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VOL. LX. INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 29, 1905. NO. 30 %xxxexizxxxz S^PixxXxxxzut. Consider (be Entire Plant. 1st Premium.—The paying that "like begets like" is ttlmost ns true of plant life ns it is nf nnimal life. Ileucc the importance of selecting the very lest of seed for the next year's planting. While this is true of all kimls of seeds, it is especially so with corn. And, while one may go to n crib of good sound corn and select seed that has vital germs and will growoff well, yet from such seed he will get nil kinds of corn. Some will he early, some late; some loree eared, some small; some will have strong stalks, some small nml iiisullicient to properly support the grown)-*; ears. Some curs will he -.veil filled, lint mnch uot well filled. Then will come the usual complaint in the fall, "the corn is not as well tilled as it looked to he, and it has fallen down awfully had, so that a large per cent will rot Ix-fore it can dry enough to lie erililied." How are Fitch mishaps to be avoided when no care has heen taken to prevent them? In this selection of seed corn the entire plant should be taken in consideration. One should gather it early, by going through that corn as soon- as it is matured sulliricutly to grow nnd tisually he- fore it is dry enough to crib, and usually before there is much frost and select only si'ch cars as are properly developed. In that way the earliest matured ears will be selected, ns the late will be too sappy to be gathered. Thus the early qualities of the corn- will he maintained and the late ones cut out. 'the ears should bo examined to see that they come up to the proper standard. They should be'large and well developed and filled Gtit wel lat both ends, having straight rows of deep grains. If of the yellow variety the cob should be red; if white then the cob should be white, too. The husks should m>t cling too tighty to the ear, or he too thick on it. The stalk should lc strong but not too high, and" well supported with spur roots. Also, there should be no stalks near by on which there is smut. After the corn has been selected, it should be put in racks, hung up, or spread out on a floor where it can have plenty of sir to thoroughly dry it out before any freezing weather, and should not be allowed to remain in a pile very long before it is well seasoned. Some of these ideas were advanced to the writ«r several years ego by the late Mr. Jas. Uiley of Thorntown, Ind., and whon- observed have proven of much benefit. If farmers, who have already, a good variety of corn, would observe such points in their selection of seed corn, they need not "semi off" for r.ew kinds of corn, paying a hig price and often receiving inferior seed, lint they can bring up the standard of their own corn instead ot letting it degenerate as is too often done. In nothing is the old adage, "wbat is worth doing, is worth Coins well," more true than in the selection of seed corn. Hamilton Co. J. J- B. Select From the Growing Crop. 2d Premium.—To get the best seed corn I would plant a small lot as isolated as possible from all other com, planting ten rows and leaving two rows to be planted, fight or ten days later to keep up polleni- zation, and cut out all scrub ami unproductive stalks before the pollen is ready to leave the tassel. But this is rather foreign to the subject. All we can do at this period ia to make the best selection possi ble from the growing cinp when it comes to maturity. We are often told that the best time and way is to go into the field, ns soon ns the lirst husks turn brown, and gather the earliest ears. I have doubt of this theory; it is not the liest stalks and ears that ripen first, neither is it the best that ripen last. We get the hest corn from that idea! place is a room upstairs, or in the nt lit*, where it has heat enough to keep i*. ry. Many farmers think if their corn comes up well that is all that is necessary, bnt ihonld not In- salislied with that. Yon should save nil Die vitality tiiat is in it, or i>- p'ssil.l.- to get in it. A dwarly i-c.rn t-talk is like dwarf pig, it is hard to bring TIIK' I-WUMEU HOV. —Photogrsph br White. North Vernon, Ind. The abore cut is one ot the clearest wo have seen, and does great credit to the photographer, Mr. White, of Xorth Vernon, Indiana. What n perfect picture it is! And what a perfect boy. What a wholesome, hearty independent, contented, happy look the boy has. He doesn't care whether school keeps or not. He's all right, be has a job in Uie harvest field. Who wouldn't be glad to have such a boy? that occupies as much of the season as possible in its growth nnd ripening. I think that I can get better seed corn from early gathering, befcre fre(zing, by selecting as I gather. A boy on the rear of the wagon is probably as handy as anything. Go into your best torn and when you find a perfect or nearly perfect car, look well to *the stalk it grew on, and if you know the proportions of a good stalk and the points of a good ear and act thereon you will have the best seed that it ia possible to got from that crop. I would cull this again when I got to