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4. Shell half the kernels from each ear lengthwise. Place in en- 

 velope, numbered to correspond with number oi ear on tag, pinned to 

 butt or tied to ear. 



5. Place unshelled half of ears carefully on rack, or protect by 

 wrapping in paper and placing in bag made of screen mesh to exclude 

 rodents and insects until needed the next year. 



32. Appearance of individual ears no sure Indication of yield. 



Ear No. 966 on left yield of 74.86 bushels per acre and ear No. 974 on right, 49.86 bushela 



per acre. 



The yield in ear row test from kernels from each of these ears is shown in cuts 32 and 

 33, The ear row test shows the difference in yielding ability of individual ears. 



G. Plant in ear row test, using seed in envelope. Select uniform soil 

 and plant seed from each individual ear in rows 50 hills or more long, 

 with check every 4th row planted to tested seed of the same variety. 



7. Mark each row with stake with number to correspond with ear 

 from which seed was taken. 



8. Give thorough cultivation, noting carefully growth from seed from 

 every half ear. 



