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MENTION AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
How and When We Test 
Our Seed Corn 
J. N. Glover 
A FTER one has followed an occupation 
for a good part of a lifetime, he 
should have learned some few things 
which younger men in the same calling 
would like to know, so the writer will 
mention a few of his observations from 
time to time. Due to an early, frost last 
September, much corn had not matured 
properly at that time, so college men tell 
us to test all corn to be planted this spring. 
This time of the year when one is not 
busy beyond doing chores, is a good time 
for this testing. We use two methods in 
testing: a box with soil and the rag-doll 
or something like it. 
In the box we plant either three or 
five grains in squares each way, the 
length and width of this box, covering the 
grains lightly or simply making a depres¬ 
sion where the grains will remain in 
moving or handling the box. The grams 
or kernels of corn are taken by a knife- 
blade from different parts of the ear, and 
the ears are either laid in rows or num¬ 
bered to correspond with the position 
of the grains in the box. The box is 
placed in the cellar where the furnace is, 
and the top of the soil is covered with 
a sack or cloth upon which w r ater is 
poured to keep plenty of moisture to 
germinate the corn rapidly. 
The box must be placed where mice 
can not reach it, if there are any about. 
In a week or ten days the corn is ex¬ 
amined for germination, and any ears 
which do not show high in 90% of ger¬ 
mination are not planted. 
The Rag-Doll Test 
In the rag-doll test, the same plan is 
followed of placing only thi’ee or five 
grains in a row the width of the muslin, 
then rolling the muslin around a wire 
frame to start with. Three holes have 
been cut in a narrow piece of wood to 
hold the grains in place until ready to 
roll. When all the muslin has been filled, 
the ends of the roll are tied to keep the 
grains in position and the doll is placed 
in a round tin can with a hole in the bot¬ 
tom for air, and the wire inside the doll 
fits over a part of the center of the bottom 
of this can which has been pushed up for 
this air-hole, and this holds the doll in an 
upright position. Water is poured over 
this doll which is also kept in the cellar 
until com has germinated. 
Only High Testers Saved 
As by the other methods, all poor 
germinating ears are discarded. It may 
seem like a big job to test all corn where 
one plants a number of bushels. So my 
plan has been to make a few tests of the 
corn which has been selected in the fall 
for seed and placed in a room where we 
keep our com and when the few tests 
show very good germination, I do not 
test all that is planted, as it lias not been 
necessary, and a good stand is secured. 
We just started two tests lately of 
white cap yellow dent—Lancaster Sure 
Crop and Long’s Yellow Dent, in one 
test. We had a four-variety test last 
year in our corn-field under the direction 
of our county agent to find out which of 
4 or 5 varieties are the best yielders to 
plant in Union County for grain to ma¬ 
ture each year or for silage. 
A Living From My Garden 
{Continued from -page 209 ) 
garden because I .thought it looked pretty. 
I made the ground [level and set out the 
plants and let them “spraddle” out, be¬ 
cause the more they spread out| the more solid 
the stalks seemed to be. 
In the Fall I took up the plants and set them 
on the bottom of the cellar floor pressing the 
tops together in rows about nine inches wide. 
If the row was wider the plants did not get 
enough air and were inclined to rot. I kept the 
bottom of the plants damp but was careful 
not to pour any water on the tops for that 
would rot the hearts. The plants would try 
to grow and in about six weeks would blanch 
{Continued on page 232) 
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