Show HaMe ome Course t r alsi T modern odero agriculture corn growing bv C V GREGORY I 1 loboa coll college ge copyright 1009 1909 by ain rican press corn is I 1 tit tin prin clial crop sian gron groll if gift t or so inge lii 1 n I swin of alln I 1 lio mite ti tc it is im port int t ill alitt it we karn arn is s lunch ni as poo ibe lile rc fitlin the lie lost limb cods ct cf it ille L yield of orn corn lit in the united stites stile in fit 1007 1907 nas mits only bu per acre makiv ct f the ili st I 1 if ili rs ire able to in C ild of sixty to sevont bushels per pel acri veir afar year there I 1 no secret in their mettle ds then are triple simple enough to lo lie be applied to even farm in the corn cora belt there lucre is no why the I 1 a avenge V arige nield meld pr acte should riot not be fifty baginis or mole moie instead of less th than an hilf tint thit as lt it present in to raise raile a crop ut of torn orn there tire are two miln fie to tors Is to 0 o ie considered consi consult dred rid abe soll soil and the SID seed ell of tile these two mci tin lilt first Is il i L r T no 1143 M 01 n till I 1 INT als TO md ll 11 INI vi ul bald cor fultn alith the more ile c lure hire leill leonrd iod lutt lix lilt food ind if d v m from the soil bod abo tb first step lit in I 1 re the lie soil rod for i corn c crip rl 1 then is to see ee taire ii a pl pitiful sni 1 I i IT of I 1 alint lint fod on oil hand tills this lie it in do alij using dino birn sard aard linure ind ly f follow ins ing I 1 t consisting consi stint eistein s stein of n that will equiha till tit dc binds a mid ill on the stir and keep ill up tile lie of nitrogen Di and hunius humus the licit I 1 luiet coat la is to L e bit t alie soil Is lit ill aili condition thit the lie roots nil mill lim li m little difficult i in linn liln I out lit to 10 ili ibe print flood jud and Th arLugh rl alwill wIll disk ing hill and hir roNing mill ill naife annl c thc jhc soil fine mid so tivit tint the loot mill haic bae little trouble rouble in nil all the print f fi rod they cm cliff use pro i tided it la is there tit at ill the miter iter can air be te to a considerable extent by tile at it tin i age and fijn b I 1 appin the sulfice it if lae el to cheel check ell ciri rati 11 till ture tare cf f the soil boll is also tit in factor iu fit hasto ning ermini tion ind earl roath niRO and tile the of a of liumis will ild gridli tl in ili I 1 securing a ainu w irm secil ged bid LIN b ill in hinline inline inz time I 1 aleth iab i t arni well mell lirt piti 41 sol oi containing quantities quan titis of plant food and ii iter tile next illes fines chill tion that comes up ill li Is l i reg the I 1 iland it ff seed 0 in o put into tint thit sol soil YI ki most an am kind of seed reed will mill prow ind hill produce a fur crop under favor bl conditions hit we me tire are iett ho li iw eier is not a felir crop but an all extra good orne me the seed ced of diff diffrient tient griffis of earn corn varies greatly lit in its ability to produce yields yield tit in the rodn of 1101 i tho the luwi loul station gathered seed from nearly a hundred ditre different reut sources ind TAlin talented ted it on tile lie pounds un der conditions that wei is ia nearly alike ns as it wis possible to trial maki athi thi in ili the yields the different olt strains ailed from lich one kcf W c cisal i hta I 1 lush fish cis cl per elocre ild dilution shows lions that bat a lirse of tb the lilt in corn com must lust tl roush tho the I 1 ref oling of fir high 1 stallis it I 1 is not life to in seed ced corn from 1 i I corn Is cr cn 1 easl tive to dunces chines in