Com Growers' Association. 



337 



also of weeding. As the dairy breeder mates sire and dam of the 

 best dairy breeding, he finds that he misses it, shall I say about 

 as often as he hits it? At any rate, he finds abundant use for the 

 scales and Babcock test in separating the good individuals from 

 the poor. Doubtless, we may expect about the same results in corn 

 breeding. In the ear-row test we certainly have an effective 

 method of gathering the cream. Since the cream of one ear-row 

 test becomes, in part, the seed for the next, and this in turn is 

 skimmed for another, it would seem that the prospects for con- 

 tinued improvement were good. 



;, 



CHART IV. 



31 34 3i 33 40 4<2 44 4(> 48 SO St S4 S~i SS Ct> 



41 4} 4<T 4 7 4f & £3 jiT SJ 3J 



3/ 33 J3~ 37 3< 



_.. .--■:■■■— — .,•-■ , r . . . ,- — r-rr 



^m 



l i fa 





ifjmft&tg rw#\ <sA'Jp,'A'£ \-*emr J:itti.>;/dtft / w *s^-4£j {£^$ 



-rr'-t-'-Trrmi'-r-f !*■!: 



',-t-mrtmnmH 



PLAN FOR CONTINUOUS CORN BREEDING WORK. 



In conclusion, perhaps, I should outline a plan for continuous 

 corn breeding work. In doing so, let me call your attention to 

 Chart V. In starting the work, the first thing will be the selecting 

 of the ears for use in the ear-row test. These should be selected 

 the same as any seed corn, preferably upon the plant. I would, 



A-22 



