Show LONG HUSK PROTECTS CORN ft corn earworms ear worms are so common in this country that most banners do not consider it worth while to make efforts to fight them but tests conducted by the united states department of agriculture show that ears with long tight husks suffer less than halt as much injury as ears having short loose husks ears with long tight husks are characteristic act in some varieties the department part ment says but there Is enough variation in all varieties for a fanner to select tor seed only ears with long tight husks in this way he can build up a strain having better husk characteristics acte long tight husks are also good protection from other insect pests of corn such as the corn weevil in sections where corn is stored in the husks this is an additional reason for farmers to select their corn in the field where they can give proper consideration to the type of husk |