. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. Fig. 87.—A, Desirable shape of grain. B, Device for standardizing grains. sidered one of the best selling types on the local South African market. But it does not necessarily follow that Hickory King is the most profitable type to grow. We need further informa- tion on several points in this connection before we can form a definite opinion as to the breed that will pay best, 1/ we can get the best price, combi
. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. Fig. 87.—A, Desirable shape of grain. B, Device for standardizing grains. sidered one of the best selling types on the local South African market. But it does not necessarily follow that Hickory King is the most profitable type to grow. We need further informa- tion on several points in this connection before we can form a definite opinion as to the breed that will pay best, 1/ we can get the best price, combined with good yield, from the broad Hickory King, that may be the best type for us to grow. But if we get, say, Ios. a muid {ox Hickory King, yielding 12 muids per acre, and only 9s. per muid for some other variety yielding 1 5 muids per acre, it will pay better to grow the 9s. variety, for it will sell for 15s. per acre (or £y 10s. per ten acres) more than the Hickory King. 175. Fancy Points.— There are some points made use of in judging maize at shows which are good in their way, but which. 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 Burtt-Davy, Joseph, 1870-. London, New York, [etc. ] Longmans, Green and co.
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