48 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
CHAPTER IV. 
THE SEED. 
Upon the quality of the seed planted in a 
considerable measure depends the character of 
the crop. Seed to be good should be specially 
selected and preserved under conditions favor- 
able to prompt, strong germination. As numer- 
ous factors of importance relate to the seed 
and its planting, they will be briefly considered 
in this chapter under the following titles: 
Germination temperature. 
Method of selecting seed. 
Method of preserving seed. 
Relative value of butt, center and tip 
kernels. 
Size of seed. 
Type of ear. 
Judging corn: a scale of points. 
Germination temperature.—Seeds of differ- 
ent classes of corn do not germinate with equal 
rapidity under the same conditions. Corn from 
a hot climate, such as the soft varieties, will 
not germinate at as low a temperature as will 
that grown in cooler latitudes, as for example, 
the flints. Sturtevant made an extensive study 
