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S^-sjrMrsis ■ of the United Btetsa it to lm portant that ww learn as much ; as possible regarding the beat meth- 1 oda of predating It The average yield of corn In the United States In i 1807 wes only 28.7 bushels per acre. Many of the beet farmers are able to obtain an ayerage yield of mlxty to i aeventy bushels per acre year after year. There la no secret In their methods. They are simple enough to be applied to every farm to the corn . belt There Is no reason why the average yield per acre should not be i fifty bushels or more Instead ^ of leas than half that, n il present In preparing to raise a ntSTlmum . crop of corn there are two main factors to be considered— the soil and, the seed. Of these two the first Is prob-

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ably the more Important We have already learned how the plant obtains food and water from the soil. Ifhe first step In preparing the soil for a corn crop, then. Is to see that there Is < a plentiful supply of plant food on . hapd. This we can do by using barnyard manure liberally and by following a consistent system of rotation that will equalize the demands made on the soil and keep up the supply of nitrogen and humus. The next point is to see that tbesoil Is In such condition that the roots will hare little difficulty to branching out to secure the needed plant food and water. Thorough plowing, disking and harrowing will make the soli fine and mellow, so that the roots will have little trouble in obtaining all the plant food tbey can use. provided It Is there at all. The water supply can be regulated to a considerable extent by tile drainage and by keeping the surface loose to check evaporation. The temperature of the soil la also an Important factor to hastening germination and early growth. Drainage, cultivation and the maintenance of a plentiful supply of humus will aid greatly to securing a warm seed bed by planting time. With a warm, well prepared soil containing sufficient quantities of plant food and water the next question that comes up Is regarding the ] kind of seed to put Into that soli. Al- ] most any kind of seed will grow and i produce a fair crop under favorable I conditions. What we are after, how- 1. ever, is not a fair crop, but an extra j . good one. The seed of different strains of corn varies greatly In lta ability to produce yields. In the spring of 1905 the Iowa | experiment station gathered seed from nearly a hundred different sources and planted It on the station grounds. Under conditions that were as nearly alike as It was possible to make them the yields from the different attains varied from thirty-one to eighty bushels per acre. This variation shows that a large share of the Improvement in corn production must come through the breeding of high yielding strains. It Is not safe to ship in seed corn from s distance. Corn Is very sens I tlve to changes In climate and soil. To obtain the best results the work of breeding must be done for each local- - ity and to some extent for each farm. A method of Improving seed corn ' that will surely result In some lmi provement and one that has simplicity I to recommend It Is that of selecting a , number of the best ears each year and ■ planting them In a field by themselves 1 or lr. one corner of the maliPfield. By [ selecting the beet earn from this breed- • f lag plot each year to plant next year's breeding plot and using the rest of the good ears to plant In the main field some Improvement* can be effectr ed. The weak point In this plan, how ever, is that the yielding power of aj ear cannot be told from Its appear anpe. Neither Is It possible to prevent inbreeding by such a method. , To avoid these difficulties the "lndl vldual ear" plot has been devised- This should preferably be at 'east forty rods from the nearest cornfield. Where this Is Impossible a strip along the south side of a field of the same vari ety may be used. As the prevailing July and August winds are from the south, very little pollen from the main field will blow over on the breedlrg plot. Eacb row in the Individual ear plq; Is to be planted with the kernels from a single ear. As any fair sized ear will plant a row forty rods long, this is a convenient length for the plot Select from 50 to 100 of the best ears you can find among your seed corn and plant them to as many rows across the plot The work can be done with a planter If care Is taken to clean the seed boxes out thoroughly each tlmo across. Tbe cultivation given to tbe plot should be tbe same - - JA. . .

psejtWe have already laml end -vitality. In order to prevent tobreeding In U» Individual or (let | tbe tassels on srery alternate raw M should be puljed out as soon as they appear. In order that tbeee may be fi removed before tbey shed say pollen j| It will be aineeeiry to go over tbe 1 field every other day for a week aftn I tbe first tassels start At tbe ma» time any taesela from weak, barren oi 1 spindling stalks to tbe other rook 'j should be removed. In this way only ,ji pollen from healthy, vigorous stalks * Is allowed to mature. Thus the ears on tbe detaaseled rows, being etnas fertilized and bavin* only strong, healthy male parents, have a much better chance of producing large yields when planted than would ears { picked from tbe general field. ; The most Important point, however, la tbe selection of high yielding j strains that' is made possible by having the ears planted to Individual rows. When harvesting time cornea \ the produce of each row abould be i busked .separately and weighed. : It wlU be found that there Is a great difference to yield. Tbe highest yield- t tog row a provided the corn is of ; good quality, should furnish seed for next year's breeding plot Tbe rest of tbs good seed ears from tbe detas-, J .eefeg rows should be planted to a >4 small field, known as tbe "multiplying ^ plot." Tbe best of tbe seed from this multiplying plot can be used to plant the general fields apd for sala., By continuing this breeding process from year to year a strain of corn j may be built up that will far ontyleld the ordinary corn of tbe neighborhood. In addition to tbe increase In yield which will result on your own farm, e i trade In seed corn may be built up : that will add. materially to the year's profits. There are many variations In the plan of breeding here outlined, but ; tbe essential point to all of them Is to j select the beat yielding Individual ,i ears and to prevent cross pollination 1 as much as possible. After the seed com has been picked It sboul^l be stored to such a manner that It will pass through the winter \ uninjured. The hints In regard to seed store g^ as given In article No. 6 should be followed. Some time toward tbe close of winter tbe corn should be tested. For a 1 preliminary test a hundred kernels ■ may be taken from as many ears In different parts of the room. If the j corn has exceptionally strong vitality \ the kernels may all germinate. Id J case some of the kernels fall to grow j or any considerable number show weak sprouts each ear should be tested separately In order that tbe weak ones may be discarded. Tbe method of making this test has been described so many times in agricultural papers • !.' and bulletins that It will be unnecessary to give It to detail here. It slmi ply consists lq placing several kernels from each ear In a corresponding square In the germinating box." In this j Way the vitality of each ear may be ""readily determined.^ i Shortly before planting time tbe ears should be shelled and run through a seed corn grader to take out the butt and tip kernels and divide tbe rest Into even grades. Tbe next step la to block up tbe planter and run through a sample of - each grade, changing plates until a set Is found Cbat will ' drop the required number of kernels ' practically every time. If this Is done and well tested seed used a good stand will almost certainly result Avoid too deep planting. All that Is necessary Is to have the seed well covered with moist soil. If this can be done without putting it down more

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than an ln'ch or two, so much the better. Since tbe plant cannot begin to digest and use tbe plant food of tbe soil and air until It has unfolded its leaves It Is plain that tbe less soil it ' has to push through before It can spread out Its leaves and get to work * the sooner It win commence to grow. j Deep planted seeds often so nearly j exhaust tbe plant food In tbe endo- , Sperm before they reach the surface j that tbey are neTet able to develop J Into strong, healthy plants. After planting the aim should be to J keep tbe soil In tbe same 'fine tilth 1J; * J was In at planting time to order to .1 provide large feeding ground for tbo ' a roots and prevent tbe escape of capll- J lary moisture.