Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1917 — FOR RENT Seed Corn Tested By Rensselaer High School. [ARTICLE]

FOR RENT

Seed Corn Tested By Rensselaer High School.

Much interest has recently been taken in the seed com testing work done by the Rensselaer high school. OWt a RunldredTrashells as seed corn have been tested by the high school force in the short time following the request by the governor of the state that such work be done there. The largest amount of seed corn brought in by any one person was 25 bushels. The great amount of work connected with testing just two bushels erf seed corn oatn be appreciated by studying the exhibit in Hilliard & Hamill’s show window, placeu these Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Flach square of the germination box is numbered and six kernels from each ear'are removed for each square. As the kernels are removed the ear of com is tagged with the number of fhl square m which “the kernels have been placed The com is left bo germinate and grew. If less than six of the kernels germinate the ear from wWioh they came is dis;aider!-for planting purposes. Not only does a germination test show up the bad-points of an ear of com, but if the germinated kernels are allowed to grow in the box for a. couple of weeks, a pretty good indication can be obtained as to the vitality of the com plants to result If any of the six kernels produce weakly plants, tire ear of com from which they came should also be discarded for planting purposes. Too miany farmers think that oy selecting a handfull of com from a sack of shelled seed com and germinating it that'they have a good indication as to whether it is desirable for planting. They, should be brought to realize that this day when every hill of com must be made to grow its .maximum amount sctxi corn should be tosteu. hl such a manner that similar results to those stated above can be obtained.