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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



up in a dry place in the loft or where there is a thorough circulation of 

 air and where it will be free from mice. 



4 3 2 1 



The kernels on ear No. 1 are too thin and those on ear No. 4 are too narrow, while 



those on ears Nos. 2 and 3 are too broad and thick. Ears of this kind should be discarded 



for seed purposes, as no planter can be set to drop the kernels evenly. The planter tests 



with this corn showed a variation in the dropping all the way from 1 to 6 kernels per hill. 



About the twentieth of April a thorough germination test should be 

 made. There are many methods of doing this and any of them will be 

 satisfactory. The important thing is not to fail to make the test. About 

 100 kernels should be taken from each sack by running the hand down 

 into the corn so as to get a fair average sample. 



May we all exercise the utmost care in selecting the seed for this 

 year's crop, give it the best cultivation we can and hopefully look for- 

 ward to an increased yield and a corresponding improvement in the qual- 

 ity of the corn harvested. 



Chairman : We have with us Professor Macbride of the State 

 University, President of the Iowa Park and Forestry Association. 



Professor Macbride : Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen : I am 

 very glad to appear before you, if just for a moment. I became so 

 much interested in what you were discussing that I almost forgot 



