. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. ARTTFTCIAL POLLINATION IX COHN. 0 to allow for the elongation of the stalk above the ear. Unless guarded anainst, this elongation will break the stalk at the base of (lie tassel and then push through the paper, making an opening where foreig-n pollen can enter. To prevent this breaking of the tube, two extra. I'k;. 1.—Corn plnnt. showins motliorl of u«inK pnper tube to insure self-pollinntion. folds are taken where the paper is cemented, making a strip an inch or so wide composed of four thicknesses of paper. In adjusting the tubes this st
. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. ARTTFTCIAL POLLINATION IX COHN. 0 to allow for the elongation of the stalk above the ear. Unless guarded anainst, this elongation will break the stalk at the base of (lie tassel and then push through the paper, making an opening where foreig-n pollen can enter. To prevent this breaking of the tube, two extra. I'k;. 1.—Corn plnnt. showins motliorl of u«inK pnper tube to insure self-pollinntion. folds are taken where the paper is cemented, making a strip an inch or so wide composed of four thicknesses of paper. In adjusting the tubes this strip is placed on the upper side, causing the tube to form an even curve instead of bending sharply at one point. [Cir. Sft]. 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry
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