camite and sill il lo in obtain the bort results the mari of Ir ceding g must lie be done fl fir r cabb I 1 ei cil I 1 ity iud full to tome iome t tent tell t fr f r aich c icci 17 finn if fit A method f hill liui ro in q 0 I 1 0 r ni n that will surely lit in s inn ni lin lilt april anent ard I 1 ne tit it ins his N to it I 1 is tint if it of sc liin i round er cr of if ili the I 1 11 I 1 st pich eccli tair mil ind planting in ill i 1010 by I 1 aln ill L I 1 or in i nc ile 11 nn r of lie tivilia will ili il RI tire ie best cirs cir from tills breed in ing pot plot it ir to pi int net s berwing plot bild tile I 1 list is I 1 rf r f the cirs to to flint i lint in UK mim field sonic ionio full rm c cm in 1 c tte 1 cd tile well icik pant in III fills tid I 1 aw ever 1 is that tile eichlin aw power r of in fit ear car cum cant i t fie bo arld tr for from its anpo collir 1 I it i ilac to I 1 iiri tnt I 1 in laeh i lo io avold avoid tire 1 videll c 11 plot lot if ins is been dvid till should cioll il 1 lc IL it lo 10 ici it t fort rods fruin tin ni if I 1 rest irest beorn fild herr tills this 11 Is impossible a trip strip linn abel alir south ILI idi fir 0 I 1 field of 0 the abc 1 ill fir f k ty i n 1 c if 1 1 I 1 Is 5 the ln i rf lillne july rid ii il uniel u ul wand ire in ti aiom 0 ii thi bouth i cry little rollen pollen front fion tile the in lilt field vill aloi 1 loi air 1 un I the 1 plot lach ron riv ili tile andl idu 11 ir III lilot Is 33 to 1 li ilant llanyd td 41 NN villi fill thc tac I 1 ii ads ft jm im a shigh c cir ir As s aliv fair kar mill alint 1 i I ron ro fort birti rods ions this la Is n ito th fir the lilt front from ZO to alk ot of the lie bla ors irs soa fin ill lind find imong tour acil corn con rind 1 1 lint int them in us its imn to 9 across the i ll int 11 taie work c cin in lie done TOM a planter if care 1 Is liken to clean the ali beed I 1 aes es out thoro j ly r i tell cli time act us 4 rhe file cultis alvin to tile the plot should be the same sama ls is tint thit which the held field lles clies I 1 llie he time fr special Aill triciti client comes nilo w 11 the cassels tassels lagin to ip ill po acir ir ile ho hue hine lell ned that is 11 weakening and am trial tha cross cros develops stung ll and in order to pro nellt in fir bleeding in tile mir 11 car plot tile the on eicie low aiom should be pulled out is as soon uh as ther nitric appeld in older thit ehlt these irkle mi lit ix before they shed auy any pollen it mill il be necessary to oo 00 0 over the held L very every other d div ly fur for i 1 meek after the first start at the simo sime time any tiis hiis I 1 MIS from weak birren b irren ur or spindling stalks in the other rows should be removed in this may ault pollen from healt heal thi hs vigorous stalls stalla is allowed aIl oTred to mature ihus the ear on the rois blid bung causs fertilized ind nl having chuh on trong strong healthy mile imle pir mic hiie 1 I 1 miler better chelce of pr buchic lirse fields abin glinted thin mould neld el picked from the abe ger feril field beld the most molt point lion Is the option cletion ut of ill hinh ii beldin N 16 mide r br h IT ing the cirs glinted in ill rox rows 9 IN ft lien fell harn acting tin 1 1 I I no lie coina the ion live of pich ron rom sh if auld L b hulid hu lid Cd nd ind biltl li it mill be 10 found that thare h I 1 a ghelf jn in yield rile file hilliet his liet ins ing los ionis provided ded the hie oin Is ol oil goo gd 1 I qui liti should furnish seed sed f fir r if en t N ars el r breed breeding I 1 rig T alt I 1 it file bert of the aind fill seed leed ciri eira from tile detas scaled rum rubb