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CORN 



can be done to improve such yields by seed selection 

 alone. A farmer should not only select the best corn in 

 his own field for seed, but should also get into touch with 

 corn breeders' organizations, his Experiment Station, and 



Box METHOD OF TESTING SEED. 



the best corn growers in the neighborhood. A pint of 

 high-yielding seed corn, secured from any of these sources, 

 may yield such an increase in bushels per acre in a few 

 years as to pay all the farm taxes. 



(c) Maturity. Early maturity will permit thorough 

 drying-out before freezing weather arrives. The moisture 