the barn, and would cull it again as I shelled it to plant, select an amount large enough so that you can cull it as nOar to perfection as possi- be, and if you are not satisfied with the corn you have, get from seme neighbor or reliable seed corn miser, and as close to home as possible. Corn that is brought from a different latitude has to adjust itself to climate and soil before it can do its best, and if you bring it from the south it will keep growing until the frost catches it. Your wed corn- should lio thoroughly dried liefore freezing weather, and if well dried it will keep well most nnywhere in small bulk. Put the better plan Is to put on some lath in- the top of ycur crib, buggy-house, or elsewhere, where it will keep dry. An it out. The editor has used the word selection, anil if you have a mongrel or inferior corn I would advise you to select your seed for in xt j ear at least from a good need corn raiser, even at two dollars per bushel, for raising scrub corn is as unprofitable as raising scrub stock, and most far.-.iers l.ave learned that scrub stock does not pay, and if we persevere in the line that we started on in the selection of scc.l com and its pollenization wo shall both increase th? quantity ami quality of our corn. I. N. C. Marion Co. Important Bearing Upon Both Quantify and Quality. 3 Premium.—The question- of the selection of seed corn, al though often disregarded na nn important bearing not only upon the immediate crop but frequently upon many subsequent ones. Experience has shown that all seed should be thoroughly examined for its purity and vitality before planting. A moio gerrer.il adoption in practice of scientific methods of judging and selection of seediorn throughout the corn-growing aicas of the country would soon show marked reeults in the improvement of corn end the maintenance of variety standards. The great differences in the yields of varieties grown under the same conditions; the fact that the acreage yield of corn itl the United States is only nbout -7 bushels Pc i- acre: the possibility of changing the composition of llie grain; the tendency of of the crop to vary and give rise to new varieties and otlier similar points indicate the value and pos.-ililities of corn im- pioVCllK'l-t. The higher success in corn growing de- pciuls on three factors: First, fertility; second, cultivation; third, selection of seed; and the third factor—selection—is by far the most important oue. Corn should be selected from the field -.-.hen it has fully matured, this method is preferable, because the work is better performed when its special and only pur- pc se is the selection of the seed, and when the entire plant and not simply tlie car can be taken into account. The principal object in view in the selection is tho production of well tilled, uniformly shaped cars with a small cob. The kernels should be uniform in size in order to secure a pc rfect stand. Corn should be grown and bred for special purposes—i, «>,, corn- for feeding I should have •*, high protein content; corn used in the manufacture of starch and ) g'ueose- should be rich in starch, and corn for the prcvliiction of oil should contain- ii high percentage of that substance. Good seed corn has the qualities which tend to produco a perfect stand of vigorous plants which will produce fully matured, well shaped, souud standard ears, typical of their variety. The vitality csf the seed after the selection i the way ler and should be thoroughly tested, .bo- cause the stand, and consequently the >iold, depends so largely upon this factor. Seed corn with a percentage of germination bi!o.v'!)5 can not be recommended for planting. Improper care of the seel after tne selection in the way of drying and manner of storing very often impairs the vitality, but ifi the ears nre well cured and kept dry in storage -luring the winter no injury is likely lo result in tin's iino. G. Is. O. Hendricks Co. N'o. 401, Aug. 5.—Tell how to make nml how to rare Tor a beautiful lawn. No. 402, Aug. 12.—Give your method of making good cider vinegar, and tell how to put up fruit butters. No. I'Xl, s\ug. 19.—Explain how you manage to have plenty of good fall pasture. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the best, second and third best articles for the Experience Pe- p.tr-me.'it e-ich week. Manuscript ghould be sent direct to tbe Indiana Farmer Company and should reach us one week before date of publication. A SPLENDID YIELD. Editors Indlsns farmer: Will A. Davidson, of Whitesville, Montgomery Co. Ind., reports the following yiled of Ued Itudy wheatt On twenty-two acres, the production was 750 busbels, machine measure. .Tost by weight makes actual yiem SOO bushcla an average of ?,t'*\f* bushels per acre. On thirteen ncres of corn ground, ho had 3S!) bnshels by weight, an average of nlmost "0 bushels per acre and a general average on crop of 34 one-seventh bushels per acre. It was all on fertilized ground nnd is of fine quality. ,T. D. W. Several large wheat yields are reported to us too late to appear in this number.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1905, v. 60, no. 30 (July 29) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6030 |
