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sonality of the iu- 

 dividual perform- 

 ing the work of 

 selection. 



The scheme rests 

 on the principle 

 that the best and 

 most prolific types 

 of plants are 



annually selected 

 as the progenitors 

 of the strain. All 

 the plants actually 

 selected will not, of 

 coursft, be superior. 

 Some that are in- 

 cluded may have 

 been accidentally 

 favoured in the 

 struggle for exist- 

 ence by having 

 more room to de- 

 velop or a greater 

 supply of plant 

 food to develop 

 than others. But 

 with careful atten- 

 tion on the part of 

 the operator the 

 greater number of 

 plants chosen will 

 prove to be in- 

 herently superior, 

 and not merely the 

 exj)ression of a 

 favorable environ- 

 ment. 



It is not claimed 

 that this is the best 

 metliod of improv- 

 ing the variety, 

 but it is a method 

 within the reach of 

 every farmer. It 

 has been practised 

 extensively during 

 the past four years, 

 and has resulted 

 in a material im- 

 provement in yield. 

 Moreover, it does 

 not involve much 

 added work. 



