Show 0 home cocce e sn n modern odem agriculture i seed starts snarls to grow 4 by C V GREGORY APri agricultural cultural latua state college copyright 1903 by american press association SEED EED is ii a tiling thing to TOOK look at it mi ht is well niell be a pebble or it rian of ind foi all there scrim cem to be to it only a beau you si so yet thebes 1 i ariit dobil more to that ban than you ever or of tike n boan just in ordinary white bein tie in out of the and look it at it the smooth white outer coveting la Is the he seed eed coat it is almot water tight ight and is a protection for the parts that but lie within on one side ou oil will notice a conspicuous spot this I 1 k tile the seed blar biar aud and ii 1 the place where t the he I 1 little ittle stern item that fastened the bean the pod od IT was as a attached it a bcd bear ear 0 one rie er I 1 of the wd sped scar or bailum as the botan botanists its call it Is a small round hole bole I 1 the if nou lou put a beau bean in water it will nill soon bieu to swell be enuse of tile the wati r winch it absorbs through the tul crople it noi 10 u a bean thit till hai been soiled f I 1 i I 1 i NN few hour the seed to ott it will come collic tr ff ensil thi I 1 art an if the t b c I 1 in man in hit Is i inside is 1 found to be split plit lit in two leneth IR WIM ise alice two tilo alts ire billed botnic don 1 calne tor for ld id vile opre lit t the b e otyla jon s ariit C if lou IOU 1 ol 01 close iv if fi i I 1 i 1 11 sie le i kittil plant tuk oil cd 1111 ZIN 1 tw ean them t h e ru jut just ju t ti j cue side of the is 1 a small mail tein stem tit tin I 1 kan il to it is ii tile the FIC 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 till 1111 uli bilk it a tint I 1 I 1 I 1 lunch bunch of oe lon si 1 thit hit aou ou may liae in ILI la aln 1 tilt inn it out I 1 tu at t the till nd of 0 the bean is i the bubl not atut 1 11 I r alp ilp 1 feirt ire I 1 nud lit 1 ti i erv seed no matter liow hot stil ill arix ow tint thit v ti u have seen nah whit it 1 Is in the I 1 an all t a auml km kill attl 11 in the sun ienir ni IV IT it is much flip inside is ib flip inn it in only flitter the beluin is it tile the i 1 end ind the is 11 0 gilill tint thit iu it HUT 11 it ile e al a li it to s i c it it ill in tile tir two 0 seed ads cds lie onh INN two milu IT ain I 1 the i it ind tile the pi int pr lv far thi it 11 itar of he lit tit an fn inside ide tile the LIT tat is t 1101 up bv ali tin lleslie red setd li it lit res 1 ow it us I 1 kiil liil jl it I 1 1 int lit lind of a ld id lake ialo a aerni I 1 of 0 airn tint thit his irl s I 1 L i c ui I 1 I 1 0 I 1 k t d fo for r i CM i I 1 nl q I 1 I 1 li i u ur r I 1 md it d cut it in to ie i e the narron narro wai wa the back of tilt grun ann Is 1 mide up in ili pirt part of a divird sub static and in part of a A large it pirt it f the flip fiant of the kernel la is tal fai it up b the sot ot olev germ derai afi lk jt at the cut ut action of the tit germ care fiill alip little plant can be made out nut ten ner III onia the 1 I lie little pointed slim which points point upa ird and outward is ahr ill cotyledon there is oil on one cotyledon in corn in itcan of till two is ig in the mothr goods non lite ine exan nned it on will mill til tat c a u cf f i I 1 corn plant that ins his been left in ili it a warm alie pi ice until it his ommen cid to prow gronn ind cut it iu ILI two ONO beug leug tawne you nill see e thit hit the lie inrid 1 Is packed with lam danli rs 3 ot of tin tius ilinca li reid to 1 as soon is their turn lurn come this ii 11 the I 1 tin other oilier parts of the ikall tiiu plant you will ill bi able to mat male I 1 out with x lilt ditth trouble leu ICU lint lilt I inal n nent tile lie test lest if the flip I 1 leim lie part bal of the serin grin 1 is foi N title it Is 14 iut J I 1 art 17 UK I 1 I 1 lint lilt itself it Is of rv i it it ais t I 1 it is w L it ill s sc the iolli ill int itu it I 1 ins ills t grow anist title line 17 fail 1 t first it hn hig no ito rot ro ts t i et tills till f fc il 41 fionn thi boil it so it must most VA pi I 1 it its front 1 roin sap mthr rum I 1 it ills 1 soune out 0 1 1 lie I 1 i if tile kornal kori 1 oil lt i f tit hi 11 g rui rm it bitsi if fr cr flip lie of CT bloj floj I 1 aiu ili lit n ill the till nit iii lin sica cd and le bi blin in alie III nd s inn nit and lie oanh ions ire the simi iiii thit Is the tbt li Is io in thi the lar fisli cal 1 li is this fid ts ef nirh md oil if ll irr i f hiis jn in le used ud in thc jhc duel pina pin alint nith I 1 out allt I 1 till in 11 ill ol to i 1 11 II pit jui I 1 forni this Is 13 on i t r I 1 lie ile res re 1 ini ing in i win n by bi d NN will ill in t lie V till nt lit wj iva ler the iho ieli 1 I that t it L NA wa a ter I 1 is needed to oft pj tile sn c 1 ruit 0 t go 11 the ciu fet et out hut but tills this and oil off will iut in fit nitch first I 1 efin cing ch chinkel inzel lo in i ill lie cuirn tills 1 Is lulled I 1 N