Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing; for the farmer and student of agriculture, a text-book for agricultural colleges and high schools . ery rapidly detassel. The number of times that theblock must be gone over depends upon the rapidity of the appearanceof the tassels. When simply detasseling to eliminate the barren stalks,it will be found profitable to cut such stalks off at the surface ofthe ground. THIRD YEAR.—The Increase Bed. The Increase Bed is thenext step. This will be started the third year. In the breeding blocksmentioned above, which were 20 hills square, there will
Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing; for the farmer and student of agriculture, a text-book for agricultural colleges and high schools . ery rapidly detassel. The number of times that theblock must be gone over depends upon the rapidity of the appearanceof the tassels. When simply detasseling to eliminate the barren stalks,it will be found profitable to cut such stalks off at the surface ofthe ground. THIRD YEAR.—The Increase Bed. The Increase Bed is thenext step. This will be started the third year. In the breeding blocksmentioned above, which were 20 hills square, there will be 200 hillsin each which have been detasseled. Three kernels being planted by hand in each hill, it is safe to assume that from the detasseled stalksin each breeding block, as many as 400 ears will be secured, or at least4 bushels of ears entirely free for the pollen shed from the tas-sels borne on their own stalks. This amount of seed will generallybe secured from each breeding block. In studying these breedingblocks, very complete data should be taken of both the tasseled anddetasseled rows. While the seed from the tasseled rows is not saved. (.Courtesy Successful Farming) Fiff. 1()6 STALKS A-FOOLIN ROUND ALL SUMMER, DOIN NOTHIN. No. 1 hns a fairly Rood oar, weishiiiK K! ounces: one stalk per hill on one acre oferound, each producinfc an ear of this weieht would vield 50 bushels and 56 pounds at therate of 70 pounds per bushel. Xo. 2 weighs 10 ounces; one stalk per hill would yield 31bushels and 52 pounds. No. 3 weighs 9 ounces; one stalk per hill would vield 28bushels and 40 pounds. No. 4 weighs C ounces; one stalk per hill would yield 19bushels and 3 pounds. No. 5 weighs 3 ounces; one stalk per hill would yield 9 bushelsand 30 pounds. No. 6 weighs one ounce; one stalk per hill would vield 3 bushels and12 pounds. No. 7 produced the ear that is not there. Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are worsethan worthless in the field, on account of their producing pollen, which is distributedov
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