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Show I Autumn Best Time I To Select Seed Cora I Autumn Is the tlmo to prepare (or I . urofltablo corn crop tbe following I Lson. At tills tlrao tho seed Is I Lst abundant, and tho very best can be obtained before it has been In any " reduced In vitality. Many let M iho opportunity pass, expecting to 5 prcl"0 their seed corn in tho spring M hut the department's Bpeelnllst In charge of corn Investigations advises I that the atumn is tho best tlmo to I select good seed. The best place for tho farmer td obtain seed corn is from elds on his own farm, or In his neighborhood. that were planted with a variety Mch has generally proved most successful In that locality. Of course. If a community has an oxper- lenced and honest corn breeder on whom it may rely, tho seed corn may I be obtained from him. I The corn breeder who has demon- I strated year after year the superlor- I Ity of his corn will domand n special price for his superior seed. Such corn I breeders havo improved cattlo. Ho I has used special methods that farm-I farm-I ers generally havo not tlmo to apply. I nve dollars a bushel la not too much to pay and will bo a profitable bart I gain for both parties. I What Constitutes Good Seed Corn I By far too many consider seed good I simply becauso it will grow. To bo I first class seed must be I i. Well adapted to tho seasonal and soil conditions where It Is to bo planted. plant-ed. 2. Grown on productlvo plants of a productlvo variety. 3. Well matured, and preserved from ripening time till planting tlmo In a manner that will retain its full lgor. Tho Importance of tho threo ro inurements Just enumerated has been demonstrated experimentally by the department's Ofllco of Corn Investigations Investiga-tions Tho results given brlelly ,as enumerated aro a3 follows: 1. Tor n surlcs of llvo years, 12 well bred varieties wcro tested In 10 northern states equivalent lots of seed being used In each state. Varieties Vari-eties that produced most in tomo states were among tho poorest In others. .... 2. Seed cars taken from tho high-W high-W est jHding rows of ear to row brood-lag brood-lag pluta havo repeatedly produced beucr than sued ears taken from ro ti. Haz rows. Seed ears from tho l) st producing stalks found in a. tin , ,v,u pioducetf more than t j . t i..eu without considering U , '.'..iiess of the parent 3 i, 1 I-.ic s of curs were dlvtd- td , ... ;nal parts, ono pnit bo- j, i 1 1 . i euro of nnd the othe i 'm p barn as corn la ordinar- i, I 'j he well preserved seed ',! i n poor BOtl 12 per cent l o ioorly preserved and i . he.- on fertllo' soil, r ', Cm fact that both 1 c . mated ciiuaHy well. Sf. v i ..UiCriiin Should Be v . 'i iig time drop, nil oth- '- id .elect an abundance c -. ' ' i The process is too ira- int i iU conducted Incldontjtlly ' . i When solectluK soofl '" in process your cjntjre nt- I ' l tho very best, that Is . .mi preserve Jt well, and ' l ..iolda will iQturn you ' ti m any other worlc you niir ln'in. "i uo'i't why to select seed II ii tho BtalfcB BtRndlng ' us wjon ttti rlpo and )i- a ' hard freeze , ii .. t'.n, crop npana go thru 1.11 toed picking' lings and ' 'is r-orn tho stalks that h 'i tho most corn without 1 c.h.l advantage, such 1 . .. nun-, or fertility. Avoid lht ' o.i stalko standing !" vi. ii ,ui unusual amount of . " '. them. Preference r ' . ii tho p'.auts that have ' o,t ueavlly lii CQpeUtfon-' CQpeUtfon-' . md ot tesa productive ' l" - ', J .a - the inherent tenden ' ". to nroduee, heavily of h.1 td QQtfr tt-fl JUOflt 3 plant with o?3 Hi1 ,, heavy because of an' ex-1 ex-1 1 ' :-t- of srp should Iq z-J"-ru o '.ptaeaa gsently Inomeea Ut v - .mj 'a Hkely to destroy 1 1 many sections this '" ' ii-.i BuRlclently appreciated. ll ' '? Central and Southern Spates '' ' ' ' r things being equal, short, 'tk '-tuiks tro prefurable. Short 's am not bo emslly blown down M Permit , r , lJtlnRi Thlck IS i arC ' "-'yAy bKm down a in gciej;,! a,.Q mme pr0lluctlVP "" slender ones. The 'endency for corn to produce' BUckors Is hereditary. Other things being equal, seed should bo talscn from stalks that havo no suukcri. The same day seed corn is gathered the husked ears should be put In a dry place where there Is free circulation circula-tion ot nlr, and placed In such n manner man-ner that tho cars do not touch each Good seed Is often ruined becauso it is thought dry enough when gathered gather-ed nnd tho precaution mentioned Is considered unnecessary. Many farmers farm-ers bcllcvo that their autumns nro so dry Hint such caro is supcrlluous. Seed corn In every locality gathered at ripening tlmo will bo benefited by drying hs suggested, it loft In tho husk long nftor ripening, It may sprout or mlldow during warm, wet weather or become infested with weevils. Tho vitality of seed Is often reduced reduc-ed by leaving It In a sack or In n pllo for even a day after gathering. During warm weather, with some moisture In tho cobs nnd kernels, the ears heat or mlldow in n remarkably short tlmo. Tho Department of Agriculture has a bulletin that gives in detail tho best manner ot treatment for corn after It is gathered. Tho bulletin also do-scribes do-scribes how seed corn should bo stored during tho winter and tests of tho germluntlon of seed corn. Tho bulletin may bo had frco by those who request Farmers' lUillettn No. 415 on Soed Corn, from thn department's depart-ment's Division ot Publications, Washington, D. C Weekly News Inciter. |