. Corn book for young folk. Corn. 70 CORN BOOK FOR YOUNG FOLK On the other hand, if the ears begin to grow too low on the stalk, you can likewise, by selecting seed from ears higher from the ground, prevent this trouble. In the corn on the left has been bred from low-eared stalks. The line across the stalks shows the differ- ence in height of ears in the two fields. But comfort of harvesting is not the only thing to be thought of in the height of the ear. Do you not recall how easy it is for windstorms to blow over your corn in spite of its brace roots? Will a stalk not blow over more r
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. 70 CORN BOOK FOR YOUNG FOLK On the other hand, if the ears begin to grow too low on the stalk, you can likewise, by selecting seed from ears higher from the ground, prevent this trouble. In the corn on the left has been bred from low-eared stalks. The line across the stalks shows the differ- ence in height of ears in the two fields. But comfort of harvesting is not the only thing to be thought of in the height of the ear. Do you not recall how easy it is for windstorms to blow over your corn in spite of its brace roots? Will a stalk not blow over more readily if the ear is high ? On the other hand, unless you want your corn to ripen early, the ears ought to be fairly well up from the ground. As a rule, ears that grow low on the stalk ripen early and the stalks are low. Corn, to make heavy, well-filled ears, needs as long a. Fig. 49. Varvixg Height of Stalks. 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 Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-1947; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924. Boston, Ginn and Company
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