. Corn book for young folk. Corn. CHAPTER VI MARKINGS OF GOOD SEED EARS Man, with all his boasted powers, is very help- less in controlling the yield of his crops. There are only three ways in which he can, by his own work, increase the yield of his plants. These are first, by selecting the best seed; second, by cultivating in the wisest way, including proper drain- age of the soil; third, by fertil- izing the soil so as to meet the needs of the soil and of the plant. These are his only weapons, for, of course, man's share in produc- tion is puny in comparison with what nature does in providin
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. CHAPTER VI MARKINGS OF GOOD SEED EARS Man, with all his boasted powers, is very help- less in controlling the yield of his crops. There are only three ways in which he can, by his own work, increase the yield of his plants. These are first, by selecting the best seed; second, by cultivating in the wisest way, including proper drain- age of the soil; third, by fertil- izing the soil so as to meet the needs of the soil and of the plant. These are his only weapons, for, of course, man's share in produc- tion is puny in comparison with what nature does in providing life, rainfall, and sunshine. Surely, then, man ought to learn to use his three weapons in a masterful way. The ear shown in Fig. 43 is a result of the wise use of these three weapons. At a corn show its perfect breeding won a prize of a thousand dollars. The giving of this prize shows people's interest in seed. 61. Fig. 43. A Thousand- Dollar Trophy 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 Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-1947; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924. Boston, Ginn and Company
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