. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. from the cob, or the tip cap of the kernels breaking off leaving the germ exposed, shriveled or wrinkled appearance of the tips of the kernels, the doughy appearance or cheese color of the germ or heart of t he kernel. third: has it constitu- tion OR PRODUCING POWER? It has already been pointed out that there is a great dif- ference in the producing pow- er of different ears of corn. There are certain things which indicate vigor and strength, or the lack of it. In figure 60 it is apparent that the right hand stalk has the greater strength. The left hand stalk
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. from the cob, or the tip cap of the kernels breaking off leaving the germ exposed, shriveled or wrinkled appearance of the tips of the kernels, the doughy appearance or cheese color of the germ or heart of t he kernel. third: has it constitu- tion OR PRODUCING POWER? It has already been pointed out that there is a great dif- ference in the producing pow- er of different ears of corn. There are certain things which indicate vigor and strength, or the lack of it. In figure 60 it is apparent that the right hand stalk has the greater strength. The left hand stalk is spindling, the shank of the ear is long and so weak that the ear has broken down, the joints are long and the leaves narrow and pale in color and the tassel itself shows weak- ness. There is not space here to bring out the many differ- ences shown by the stalks in this figure, but anyone who has really given much atten- tion to corn will appreciate fully the importance of plant- ing the corn from the ninety or one hundred best ears on one side of the field, so that he may go through this part of his field in October, with bags, and select the best ears from those stalks which indicate constitution and vigor. In connection with the ears of corn and the kernels, there are many things which indicate strength or the lack of it. Ears. Fig. 60—Shows a strong, vigorous stalk and a weak one. At the time when those stalks were taken from the field (October 10), the ear on No. i showed a droop at the tip a little more to prevent the water from run- ning under the husks and molding the butt of the ear. 62. 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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