STUDY OF SEEDS 
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Storing the Seed Cotton.—In order to prevent injury 
from moisture, the picked cotton should be placed under 
cover. Later, the seeds may be picked from the cotton 
by hand. While only a small amount could be planted 
by such a method, the improved selections will provide 
better seed for the following year. 
Oats.—“The improvement of oats through the selec¬ 
tion of individual plants or heads and the testing of these 
selected strains is interesting and valuable work for those 
Fig. 10.—A schoolroom display adds to the attractiveness of the place. 
who have the time and patience to devote to it. The 
best heads should be selected from strong and vigorous 
plants growing under normal conditions. The selected 
heads should be threshed separately by hand and the 
seed from each planted in a row by itself. The seed from 
each of the selected rows is threshed and planted; the 
best rows being again selected at harvest time for further 
testing and increase the next year.” 
Peanut seed should not only be selected from plants 
that are mature, but from those producing a large num¬ 
ber of pods as well, By doubling the number of well- 
