Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1906 — INDIANA FARMERS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA FARMERS

Will Observe Seed Corn Harvest Day, October, 25, 1906. The Indiana Corn Growers’ Association at its last annual meeting named Thursday, October 25, as Seed Corn Harvest Day. The reason for this action is that much loss comes through corn allowed to stand in the field and which is subjected to the hard breezes of November and December. The Corn Growers’ Association believes that if every ear of corn intended for next year’s seed could be harvested by Oct. 25, and properly stored, millions of bushels would be added to the crop of Indiana. Farmers are urged to go into their best fields and select the best ears from strong vigorous stalks. Hang this corn where every ear will be subjected to a free circulation of pure air and where it will be protected during the winter. Two or three times the amount of seed actally required for planting next spring should be selected in order that a more rigid selection may be made before planting time. This work cannot be urged too strongly and farmers should not fail to act on this warning. The farmers of Indiana should have a definite time for this work and should arrange to do the work at that time.