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find that it is necessary to fumigate, find out the 

 best thing by' writing to the experiment station or 

 by asking the farm demonstration agent. There 

 are so many things tried at present that we may 

 soon have something that will take the place of 

 carbon bisulphide." 



" Gentlemen/ 7 said John Matthews, "it is getting 

 late, and most of the people have to go home. I am 

 going home to tighten my crib. I am going to select 



(After Hinds, Ala. Exp. Sta.) 



FIG. 41. "When selecting, look for type of plant, height of ear, 

 sound grain, tight shuck, and hanging ears." 



my seed corn more carefully after this. I know that 

 I can grow a crop of corn, and after this I am going 

 to save it." 



"So am I," a dozen or more voices were heard. 



The meeting was over, and a little later you could 

 see men, women, children, teams, and cars going in 

 almost every direction. 



The people of Flanders have put these things into 

 practice, and they have improved the corn of that 

 community very much. Fred Hamilton said a few 



