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the price of one hundred and fifty dollars was 

 reached, when the ear was secured by the former 

 owner. It was the Reid Yellow Dent variety, 

 weighing nineteen ounces. Each kernel is valued 

 at thirteen cents, and the purchase price is at the 

 rate of eight thousand, eight hundred and fifty 

 dollars per bushel. 



The champion ten ears of corn ten years ago 

 sold for thirty dollars, which up to that time was 

 the highest price paid for seen corn. Farming, 

 May, 1907. 



It is poor economy that keeps the smallest and 

 poorest potatoes for seed. The breeder of ani- 

 mals does not keep the weaklings for breeding 

 purposes. He selects the best. Just so corn 

 should be planted from seed secured from the 

 stalks that produced most. 



In 1899 six pounds of Swedish select oats were 

 planted in Wisconsin. In 1905 there were har- 

 vested 9,000,000 bushels. In localities where it 

 was unprofitable to raise ordinary wheat because 

 of slight rainfall, macaroni wheat was planted. 

 In 1905 the yield was 20,000,000 bushels. 



If anyone thinks the profit of the earth will 



