160 THE ROMANCE OF EVERIFARM 



servations. One beautiful warm day in May he 

 planted in each row the seed from one ear of com 

 only. Some rows were from diseased ears, while 

 other rows were planted with seed from disease- 

 free ears, as shown at the time of germinating the 

 kernels in the seed house. He did not have long to 

 wait in order to ascertain the results. The disease- 

 free seed sent up the young plants quite early, a 

 very vigorous plant with a most healthy color, while 

 the diseased rows showed plants with poor color, 

 weak geraiination and growth, with many plants dy- 

 ing early, also many plants with a grass-like appear- 

 ance. As the season advanced the diseased rows de- 

 veloped many red and purple stalks and leaves, with 

 no ears on the stalks whatever, also many barren 

 stalks which were normal as to color. Then quite a 

 percentage of the stalks of the diseased rows would 

 break over. 



This was brought to the attention of Farmer Good 

 very forcibly. One day when some of his friends 

 were in the field inspecting the work, one of the men 

 admitted that he was quite skeptical, and couldn't 

 believe all that had been told him about this new 

 work. He had just said that he did not believe that 

 a small spore or organism could cause all this trouble, 

 when directly in front of him, as if to impress upon 