shi lh uld lie bo I 1 lant 11 1 in i 1 sn ill field 1 if 1 is the multiple fill tipi 1 in ill riot the rhe I 1 li lt t of the seed flout till multiple frig plot cm cin be to 0 o print pi ml till tho gk general field and f arr r sile rile rv ill continuing till this process front from year to year a strain of corn mav mar be built up that will ivill fir ouan it ill the ordinary corn of 0 this the neighborhood in addi timi to tire lie inc inor cise in if ibb ni M will ivill result on oil N our own firm i q tride in sed corn ci rn kiv le ie built up that will td to fit the near ears profit I 1 iacre lacre tire are baliv N lit in the i lin lilt of if bre breeding tiling here outlined but tile tho I 1 I 1 1 ehlt in all of them 1 is to to ailt the best yielding cir and to cross as much as i 0 ible after the seed corn his has been pl led it should be toioi in such a manner tint thit it mill ill pass through the winter uninjured the hints in regard to seed stor ige na as gai given ell in artille no G should I 1 ie e for follow I 1 ON id ed i d some time toward the close of vv win I 1 it tor ter tho the irn should be tested fur i preliminary test 1 hundred korneli hermeli man ma be from as mill anny cars in fir parts of the room if the corn coin has exceptionally strong vitali tN the kernels anns oil all germinate rate in case some ot of the kernels full fill tu to biow or any considerable r show weal weak sprouts each ear car should lie be test ed cd separately in older that the weik uell ones inai maa be the method of talking this oils test has been described so mim times in agricultural r il if er ars ind and bull bulletins tins that it nil lie be sm to alc ie it in detail here it slur ill clr v consists lit in I 1 I 1 leing icing eral beenk ber kermis from elch tir t ir in a corresponding squire in HIP ohp bo a in this the lie italic of elch ear lie be readle shortly aiji furo printing time the cars car should be shelled and run abrou li 1 i seed corn kinder ginder to tike cut the butt dd tip kernels rid ind deride tile tie rast into ci it gra klos life nit tep step 1 to t barck alc up nit tile the I 1 11 I 1 inter lud full run through 1 I sample ample of elch gride chair plaice until 1 I 1 set Is f fi und tint thit will drop draft ill ahr wind ei ci of I 1 ernol t icle illi 1111 cricri tuni if this i 1 lone done alit and tested ltd d wd i good stand x hlll ill linn ilin st t 1 l it onto ilford old to li i alii ilci Ili ulin ml kill tint 1 Is illOs slIN is I 1 to ti tit alic icid all hlll LI 01 KH hlll 1111 1 41 IN lilt flit anil all if tills in 1 ir dh jabout Jt bout pulling ilig it ill iu 11 UK ill I 1 0 I 1 r aci i u u I 1 vl I 1 isu 1 1 is I 1 0 0 J cill 0 C it st VT I 1 aj 0 1 4 i I 1 6 L 1 1 f i 7 J 47 VI A s 0 ller it UI or As A LAB T thin bin tit iri iorli nr or I 1 tu ia si if inch tile the flit tir ti r tho alint lint blizin t lam li 11 to tn libit 11 find ilsk the alip flint 11 int ford fir r the ml boll and fir until it ins if its I 1 INC ma IL II is I 1 ilian I 1 till tint that tit its sill it 11 h ins is tu i fish tui asli 1 cafini it cn in aji p na tilt ut Us its lo 10 kuis bios nud find pet get if t moll 11 ll thi tbt 6 UIKI it ill comin crice tu to gro IT off ufim I 1 ra i Ill irli the abe alint i lint flad tw il in tin till enli alii ini than tl mich ill tin suvell surf 11 that thov lire fire never able to do d lilt into stronie plants after ill filling tile ilin shield lie to keep lie file mill holl in tile lie fine tino fifth it was lu ili it at planting time in ili order to provide fecil 1114 ground for tun till roots fill aud ent the ecale ot if capil lir moisture |