Date of Original | 1905 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | VOL. LX. INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 29, 1905. NO. 30 %xxxexizxxxz S^PixxXxxxzut. Consider (be Entire Plant. 1st Premium.—The paying that "like begets like" is ttlmost ns true of plant life ns it is nf nnimal life. Ileucc the importance of selecting the very lest of seed for the next year's planting. While this is true of all kimls of seeds, it is especially so with corn. And, while one may go to n crib of good sound corn and select seed that has vital germs and will growoff well, yet from such seed he will get nil kinds of corn. Some will he early, some late; some loree eared, some small; some will have strong stalks, some small nml iiisullicient to properly support the grown)-*; ears. Some curs will he -.veil filled, lint mnch uot well filled. Then will come the usual complaint in the fall, "the corn is not as well tilled as it looked to he, and it has fallen down awfully had, so that a large per cent will rot Ix-fore it can dry enough to lie erililied." How are Fitch mishaps to be avoided when no care has heen taken to prevent them? In this selection of seed corn the entire plant should be taken in consideration. One should gather it early, by going through that corn as soon- as it is matured sulliricutly to grow nnd tisually he- fore it is dry enough to crib, and usually before there is much frost and select only si'ch cars as are properly developed. In that way the earliest matured ears will be selected, ns the late will be too sappy to be gathered. Thus the early qualities of the corn- will he maintained and the late ones cut out. 'the ears should bo examined to see that they come up to the proper standard. They should be'large and well developed and filled Gtit wel lat both ends, having straight rows of deep grains. If of the yellow variety the cob should be red; if white then the cob should be white, too. The husks should m>t cling too tighty to the ear, or he too thick on it. The stalk should lc strong but not too high, and" well supported with spur roots. Also, there should be no stalks near by on which there is smut. After the corn has been selected, it should be put in racks, hung up, or spread out on a floor where it can have plenty of sir to thoroughly dry it out before any freezing weather, and should not be allowed to remain in a pile very long before it is well seasoned. Some of these ideas were advanced to the writ«r several years ego by the late Mr. Jas. Uiley of Thorntown, Ind., and whon- observed have proven of much benefit. If farmers, who have already, a good variety of corn, would observe such points in their selection of seed corn, they need not "semi off" for r.ew kinds of corn, paying a hig price and often receiving inferior seed, lint they can bring up the standard of their own corn instead ot letting it degenerate as is too often done. In nothing is the old adage, "wbat is worth doing, is worth Coins well," more true than in the selection of seed corn. Hamilton Co. J. J- B. Select From the Growing Crop. 2d Premium.—To get the best seed corn I would plant a small lot as isolated as possible from all other com, planting ten rows and leaving two rows to be planted, fight or ten days later to keep up polleni- zation, and cut out all scrub ami unproductive stalks before the pollen is ready to leave the tassel. But this is rather foreign to the subject. All we can do at this period ia to make the best selection possi ble from the growing cinp when it comes to maturity. We are often told that the best time and way is to go into the field, ns soon ns the lirst husks turn brown, and gather the earliest ears. I have doubt of this theory; it is not the liest stalks and ears that ripen first, neither is it the best that ripen last. We get the hest corn from that idea! place is a room upstairs, or in the nt lit*, where it has heat enough to keep i*. ry. Many farmers think if their corn comes up well that is all that is necessary, bnt ihonld not In- salislied with that. Yon should save nil Die vitality tiiat is in it, or i>- p'ssil.l.- to get in it. A dwarly i-c.rn t-talk is like dwarf pig, it is hard to bring TIIK' I-WUMEU HOV. —Photogrsph br White. North Vernon, Ind. The abore cut is one ot the clearest wo have seen, and does great credit to the photographer, Mr. White, of Xorth Vernon, Indiana. What n perfect picture it is! And what a perfect boy. What a wholesome, hearty independent, contented, happy look the boy has. He doesn't care whether school keeps or not. He's all right, be has a job in Uie harvest field. Who wouldn't be glad to have such a boy? that occupies as much of the season as possible in its growth nnd ripening. I think that I can get better seed corn from early gathering, befcre fre(zing, by selecting as I gather. A boy on the rear of the wagon is probably as handy as anything. Go into your best torn and when you find a perfect or nearly perfect car, look well to *the stalk it grew on, and if you know the proportions of a good stalk and the points of a good ear and act thereon you will have the best seed that it ia possible to got from that