Show RAG DOLL TESTER Is EFFECTIVE IN SHOWING germination OF SEED CORN t 7 lax i if X r 4 I 1 ko I 1 it results of ear test by rag doll method note the differences in germ some have only a weak germination while only one Is a da seed ear grepares Ire Gre pared by the united statte states depart mint of p agriculture there are no large sections hect lons north of Len kentucky tucky arkanas and oklahoma ahre the corn erp arp inn turid and dried ull enough to t supply any large quantity of seui seti which ran can be planted mth safat entity without our par testing there ti 1 vera ver little seed aa 0 the 1916 crop nial available lable ka s a it result each vach section must del demenil end largo 1 upon its onn 1017 crop fir for seed lion tests shou that much of the sup ui BOI good seed rut put up last in tt fall Is mt wit veil uell in this crisis there Is only ore vay uny to make hure u of high adapted adopted seed hicl will mill guarantee a pod goil stand land of vigor rigor ous growing plants nc cessar for a high yield this mat I 1 is to ear bartest test the available supply in tile ho locality rind it ii 1 the opinion of at con corn ests of the department of it agriculture that all nil local seed supplies should be tested before ou outside tIde sources arc are resorted to mot most practical tetter tester the unfit unlit car 8 can be eliminated by inspection but many of those left willell jil lell to nil all appearances ore are well uell anil and fit it for peed seed will ie I 1 e shown by the tester to he weak pak or dead while title the remainder can be relied retied upon to ghe gise rood road results when planted plant cil there are many testers in use but the mo most at practical and cco eco I 1 of them nil till Is the 4 rag rog doll bleached ISle ached muslin Is a satisfactory material for malting making the doll cut into strips 10 indies inches wide ulde anti to tho if feet lone long ily by a lino line drawn draun down don the center and anti crosa cros lines cury four indies inches the doll Is davidi into sections each of which lo 10 to be filled with mith a siv six to ten kernel sample mple from mi nil ear par to be tented I 1 these here ker title from din diff different trent part parts of the car number aber the ears cars to correspond with nith the number of the section tec tion 1 in which th the kernels tire to be placed fold th lie outer edges of the tester toward ohp ceriter so that they meet roll the doll about forn cob or other obart oba pt tint nn I 1 tie boak lie the doll for a ft licurs drain off the ingils ture and place it where here it will mill not dr out and ani will mill be subjected to a grouling temperature at the end of about affie ans tha ali tests should be rendy ready for reading the accompanying illustration shoie it tester r dv for reiding bairs germinating 80 per cent or more should tie lie aati id for seed tills this year it Is well uell to retain nil nit cars shaming a gi of GO 60 per cent or ove keeping these poorer gertrina ting ears separate these imy bale hate to be used it if the tile supply of at seed germ aline lintIng SO per rent cent or bet for la Is not sufficient lelent if used they should be planted thicker than the tile good seed formers lor I 1 armors mers bulletin 04 of the united states department of agriculture en I 1 led the rag doll beed describes de fully this thi of testing beed seed corn |