Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing; for the farmer and student of agriculture, a text-book for agricultural colleges and high schools . ing commonly used in the corn belt. Ears may vary in production as power J J r can only much as from 15 to 100 bushels per acre on similar ground under the ascertained same Cultivation. Close examination of the original ears will nev^rby ° trial reveal these facts of yield. The individuality of each ear is unlocked only upon trial under field conditions. The value of this individuality then stands in results per acre. Individuality of Ears. T
Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing; for the farmer and student of agriculture, a text-book for agricultural colleges and high schools . ing commonly used in the corn belt. Ears may vary in production as power J J r can only much as from 15 to 100 bushels per acre on similar ground under the ascertained same Cultivation. Close examination of the original ears will nev^rby ° trial reveal these facts of yield. The individuality of each ear is unlocked only upon trial under field conditions. The value of this individuality then stands in results per acre. Individuality of Ears. The productive power is now definitely known. For example, earsNos I and 50 may have yielded 90 bushels and 100 bushels respective-ly, while 30 and 40 may have produced in turn 20 and 35 bush-els. The locality and fertility of the soil will determine the standardfrom which to base selections. Some breeders choose all the earswhich yield above 70 bushels. Some set the basis lower. Assumingthat, from the original 50 ears, 30 have all kept in good shape andyielded well, and have proved after a test the second spring that their CORN REGISTRY. 461. o <Pi cuO O 5. w oo QPioo K 462 CORN. vitality is unimpaired, the real breeding of corn begins. SECOND YEAR.—Mating Individual Ears in the Breeding Block. Becatise of their high yield, 90 and 100 bushels respectively, ears the 1 and 50 will be planted together in a breeding block 20 hills In the odd numbered rows, 1-3-7-9-11-13-15-17-19. P^nt kernelsfrom ear No. i; in the even numbered rows, 2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20,plant those from ear No. 50. Three kernels per hill is again prefer-able. These should be planted by hand though some breeders practiceplanting with a planter. These rows will not usually tassel at thesame time. Should they do so, there is little difference which row isdetasseled. If any preference is made, the strongest row of plantsshould be detasseled, thus making them the mother stalks.
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