116 Cooperation in Agriculture 



The rules and regulations of the association are as 

 follows : 



"Rule 1. Members of this association may sell seed-corn 

 either on the ear or shelled, as ordered by the purchaser, but 

 the germination test must be the same whether shelled or on 

 the ear. 



"Rule 2. No member of the association shall sell or offer for 

 sale any corn for seed purposes other than is grown by himself 

 or under his direction and for seed purposes, and the type, variety, 

 and quantity must be reported to the secretary of the association 

 not later than the second Wednesday in December of each year. 



"Rule 3. Each member of this association shall conduct his 

 business of corn-breeding and selling of pure-bred seed-corn in 

 such manner only as shall be for the elevation of the reputation 

 of the association as a means of accomplishing the object for 

 which it was organized. 



"Rule 4. Each member shall properly test the vitality of the 

 seed-corn he offers for sale, and if less than 90 per cent germinates 

 he shall not offer it for sale." 



The methods of corn-breeding practiced by the members 

 of the association are as follows : 



1. SELECTION OF SEED EARS 



" (a) Every ear of corn to be considered as a possible seed ear 

 for the breeding plot must be selected in the field and with special 

 reference to the character of the individual corn plant upon 

 which it is produced. 



"(6) Every ear which is ultimately selected for the breeding 

 plot must conform as nearly as possible in appearance and physi- 

 cal measurements to definite and desirable standards. 



" (c) If the seed-corn is selected by mechanical examination 

 only of sections of kernels for improvement in composition, the 

 efficiency of the selection shall be determined by the chemical 

 analysis of at least two composite samples, of which one sample 

 shall represent all selected ears which are planted in the breeding 



