is produced, those from the lower nodes overlapping those above. The number of husks and their coarseness depends upon the season, the soil and the variety. The place of appearance of. 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-. Waterloo, Ia. , Sold by Waterloo publishing co.
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