crop. I would cull this again when I got to the barn, and would cull it again as I shelled it to plant, select an amount large enough so that you can cull it as nOar to perfection as possi- be, and if you are not satisfied with the corn you have, get from seme neighbor or reliable seed corn miser, and as close to home as possible. Corn that is brought from a different latitude has to adjust itself to climate and soil before it can do its best, and if you bring it from the south it will keep growing until the frost catches it. Your wed corn- should lio thoroughly dried liefore freezing weather, and if well dried it will keep well most nnywhere in small bulk. Put the better plan Is to put on some lath in- the top of ycur crib, buggy-house, or elsewhere, where it will keep dry. An it out. The editor has used the word selection, anil if you have a mongrel or inferior corn I would advise you to select your seed for in xt j ear at least from a good need corn raiser, even at two dollars per bushel, for raising scrub corn is as unprofitable as raising scrub stock, and most far.-.iers l.ave learned that scrub stock does not pay, and if we persevere in the line that we started on in the selection of scc.l com and its pollenization wo shall both increase th? quantity ami quality of our corn. I. N. C. Marion Co. Important Bearing Upon Both Quantify and Quality. 3 Premium.—The question- of the selection of seed corn, al though often disregarded na nn important bearing not only upon the immediate crop but frequently upon many subsequent ones. Experience has shown that all seed should be thoroughly examined for its purity and vitality before planting. A moio gerrer.il adoption in practice of scientific methods of judging and selection of seediorn throughout the corn-growing aicas of the country would soon show marked reeults in the improvement of corn end the maintenance of variety standards. The great differences in the yields of varieties grown under the same conditions; the fact that the acreage yield of corn itl the United States is only nbout -7 bushels Pc i- acre: the possibility of changing the composition of llie grain; the tendency of of the crop to vary and give rise to new varieties and otlier similar points indicate the value and pos.-ililities of corn im- pioVCllK'l-t. The higher success in corn growing de- pciuls on three factors: First, fertility; second, cultivation; third, selection of seed; and the third factor—selection—is by far the most important oue. Corn should be selected from the field -.-.hen it has fully matured, this method is preferable, because the work is better performed when its special and only pur- pc se is the selection of the seed, and when the entire plant and not simply tlie car can be taken into account. The principal object in view in the selection is tho production of well tilled, uniformly shaped cars with a small cob. The kernels should be uniform in size in order to secure a pc rfect stand. Corn should be grown and bred for special purposes—i, «>,, corn- for feeding I should have •*, high protein content; corn used in the manufacture of starch and ) g'ueose- should be rich in starch, and corn for the prcvliiction of oil should contain- ii high percentage of that substance. Good seed corn has the qualities which tend to produco a perfect stand of vigorous plants which will produce fully matured, well shaped, souud standard ears, typical of their variety. The vitality csf the seed after the selection i the way ler and should be thoroughly tested, .bo- cause the stand, and consequently the >iold, depends so largely upon this factor. Seed corn with a percentage of germination bi!o.v'!)5 can not be recommended for planting. Improper care of the seel after tne selection in the way of drying and manner of storing very often impairs the vitality, but ifi the ears nre well cured and kept dry in storage -luring the winter no injury is likely lo result in tin's iino. G. Is. O. Hendricks Co. N'o. 401, Aug. 5.—Tell how to make nml how to rare Tor a beautiful lawn. No. 402, Aug. 12.—Give your method of making good cider vinegar, and tell how to put up fruit butters. No. I'Xl, s\ug. 19.—Explain how you manage to have plenty of good fall pasture. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents are given for the best, second and third best articles for the Experience Pe- p.tr-me.'it e-ich week. Manuscript ghould be sent direct to tbe Indiana Farmer Company and should reach us one week before date of publication. A SPLENDID YIELD. Editors Indlsns farmer: Will A. Davidson, of Whitesville, Montgomery Co. Ind., reports the following yiled of Ued Itudy wheatt On twenty-two acres, the production was 750 busbels, machine measure. .Tost by weight makes actual yiem SOO bushcla an average of ?,t'*\f* bushels per acre. On thirteen ncres of corn ground, ho had 3S!) bnshels by weight, an average of nlmost "0 bushels per acre and a general average on crop of 34 one-seventh bushels per acre. It was all on fertilized ground nnd is of fine quality. ,T. D. W. Several large wheat yields are reported to us too late to appear in this number. |
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