. Corn book for young folk. Corn. PLACE AND MANNER OF SELECTING SEED 99 if the blades are not broad, green, and luxuriant, you will know the plant is not vigorous. You can see, also, whether the stalk grew under favorable, unfavor- able, or usual field conditions. You can also note the shank and the height of the ear and whether any disease has fastened itself on either stalk or Fig. 69. First Field Selection' of Seed Ears At this time, then, make ready for your first exami- nation in the field. Before you go to the field, how- ever, you will have to decide how many ears you will need
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. PLACE AND MANNER OF SELECTING SEED 99 if the blades are not broad, green, and luxuriant, you will know the plant is not vigorous. You can see, also, whether the stalk grew under favorable, unfavor- able, or usual field conditions. You can also note the shank and the height of the ear and whether any disease has fastened itself on either stalk or Fig. 69. First Field Selection' of Seed Ears At this time, then, make ready for your first exami- nation in the field. Before you go to the field, how- ever, you will have to decide how many ears you will need. You no doubt know that it takes from fifteen to twenty ears to plant an acre. Shall you, then, just multiply the number of acres you wish to plant by twenty ? Not at all. You should gather at least three times as many fine ears as you will need for planting. Why? In order that you may compare. 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 Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-1947; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924. Boston, Ginn and Company
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