Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1914 — MACHINE FOR TESTING SEED [ARTICLE]

MACHINE FOR TESTING SEED

Incubator May Be Put to Good Use When Not Wanted for Hatching Egge—Use False Tray. While not in use for hatching, the machine may be used for testing seed by making a false tray of light wood which is filled with sand. The seed should be placed in the sand, covered and kept moist. Keep the temperature up to about 85 degrees, and the seed will germinate in a short time. Even when it is in use for hatching, seeds may be teßted by placing them between damp cloths in a plate, setting the plate under the egg tray in what is known as the,chicken nursery. Plants thus germinated in sand may be transplanted to the hotbed, not only testing the seed for vitality, but utilizing those so tested. „ .