After four to six days, record the results of the germination test in the form above. 

 The germination of kernels may be described as strong, "weak," or dead. If "weak" kernels are 

 present it will be well to continue the test two or three days longer. All "weak" kernels are 

 not necessarily poor: they may simply be slow. 



Part B. A Method of Testing. 



2. Since it is a waste of money to test unnecessarily an ear of corn that will grow, it 

 is well to learn whether or not an individual ear test is needed. A simple general or pre- 

 liminary test will allow one to easily determine this point. 



A general test may be made by selecting 100 ears from your seed corn in such a man- 

 ner as to insure that the ears selected are representative of the corn you are intending to 



Fisr. 51. 

 A method of testing individual ears of seed corn. 



plant. Remove one kernel from near the middle of each ear selected. Place the 100 kernels 

 in a pie tin or dinner plate germinator. Set aside in a warm place. It will be necessary to 

 watch moisture conditions from day to day. As kernels germinate remove them from the 

 germinator. This will lessen the possibility of moulds interfering with the test. At the close 



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