meing of A i ellid RIN raps it you NN will ill i ut lit i I 1 I 1 i to alpe f st lit li it on 3 i ur for or I 1 in lilt nt lit iou ou i will ill find that it will baffin I 1 list ahli j ill 1 li riuo I 1 muse lie 17 ts in alj clr sill ili I 1 are 11 hn ining liik it t munir the in tile the worl work in it the junr dav av changing chan giue the and oil it to augir and mothr soluble sub abe are disdiel dis 1 b thi water nater anil and po go to fri th ill gr grow in I 1 ilant lant these ill inet annc I 1 worl T orl without air lr find N w irintha lou nn alady know tint 11 it i t RNA red will N ill not garm I 1 n ito in I 1 I 1 cold und lind it if will tall put aimi I 1 leiai le eans iii in a glass of water and leaie I 1 them for scyril dins you will rind ond bit abil will not lint gernin viti no mit ter hoy how winn then tire nrc kept dicius the cannot sot air the reason is tint thit without bout ath 1 ali air ind tile the en lynies cinnlt I 1 repair lepai e I 1 hie lie food for the ind it if it cannot get food of couie it cannot gron after the plant it I 1 ti started to grow th the L seed coat Is no longer ot of nit am use to it la in some plants such its as corn corm the little plant fines finds its nay inay out very easily the little pumpkin plant with its bear coat has ha a harder time in deed were it not for a little contrive ance with n which aich nature hns has pron provided aided it it could not get out at till all this la Is a tiny look hook on the lower end of the seed this hook book catches on the md end of 0 the seed coat and peels it bail as aa neatly as nou ou take off your coat watch for in a germinating gi pump kin or squash iced and see cc if you cannot notice it in rome me seeds like hilk hickory nuts siut the plant Is unable to get out until the sped seed rout coat Is cracked by the frost or in sonie some other way V ne e hive seen that a seed cannot start to gro grow unless it his bis moisture warmth and air it not needs these but it needs them in ili the proper prope r propositions eions in a ll 11 light bt sand so soil 1 moisture Is 13 often laci dug ind tho the scid ed is slow in for this re reison in such a sill it will more quicken it the soil kill 1 Is ed ea around the td the eod ced will oril up mcl sture ture titie nnie r it idia it if the of soil oil are arc in cilip cli sp cell arn with rith it on all dulci etli 1 flip lie soil in tile the run ron with tile the fit ide or I 1 i live hoe or with i t I 1 aird or r anith etli the brnad tilt mt v it in the held bilas the flip bcd cd to turc ind and so ro hastens in I 1 i aleki cli b 11 there Is 11 plenty of moisture lint nir 1 Is ofal aftin 11 1 ltd 11 in ill it uch such I 1 hii Is in ill 1 L ill id doin to lu 1 I iti mor lie ait fit cie birti Is ir in f fi ind so ca closi 1 li tog thi tint thit ir i M r little air ili an bt tainui tb inui nil ai Is liln cl 11 in I 1 i soil of till tills I 1 ind als sli it uld I 1 ie 0 if x mr ri deceli iha mst important fictor of nil I 1 i i I 1 I 1 nit it A ci id ti will I 1 nav ilkiv nid aid clr ir in the light ain and still the seed will ilal i 2 t stirl to lu I 1 i in n it if it 1 dies I to I 1 ie gin to gronn aro sro pio pi gros will lit sl iw and the bo till hlll bale mo 1 I 1 lied I 1 01 ol ok it 1 is of the utmost importune to 10 lt until ill alie sd id tj bail ll 11 is wnm boort tle tho seed ecil M in seeds clods which alich would mould rot or onla I 1 nis stalls if lit in it cold soil will crow i i tron flints if ln I 1 ii until the lie soil it has 11 ionn in w trill nn ni col i will ill male a str s tr ii nir t r lit ater pr plant it if it ins ills a cirni seed bed 0 t start front from llie ilie rapidity ith which aich soll will w inn up lit in the spring depends a 11 gloat dalal uron tho the nature of the soil oil itself it I 1 sallly daniy sill warms up ly be cause the air can get down into it easily thui warming it all tho the way bronah at one once knoth enother pir reason for the iii hi ber of sandy soil oil Is its rexter reiter As long as wa ter if 13 esa prating the ground will be cold the ess of eva evalora pors tiou alou rc quires i a areat deal of heat beat f flo FIG 11 ll uon A ant TAILs in SLIU SLI U mit 11 c can call help abo hull icil to laomi varin in tl aln prin ahn in IN donik doing ill tint thit WL dai ili to I 1 i Is 0 k L api did su 3 U amr liw the sur filc of n a wt MIA field bee joe ili efti r it had and lin this 11 1 i 1 b lauso ill alio s N il 11 UPS ti pa the front from coming conijn coni ln up ui fruin froin tji lit ion to ilo waltr in the loos look laica soon ti CI ponte and thit the hiat hat I 1 Is used in iia the suit soil of turning jbf ahr into va ta por PIC of course it if wo me irp ire not going to allo allow tin tilt surrius to tn be given off on by evaporation evajo oration ration we lne must muse provide tile drates and i to airry it ilav vie ile shall atud sudi more inore about drainage and the of it water through the still soil tit in an another article |