CONTENTS xvii 



CHAPTER XIX 



FARMERS' METHODS OF PRODUCING PURE SEEDS 



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Determination of better varieties . ' 281 



What is good seed?. ........ \ ..-..; 282 



Adaptability. . . . v . 282 



Yielding ability and quality 282 



Purity 283 



Hardiness 283 



Strength of stalk 283 



Disease escaping or resistance 283 



Methods of seed production 284 



Seed growers' methods for self-fertilized crops 284 



Improved corn seed. ^ 287 



Method of breeding corn for special breeders . ^. 288 



Method of corn bleeding for average farmer ^ . . . 290 



Potato seed (tubers) selection 290 



Improvement by selection of such crops as alfalfa, clover and grasses 292 



Seed registry or certification 293 



DEFINITIONS 294 



LITERATURE CITATIONS 299 



INDEX. . 319 



