| Show PRODUCING MORE ORE CORN must have experienced breed ers in each county varying conditions of soli soil and climate necessitate breeds for varl our local Loca litle I 1 care urged in selection of seed dy by P C II 11 artley several attempts evne been made by different writers to outline and put into practice methods of corn breed ing frig that would be simple enough ln in their operation to be generally ticen by farmers and still embrace the principles necessary tor for satisfactory plant improvement these attempts though yielding profitable results have never nener been en entire tirel satisfactory te 1 A 1 i V r ll na I 1 an ear to row test plat s showing husking method used seed Is first celec selected ted from the tl st plants of every gr row each cach row Is then harvested separately andeits and its production recorded leading to the conclusion that the origination and production of higher breeding types of corn must be by a special labor our oui improved breeds of animals have hane been produced by apt specialists As varying conditions oi of soil and climate necessitate breeds of corn tor for various localities we must of necessity have experienced and skillful ski breeders bleeders bre eders in baca county it if wo we wish mish to obtain the full possibilities of 0 the tha plant those who mho grov but a small acreage of corn will mill find it adil advisable sable to pur chase their seed from these esperi encee seed corn breeders bleeders bre eders of their lo 10 cali calit ties les Ext extensive ensiNe corn growers can during occasional veirs ears purchase pui chase ira im proved seed tor for multiplying plats and in this m was aa avail themselves es of the ae ac of 0 skilled breeders bleeders bre eders without the necessity of purchasing each lear ear their entire supply of seed in localities in malich no one is as yet giving the necessary attention to breeding high yielding strains it will mill be advisable for the farmers to main tain seed plats which may be isolated or occupy a portion of the general field corr corn groning grow ing contests which base the competition upon the profits de rived from tho the crop gron grown are in creasing in interest and embrace the fundamental principles tor for which corn in ie grown exhibits of a few select cars demonstrate the ability oi of the individual in picking gout out perhaps from a comparatively morth worthless less corn a few ears cars possessing uniformity and fino eno appearance A correct record of the th berlied berh ed from a certain acreage ot corn is the best proof of the excel lence of the strain of 0 corn and of 0 the growers ability along all lines of pro dicing in a profitable profi tatlo way higher yields felds to the acre neglect of good preservation of seed carabas corn has brought failure to many who he expected good yields ields from pedigreed seed it should also be remembered that the better the growing conditions the better opportunity he heredia has to display its superiority our best ira proved strains of 0 corn like our best breeds of animals have haNo become adap ted to favorable conditions and these must be supplied it if we me are to profit by their improvement we are using methods that are so superior to those of 0 a few decades ago age that we have almost ceased to search tor for better present methods ho however mever r tt 1 an aarto ear to row test plat with corn husked showing a method used in ascertaining which teed seed ears have hava yielded best the weight of seed from each row Is added to the weight of the rest of the ears cars to determine the total production for each row 1 I c e each seed reed ear planted are capable of great improvement for instance all corn planters and check ro were drop all the kernels of 0 hill planted corn together tn in one beall r space pace on a large portion of 0 our rich corn land checking chec kine Is necessary so that weeds can be controlled by cross cultivation |
