Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1917 — Governor Goodrich Wants Jasper County Seed Corn Tested. [ARTICLE]

Governor Goodrich Wants Jasper County Seed Corn Tested.

Arrangements have been made so that no farmer in Jasper county need plant Untested seed corn this year. Dr. A. R. Kredler, president of the Rensselaer board of education, received a telegram Monday from Governor Goodrich requesting that Prof. ,Ira Coe be assigned for full time the next two weeks to assist in the testing of seed corn for farmers. As Mr. Coe is badly needed in the schools at this time an.arrangement has been made whereby the boys of the high school will be provided with a room equipped for corn testing and under the direction of Prof. Coe will test such seed corn free of charge as is brought in. . . Pue to the unfavorable ripening conditions last fall, much of the corn is unfit for seed and unless great care is taken, the com crop will be hampered at the start by an extremely poor stand. Experience has' shown that a poor stand win do more to keep down the yield than almost any other factor. Farmers who have not yet tested their seed com undoubtedly will not do so themselves as their time is already too much taken with field work to give the matter the proper attention. Seed com may be left at the high school building at any time during the day. Proper devices for filing and caring for the seed are being installed and service will be started at once. The Jasper County Better Farming Association is making arrangements for similar work at Remington and Wheatfield.