. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. =1 >. >> « E it .a 2 J5 9. Selection of Farm Crops 293 task for our intelligence to determine which, out of adozen or more plants, will furnish seed that will producea better crop. If a special variety has better quality inits fruit, fiber, or stalk, or makes larger yields than others,it is usually because someone has recognized these qualitiesand perpetuated them by constant selection. (1[ 204). 415. Selection of Crops to Suit Climate and has been found that climatic influences, such as airmoisture, s
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. =1 >. >> « E it .a 2 J5 9. Selection of Farm Crops 293 task for our intelligence to determine which, out of adozen or more plants, will furnish seed that will producea better crop. If a special variety has better quality inits fruit, fiber, or stalk, or makes larger yields than others,it is usually because someone has recognized these qualitiesand perpetuated them by constant selection. (1[ 204). 415. Selection of Crops to Suit Climate and has been found that climatic influences, such as airmoisture, soil moisture, rainfall, temperature, and winds,are very important conditions determining what cropsare profitable or even w^hat varieties of a particular cropare most successful in certain sections. On going into anew section of country, it will usually be best to followthe practice of the older residents and to experimentwith introduced forms only on a small scale, until theiradaptability can be better determined. As a generalrule, those varieties are best that have longest beengrown and most carefullysel
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