Show Many l Farmers Are Picking Seed Corn Make Selection in Field Before Before Before Be Be- fore Ears Ripen Selecting seed corn Jn tn the field before before be be- fore tore frost mind l preferably before till all the time ears are ripe affords a better opportunity op to determine the relative time lime of maturity and freedom from at the Kansas Kan- Kan disease 11 a agronomists sits sas State Stale Agricultural college It 11 Is always a good pian to select will wIth be he needed more seed than agronomists agron agron- say eny as replanting ma may be neceSSary necessary also the possibility essary and ami there thre Is ity Ill of If foiling ceiling surplus seed to neigh neigh- lIars bors Many farmers have horn able to arid add considerably to their Income laconic by selling seed corn I liars ars with poorly filled tips or with poorly rounded butts have hove been to yield Just as us well as ns the bet bet- r ii-r appearing ears TaperIng ears which were formerly discriminated against to yield Just as os well WE'll II as tIme the preferred cylindrical III II euro ears I There seems cecilia to 10 he a definite relation Yf hn hc between Indentation of ot the kernel kerimel nail and yield Iehl show how that kernels only ci slightly ly Indented ii and md therefore on rei relatively smooth III 00 I II enis eni's produce hotter better yields titan Ihan deeply dented kernels fruit from rough ears enra nr Is accounted 1 for rM hy by time f. rou h ears curs usually usually ally have ha deep kernels and ond are late lute In maturing The rite shape of the time ears cars and depth of ot till the kernel does dolS not social seem to be he especially espe espa- chilly Important so long as us well well- matured free disease ears of ns us large f size and l depth of kernel as cnn can safely ht Itt he matured are selected It ft Is desirable desir desir- able atie to select those ears which have straight rows and uniform kernels kernel Kernels from front lars ears with zigzag rows rowa are uneven In size lize and shape and will with not be planted uniformly especially I If it f I the he edge drop planter ter Is used No Ko special spEc care In storing seed cornis corn cornIs Is essential so long as the seed sled Is It thoroughly dried before frost and kept dry until planted The matter mutter of ot prompt thorough drying however Is Important Usually hanging the cornIn corn om cornIn omIn In a machine shed sited or attic where there Is good ventilation Is all nil that Is 18 Protection from from the weather rodents and und good ventilation yen ven are ure about the only essentials |