. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. Fig. 20—The six kernels from ear No. i all have strong root and stem sprouts; those from ear No. 4 are only fair, while those from Nos. 2 and 3 are weak. It is such ears as Nos. 2 and 3 that we tail to discover when we depend on the eye and the jack-knife test. so that it will be thoroughly moistened before using. Take a piece of white cloth about the size of the box, rule i t off checker-board fashion one and one-half inches each way. Number the checks 1, 2, 3 and so on, and place it on the sawdust in the box and tack to the box in the corners and edges suff
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. Fig. 20—The six kernels from ear No. i all have strong root and stem sprouts; those from ear No. 4 are only fair, while those from Nos. 2 and 3 are weak. It is such ears as Nos. 2 and 3 that we tail to discover when we depend on the eye and the jack-knife test. so that it will be thoroughly moistened before using. Take a piece of white cloth about the size of the box, rule i t off checker-board fashion one and one-half inches each way. Number the checks 1, 2, 3 and so on, and place it on the sawdust in the box and tack to the box in the corners and edges sufficiently to hold it to its place. Lay out the ears of corn to be tested side by side on the floor in rows, and drive two hails at the ends of the rows to hold the ears in place; remove one kernel from near the butt, middle and tip of the. 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 Holden, P. G. (Perry Greeley), 1865-1959. Springfield, O. , The Simmons publishing co.
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