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such as number of ears, or notes regarding type or special qual- 

 ities. 



"This record forms the basis for future selection. It is rec- 

 ommended to confine the selection to one-quarter or a smaller 

 proportion of the total number of rows tested." 



Detasseling to Prevent In-breeding. 



"For the sake of preventing in-breeding it is recommended 

 to detassel all the plants either in every alternate row, or in case 

 the rows are long enough, in one-half of every row at alternate 

 ends, taking seed only from such detasseled plants." 



Multiplying Plot and Commercial Yield. 



"In order to increase the seed, a multiplying plot should be 

 planted in which the seed used shall come only from the selected 

 rows of the breeding plot. The commercial field should be planted 

 from only the best obtainable seed produced in the multiplying 

 plot." 



This kind of local cooperative effort should be applied 

 to the improvement of all kinds of farm crops. An 

 association for crop improvement is easy to effect ; it 

 can be made the nucleus for the discussion of various 

 agricultural matters, and the center for various efforts 

 to build up a better country life. Organizations that 

 are formed by the farmers to bring about better business 

 conditions do not always lend themselves as a center for 

 the improvement of the social and educational conditions 

 surrounding an agricultural community. A crop improve- 

 ment association is founded partly on educational prin- 

 ciples, and the greatest advantage of cooperation in the 

 upbuilding of a community naturally results from efforts 

 of this kind. 



