INDEX 



565 



Corn (continued) 



cultivation, laboratory exercises 



in, 188. 



cultivation, literature of, 188. 

 cutting and shocking, 192. 

 cutworms attacking, 207. 

 dates of planting, 168. 

 definition of, 78. 

 dent, 113. 



depth of planting, 167. 

 depth of plowing for, 162. 

 distance between plants, 178. 

 dominant and recessive qualities, 



143. 



draft on fertility, 100. 

 ear, 91. 



ear-branch, 84. 

 ear, length and circumference, 



109. 



ear, proportion of grain, 109. 

 ear, rots, 215. 

 ear, shank, 116. 



ear, shape influenced by com- 

 position, 137. 



ear, space between rows, 108. 

 ear-to-row system of breeding, 



133. 



ear-worm, 208, 209, 210. 

 early varieties, 125. 

 effect of change of climate on, 



147. 



effects of cross-breeding, 14. 

 effects of in-breeding, 140. 

 enemies, 206. 



enemies, laboratory exercises, 215. 

 enemies, literature of, 216. 

 fertilizers for, 153, 187. 

 fertilizer formulas for, 154. 

 fertilizer, time to apply, 155. 

 fertilizing, laboratory exercises, 



147. 



fertilizing, with legumes, 154. 

 fertilizing, literature of, 157. 

 fertilization of the flower, 90. 

 flint, 113. 

 " fodder," 99. 



Corn (continued) 



fungous diseases, 214. 



germination, test of, 138. 



grading seed grains, 147. 



grain, color in, 94. 



grain, composition, 93. 



grain, cross-section of, 93. 



grain, shapes of, 109. 



grain, structure of, 92. 



handling the ears, 189. 



hardness of grain, 114, 117. 



harrowing, 170. 



harvesting, 189. 



harvesting, laboratory exercises, 

 204. 



harvesting, literature of, 205. 



height of ear, 129. 



hereditary qualities, 129. 



implements for, 164. 



improvement of varieties, 127. 



Indian meal moth in, 213. 



in a 3-year rotation, 152. 



in a 4-year rotation, 153. 



inheritance of color, 144, 145. 



inheritance of flint or dent struc- 

 ture, 143. 



insects, 206. 



judging, 98, 101. 



judging, laboratory exercises, 102. 



judging, literature, 111. 



kernel, 92. 



kernels, best shape, 109. 



large-eared varieties, 122. 



"laying by," 179. 



leaves, 83. 



leaves, curling, 84. 



structure, laboratory exercises, 

 97. 



level preparation and planting, 

 161. 



literature, 97. 



maturity, 114. 



means of improvement, 128. 



Mendel's law applied to, 143. 



methods of applying fertilizers, 

 156. 



