Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-01-23 | Page 4 | Seven Years To Be Given To Task

SEVEN YEARS TO TOBE TOBE BE GIVEN TO TASK Attempt to Find Drought Resisting Corn For Kansas Area WICHITA Ku Kas Ka Jan Ex n-Ex- 2 Ex Experiment are being started l to cre- cre create t cr-t ate the th best belt be t resistant drought r tl t nt corn for we western tern Kansas farm arms Harvey Har J L Sconce noted plant breeder of Sidell Iii and George Thel Theis Jr Wichita ranch owner will conduct the th exp with cooperation from fron experts expert of ot the State Agricultural Col- Col College Col lege Sconce Scone Is I mattly ears e r ot or corn rep rep rep- rep rep-re 20 10 varIeties of ot the best t resistant drought early maturing gra grain In SEVEN TEARS YEARS It Is II believed that 11 it will take seven SO years to complete the ex cx- cx ex The Th method for dele deter deter- determining mining the th best beat grain rain will be b by elimination of ot the th until unfit and by breedIng the th best belt variations to to- to together tether lo-tether gether There will be e cro cross hybrid 11 I within and nd between tUu Special Special Special cial strains train and lines line will wili be dc de do- do eloped to bring brint out char char- char STRONG WINDS The severe levere verc winds wind which blow ac across ou 3 the th plans plan of ot are re frequently destructive to corn plants When hen the these thue winds wind ore lire with rain or h hail haa l they of often of- of often ten lower entire corn fields field One of the chief for the new corn grain to be de- de developed de developed eloped is II I that t the e corn stalks they produce must nau l b be strong enough to res resist t heavy wind winds As A much of the corn is h ruined In the tho fertilizing period of the young youn kernel by M hi-M Ine destroy destroy- destroying In ing the pollen effort efforts will wilt also allo l obe be centered upon plants that wilt will fertilize th the young ears eari ear either cither tor b-tor be- be before fore rore or after afler tier the th periods period of ot cx- cx lr ex-lr x- x mc heat An elaborate system c cf of f records will be b kept The Th of each cach ear e r of corn planted will ho 0 noted Doled and recorded for reference