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Select of good ears, a considerable number more than will be necessary 

 to plant a crop of the size desired and then test the germination of each 

 of these ears by the following method. 



Fig. 78. — Four squares from a germination box; j, good vigorous germination; 4, 

 medium good germination; 7 and 8, slow poor germination 



METHOD OF TESTING GERMINATION 



The simplest way to test sufficient ears for the corn crop on the average 

 sized farm is by means of the germinating box, described by Professor 

 Holden (Fig. 79). Almost any sort of a box of a depth of from 

 four to eight inches and of a size depending on the number of ears to be 

 tested can be used. Soap boxes or tomato can boxes, which can be 



