EXERCISE 22. TO TEST THE VITALITY OF SEED CORN 



Equipment: Fifty ears of corn; a germination box; 

 sand or sawdust sufficient to fill the box; a piece of muslin 

 10X20 inches. 



Method: Number the ears and 

 place them in consecutive order on a 

 table or a bench where they will remain 



Fig. 20. — The Sandbox Germinator Will Pick out the Dead Ears. 

 (Courtesy of Extension Department.) 



undisturbed until the close of the exercise. The germination 

 box may be constructed at the school or home of one of 

 the pupils. It consists of a shallow wooden box 3 X 10X20 

 inches inside measurement and three inches deep. Along 

 all four sides of the box are saw cuts one inch deep and two 



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