CONTENTS V 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 CORN SILAGE AND CORN SILAGE PRODUCTION. 

 Historical, in Europe, in United States; principles of preservation; time to plant; 

 manner of planting; thickness of planting; varieties to plant; time of harvesting; in- 

 vestigation of the growth of corn for silage; method of harvesting; size of silos; filling 

 the silo; cost of silage; cost of filling silos; losses of silage in the silo; value of silage; 

 composition and feeding value of corn silage 383 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



JUDGING CORN. 



Why judge corn; introduction of the corn score card; score cards used by the Farm 

 Crops and Extension Departments, of the lovfa State College, the Corn Growers' 

 Association; the use of a score card; practical hints in judging corn; selecting a sample 

 of corn for show 402 



CHAPTER XIX 



THE VARIETIES OF DENT CORN NOW PRINCIPALLY GROWN IN THE 



CORN BELT. 



HISTORY, BREED CHARACTERISTICS, CONTEMPORARY BREEDERS OF — Learning, Reid's YelloW 



Dent, Iowa Silver Mine, Boone County White. 



HISTORY AND BREED CHARACTERISTICS OF — Legal Tender, White Superior, Shenandoah 

 Yellow, Farmers' Reliance, Pride of the North, Silver King, Chase's White Dent, 

 Wisconsin No. 7, Nebraska White Prize, Iowa Ideal, Willhoit, Cattle King, Kansas 

 Sunflower, Minnesota No. 13, Hildreth Yellow Dent, Bloody Butcher, Calico, 

 Golden Glow, Johnson County White, Golden Eagle, Golden Row, Early 

 Mastodon 420 



CHAPTER XX. 



CORN BREEDING. 



THe1\ARMER as a CORN BREEDER. 



Securing the seed for planting a selection bed ■ selecting seed for selection bed ; size 

 and location of seed bed; planting and care of selection bed; causes of barren stalks; 

 causes of suckers, selecting seed ears from selection bed; selection bed, second year.. 443 



CHAPTER XXI. 



CORN BREEDING. 



FROM THE STANDPOINT OF REMAINING PERMANENTLY IN THE 



BUSINESS. 

 THE CORN breeder's PLAN — First year, trial crop ; second year, mating individual ears in 

 the breeding block; third year, increase bed; continuing individual ear test and 

 mating in breeding blocks; pure bred and high grade seed; some points to be con- 

 sidered by the seed corn breeder 4-54 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 CORN BREEDING. 

 Mechanical Methods of Selecting Seed Corn for Improved Chemical Composi- 

 tion 467 



