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Show ( 8ELECTING SEED CORN. Ml Bare Should Be Taken to Have ft tho jB Tho great rcsultB obtained from a jl careful selection of seed corn in ex- ft I porlmentnl work aro attracting n groat, '-l deal of nttcntlon to that fentuYo or 1 1 corn growing. Instances arc reported "M where tho results hnvo been almost jl doublo tho ordlnnry production. This 11 shculd bo very encouraging to tho $1 farmer, for there Is no other method ,!l by which ho enn double bin crop with ill so imall'an expenditure. il Tho usual manner of picking out jl whnt is presumed to be tho good look- l Ing cars Is good as far as It goon. It l has hnd something to do with kooplnc ll the corn up to tho .present standard. 'I But there aro features that this jjl method of selection will not embrace, jl nnd besides somo knowledge of tho l CBSontlnl features of n good ear ot ,)l corn should bo obtained befcro n good U solcctlon can bo made. -jl Wo nro told that In order to got a 'M high grndo of development, sny,4)r- "I nngo Judd Farmer, the seed patch I must bo Isolated beyond the posslbll- -I ity of cross-polllnatlon from other I com; nnd Uiat pollination should bo I permitted only from tho most (Iftdra- H bio stalks; and that the selection of .'H seed corn should take place in the -H patch at tlmo of maturity, selecting 'I with reference to both car and stalk. H We all know from experience -that ex- H traordlnnry height in the stalk doen I not contribute to the size of tho car, H that it requires plant food to support H tho stalk that should gtvo vigor to the H car. In caso ot a windstorm it Is tho ,U lofty stalks that blow down. tH Seed should be selected thnt will 4H give regulation In height nnd body of ) the stalk, then, if there, is nny tmr- H plus of vigor, it should be directed to ;H the car. Repeated selections In this lk manner from year to yenr have re- 6H suited In the development of the cora l that Is attracting the attention of tho ! f armors everywhere, Every farmer can have a seed patch :H of his own. It need not bo so largo H but what ho can glvo it careful utton- tlon, which would consist mostly In- H detasscllng undesirable stalks. In this H manner choice seed for his own plant- H Ing could bo obtained every year. H Many of the farmers havo not the H advantage of such selection for .tho H general planting for this year, but ihey H can with a little more caro make a- H better selection than heretofore. Tao H ear should be of good size and weight, H well filled at the ends, and tho epaco- H between the rows should be well flitoeV H by the expansion of tho grains. Thero H should bo a deep grain and the cob H should be large enough to hold the H grains comfortably and give a good ,';H body to the car. iH If tho corn has been In' tho dry and ' U not exposed to damp air or freezing ;H weather, tho probabilities are that" It 'H will grow without any trouble. If It has been kept tinder the reverse cod- H dltlons, It should be well tested bo- foro planting. Even If tho corn will- H grow thero may be such n lack of vitality ns to prevent rapid growth, VH except under the most favorable cod- dittons. Tho season for planting Ib H so short that ono cannot afford to H mako a mistake in getting good seed. H Grains on tho ends of the ear should H not bo planted, as they are not of tho H Ideal In size nnd shape; besides, to H get anything like an equal unmoor ot H grains in a hill, there should be oqual- H ity In tho size or grains. Grains ox- H cesslvely large sometimes get wedged' H lengthwise In a small plate, causing H complete obstruction until It becomes dislodged. Selection or seed should H bo mado In tho field in the fall, for It H Is tho only tlmo that the stnlk, time H of maturity and conditions or growth H can bo taken into consideration. |