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Show TOE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Variety of Corn With Hard Husks 8 Specimen Found in Experimental Plots With Ear Tightly Enclosed. one-eigh- tb (Prepared by. the United States Department o f Agriculture.) A variety of corn with husks that fit tightly over the ears like finger stalls would be t boon to corn growers every- where because of the protection afforded against com ear worms, black weevils, and corn ear smut, A single specimen of such a ear vas recently reported by C. H. Kyle, of the United States Department of Agriculture. He found it among the corn plants in his experimental plots where he is attempting to develop a corn that will have ears tightly inclosed in husks for protection against ear smut Ordinarily, the husk covering of an ear of corn is made up of a number pf overlapping leaves, each of which pnly partially encircles the ear. The unusual specimen found by Mr. Kyle had a single leaf completely encircling the ear. Husk Protection. While it is not likely that such a perfect husk will ever be a fixed characteristic in any com, Mr. Kyle says this specimen indicates the possibilities of producing a high degree of husk protection through crossing lines selected for husk protection. Husk protection is dependent upon the length, thickness, tightness, and texture of the husks. Some progress has already beep made in this direction. Mr. Kyle has crossed seven selfed lines which he had selected for their factors In husk protection. Three crosses having the best average husk protection produced only 10, 11, and 43 exposed or unprotected ears per 1,000, respectively. Free From Smut. Of the 13,159 ears grown from all of the crosses, 9,979 were in the class, and none were smutted. On the other hand. 228. or 7.2 per cent, of tne 3.1S0 ears in the husk-protecte- d self-fertilize- d husk-protecte- class were smutted. The crosses with the best husk protection those crossed with line G produced approximately as many smutted ears as the crosses with the poorest husk protection, the C crosses. Other scientists in the department, G. N. Collins and J. H Kempton, have shown that corn damage is reduced when the tips of the ear are covered with the husks, and Kyle has shown in otl er experiments that husks that tightly inclose the ears protect them from rice or black weevils. exposed d ear-wor- Ventilated Crates Are Fine for Apple Storage Apples are best stored in ventilated crates. Crates stack better in storage space than either baskets or barrels and fruit cools quicker in crates than in the other containers and for other reasons keeps better. Then, too, it is usually desirable to grade and condition the fruit Just before it is put on the market and crates can be handled and emptied for resonting more conveniently than the other containers. Cellars vary considerably in their adaptability to storage of apples. Some are fairly satisfactory while others are poor. Cellars with furnace heat in them are quite satisfactory for storing fruit Usually the chief fault with cellars for storing fruit is that they cannot be properly ventilated and when a considerable quantity of fruit is taken in it is difficult to get the fruit quickly cooled. Then, too, it must be kept in mind that ground heat is 50 degrees Fahrenheit and this is 18 or 20 degrees higher than the best temperature for keeping apples in storage. In the early fall when days and nights are warm this temperature may be an advantage but later in the season it is difficult to keep the ordinary cellar cool enough for proper storage of apples. AGRONOMIST SUMMARIZES MANY PROBLEMS OF NEW COMBINING Machine Will Facilitate Practice of Double Cropping. by the United States Department of Agriculture.) (Pi Summarizing an article on The Influence of the Combine on Agronomic Practices and Research, John H. Martin, of the United States Department of Agriculture, says : Extensive use of the combine probably will result In a decrease of diversified farming and Increases both In the size of farms and fields and in the practice of early tillage. The combine also will facilitate the practice of double cropping in some sections. The use of the combine is limited much more by the type of farming than by climatic or topographic condi- tions. Combining will probably largely Ground Speltz Fed to Live Stock or Poultry Speltz is a grain that is nearer to barley in its chemical composition than to any other of the farm grains. It is, in fact, quite similar to barley in composition and, of course, not so different from oats and corn. Its principal difference from oats is that It does not contain so much outside hull or fiber and It differs from corn in that it does contain more fiber than corn. Speltz is a very hard grain and should be ground moderately fine before it is fed to live stock or poultry. If it can be ground rather fine, it can be used as a part of the grain feed to replace barley, corn or oats in a ration and will give about the same results as If the barley, corn or oats were being fed. - , Efficient Production by Improved Equipment More efficient farm production may be secured where the equipment used on the farm is all of approximately the same size and requires the same power unit to operate it For example, a farm needing four work horses may secure the most efficient production by having as much machinery as possible that requires four horses. This keeps the horses in use the maximum proportion of the time and results in lower production costs. Lower production costs are the result of more efficient use of man labor where one man is driving as many horses as possible all the time. solve the problem of organic matter in the soil in the regions east of the Rocky mountains by immediately returning the crop residue- - to the land, if needed. The usual loss of straw for feed in combining probably will be compensated by growing feed on land now used for crops. If straw is desired for feed, it can be saved by some additional labor. Crop varieties susceptible to lodging can be harvested more efficiently with a combine than with a binder. Only a few varieties of wheat will ever shatter enough to cause appreciable losses, but most varieties of oats and some of barley will shatter unless harvested as soon as they are ripe enough to combine." green-manurin- Toasted, golden flakes with all the wholesome sweetnessofthe corn Post Toasties is just the breakfast cereal for warm weather when you want foods light and crisp. 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