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PRACTICAL CORN CULTURE 



Again, the vitality of the seed will be weakened if sub- 

 jected to either repeated freezing or high temperatures. Corn 

 will germinate between the wide variation of from forty-eight 

 to one hundred and fifteen degrees. It will make the most 



MODERN SEED CORN 



rapid growth, however, at ninety-three degrees. Since it will 

 make a more hardy growth at about eighty degrees, this is 

 perhaps the best temperature for germination. 



Moisture is just as essential as proper temperature. Water 

 softens the seed covering, dissolves the plant food and carries 



