. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. ear; turn the ear over, and remove three kernels from the oppo- site side in like manner, making six kernels in all, thus securing a representative sample from the entire ear. Place the six ker- nels at the end of the ear from which they were taken. Use care that the kernels do not become mixed with the kernels from the ear next to it. After the kernels are removed boards may be laid over the rows of corn to keep the ears in place until. 22—Germination box nine days after the kernels were put over to test. The stem sprouts are about two inches long on t
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. ear; turn the ear over, and remove three kernels from the oppo- site side in like manner, making six kernels in all, thus securing a representative sample from the entire ear. Place the six ker- nels at the end of the ear from which they were taken. Use care that the kernels do not become mixed with the kernels from the ear next to it. After the kernels are removed boards may be laid over the rows of corn to keep the ears in place until. 22—Germination box nine days after the kernels were put over to test. The stem sprouts are about two inches long on the most vigorous kernels. It is now easy to distin- guish the weak, sickly and slow sprouts from the strong and vigorous ones. Study the germination box carefully. Two hours spent discarding the weak ears as shown by the sprouts of the six kernels from each ear will save hundreds and hundreds of missing hills, one-stalk hills and weak stalks producing little or nothing next Moie than this, it is also the best method of breeding or improving our corn, as we prevent the weak ears from reproducing themselves. The six kernels from ear 44 all failed to grow. One or more of the kernels from ears i, 2, 4, ro, 18, 20, 21, 36, 41, and 47 failed to giow. These eais should be discarded. Ears 32, 46 and 29 are illustrations of weak ears. Do not fail to throw out all such as these. If the conditions are unfavorable they will fail to grow, or, growing, will produce only weak stalks, bearing nothing, or only small, inferior ears. Nos. 3, 34, 35 and 45 are especially vigorous, and will give a good stand of ear-producing stalks. the germination is known. Place the kernels from ear of corn No. 1 in square Xo. 1 of the germination box, from ear No. 2 in square No. 2, and so on with the kernels from all of the ears; then place over this a cloth considerably larger than the box, cover with, about two inches of moist sand, dirt or sawdust, and keep in a warm place where it will not freeze
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