. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 192 CORN CROPS STORING SEED CORN To insure good seed corn, the ears should be collected as soon as mature and dried. Methods of drying are discussed elsewhere. GERMINATION TESTS 134. If seed corn has been properly saved, there will be no occasion for making more than a general germina- tion test. It is much cheaper to save the seed properly than to make germination tests. Whenever seed is to be selected from a supply, the quality of which is doubtful, careful germi
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 192 CORN CROPS STORING SEED CORN To insure good seed corn, the ears should be collected as soon as mature and dried. Methods of drying are discussed elsewhere. GERMINATION TESTS 134. If seed corn has been properly saved, there will be no occasion for making more than a general germina- tion test. It is much cheaper to save the seed properly than to make germination tests. Whenever seed is to be selected from a supply, the quality of which is doubtful, careful germination tests should be made. The general test 135. A general test should be made first. Choose 100 ears at random and remove three kernels from each at different parts of the ear, as butt, tip, and middle. A good germinater is made by using two pie tins or dinner plates. Fill one with sand, sawdust, or soil. Place. Fig. 56. — A simple germinater for testing seed corn. The corn is placed between damp cloths or blotters. a cloth on this and spread out the kernels to be germinated. Place a second cloth over the seeds and wet down. Then invert the second pie tin or dinner plate over the first so as to make a moist chamber within. 'Keep moist and in a warm place. Six days is sufficicDt time to allow for germination. If 90 per cent or more of the seeds show good strong sprouts, it is doubtful if it would pay to make a germination test of each ear 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, E. G. (Edward Gerrard), b. 1878. New York, Macmillan
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