CORN CULTURE 



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acre, and since an acre of average ground should yield at 

 least sixty bushels, each ear of seed represents from four 

 to five bushels of crop. The farmer's time can be spent 

 in no more profitable way than in making sure that every 

 ear of seed corn planted is sure to grow. The testing 



A good ear and a poor ear of corn. 



should be done late in the winter, or in the early spring 

 before the farm work opens. 



Preparing for testing. Testing the seed corn costs 

 practically nothing but a little time, care and attention. 

 For, while there are several excellent seed corn testers on 

 the market, none is superior to the several types that can 



