. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Fig 22-PolIen Grains on Silk Greatly magnified BREEDING AND SELECTION 71 slight expense. A sugar barrel is convenient forpacking large shipments. Shipping Seed Corn—In any event, the greatestcare should be taken that the seed corn reaches thecustomer in the best possible condition, with no injurVto the ear. It is also desirable that care be
. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Fig 22-PolIen Grains on Silk Greatly magnified BREEDING AND SELECTION 71 slight expense. A sugar barrel is convenient forpacking large shipments. Shipping Seed Corn—In any event, the greatestcare should be taken that the seed corn reaches thecustomer in the best possible condition, with no injurVto the ear. It is also desirable that care be taken togroom the ears, by removing all shanks or husks,and the ear be made to present the best possibleappearance. Testing Seed Corn—It is imperative that all seedcorn should be thoroughly tested, and given a ger-mination test of not less than ninety-four to ninety-fiveper (By courtesy Iowa Experiment Station) The above cut illustrates one of the most con-venient methods for testing the vitality of seed corn. 72 THE BOOK OF CORN Fig No I shows the box in which are placed folderscontaining samples of corn to be tested. Fig No 2shows a folder ready to put in the box after the edgeshave been folded down over the corn. Any box willanswer the purpose although the cigar box representedin the cut, or a wooden one like it, is preferable. The folders should be thoroughly moistenedbefore placing the corn in them. Put four or fivethicknesses of moistened paper in the bottom of thebox and as many more over the samples to preventdrying out. Then shut the cover and wrap a stringaround the box to hold the cover down to prevent thecorn from drying out, and set away in the sittingroom or some place where the temperature does notfall below fifty-five degrees. The best folders aremade by taking five or six thicknesses of newspaperand cutting the strips about five by ten i
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