GROWING CROPS 



IMPORTANT THINGS THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN 

 ABOUT SELECTING SEED CORN 



72. The quality and quantity of corn that is harvested 

 depends in a large measure upon the care used in selecting 

 the seed. The points to be observed are as follows : (1) the 



SEED CORN 



>ar should be selected from the stalk in the fall ; (2) the ear 

 should be firm ; (3) the ear should be cylindrical in shape ; 

 (4) the ratio of the circumference of the ear to its length 

 should be about 3 to 4; (5) the butt should be rounded 



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