. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. PBEPARATION AND PLANTING 193 The ear test 136. When the preliminary test shows germination to be low or a high percentage weak, it will pay to germinate each ear separately. There are several " seed testers " on the market adapted for this work, but satisfactory germinaters can be made. Fig. 57. — Making a gerrnination test. The rack contains 100 ears, cor- responding in number to the squares in the germination box. at home. Usually a series of shallow tr
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. PBEPARATION AND PLANTING 193 The ear test 136. When the preliminary test shows germination to be low or a high percentage weak, it will pay to germinate each ear separately. There are several " seed testers " on the market adapted for this work, but satisfactory germinaters can be made. Fig. 57. — Making a gerrnination test. The rack contains 100 ears, cor- responding in number to the squares in the germination box. at home. Usually a series of shallow trays are made and filled with sawdust or sand. A cloth is laid on top marked off in two-inch squares, and each square is num- bered. Twenty inches square is a convenient size, though some prefer a tray twice to five times as large. The ears to be tested are laid out on shelves in sets of ten. The ears are then taken in order, six grains removed, and these grains placed in the corresponding square on the cloth. 0. 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 Montgomery, Edward Gerrard, 1878-. New York, The Macmillan company
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