John Deere No. 999 Planter 



the seed germinated, but as it came through the ground, the difference 

 between the two plots was very apparent. In the one the seed came up 

 rapidly, throwing out a strong dark-green stem. The other was more 

 retarded in its growth and many of the leaves were yellow and the 

 stems slender and weak. 



Wisconsin Experiments 



Wisconsin farmers under the direction of the State Agricultural Col- 

 lege, have carried on some experiments which demonstrate the value of 

 properly-preserved seed. These experiments are so convincing that I 

 feel they should have the widest possible publicity. 



Samples of farmers' seed corn as planted by them were secured from 

 twenty-five farmers surrounding each demonstration farm. Each ear 

 of this was tested for germination and a record kept at the Madison 

 station. 



One hundred and fifty kernels of each farmer's corn was planted 

 in duplicate rows in different parts of one of the demonstration fields. 

 The exact stand was determined from the number of stalks appear- 

 ing from the 150 kernels planted, and later the yield of each man's 

 corn was secured. 



Samples of station-bred, kiln-dried corn were planted beside the 

 farmer's corn and were taken as standards by comparison. 



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