I cr furmer know that corn must
lii. I'l.uitci! in l.iri piautilics tinsel)
Kctlicr -that , miikIi kernel of cunt
planted in one corner o( .1 lot, . j.ir I (mm
other growinc; corn, will lie non-pro-duitisc
Yet how many of those who depend
upon com for their liitiK know the tea
ni for this?
I he reason in simple ciioukIi It is
t-l ton when the inrihoil li which corn
reproduces itself I understood.
Ml plant depend upon pollination, in
smite form, for reproduction ptrpctua
ii'ii
Most of the (lower depend
'ipmi bees to carr) their pol
It 11 from one to another nd
s mdarly other lloucrs and
11 in) fruits depend upon
otltr insects, or upon hum
111111K bird or other hints,
to carry the pollen whii.li
means perpetuation propa
Kiunii miiltiplicaiinn
Corn has an entirely differ
cut method of preparation
1 1 relies not at all upon Inr Is,
lues or other nisei, ts It is whit
is called a wind loung plant
If oti will call to iiiinil .1
stalk of corn as oti hac seen
It staudiiiK in a field, )'! will
reiucuihcr that at its iry top
there is a hunch of tasils
These tassels hear the rcpro
tluctnc pollen
I oner down upon the stalk
arc the ears cciilamiiiK tl c
ecd and from caih car
protrudes a ipiautit) of -silk
'I he silk is the femaU or
Kin, or pollen dm t
I er ear,iti strand c f
ilk Kails to .1 separate kcr
1 ! on the tar
1 Iris it will he scin that in
a W.IMMK field of corn a the
wi'ul swishe it Kraiefi'l t 1
and fro. the pollm d" t is
si 1 tti red from tin 1 1 ' at
the top and, il -(.eii'liUK '
deposited uKn the silken pol
leu ilu ts
Where ou hate seen an
tar of corn with deftctue or
iiunnturc kernels, ou itny
he sure that the i.ittse was
tint the particular strands of
f Ik dusted to thoc ktriuN
vire not duitcil with pollen.
ho, Nature's provision for the repro
d ftimi of corn demand that it he
p'autid closely together, in hirk'e iiiu
title, in order that the pollen dust in.i,
' TitiK the reproductive Mason, fill Ihe
.itr 111 showers
y n definite example of the absolute
1 c essity of pollinating corn, the dirert
c ilor pliolnKrnph reproduction on thin
pae is shown
The full car of com depicted at the
left L a normal ear from a patch of corn
phuteil in sin ii 1 i) tint piillm itiou
lllllir.lll) oik pl.li I
I In liKine at its rihl is in r it ol mi
fruiti th sami stalk, puked at i.ml
the same tune, which had been cmrird
iIiimhk the pollinating season with a
common paper hat;. o thai the (kiIIcii
could not reach the silk
close examination of this tnulr r I
opid turn will show tin whili, uunutiire,
imformeil mush) krriuN hcniatli tlie
strand of silk of 110 atu. of toiirsi,
tillur for food iurpoMs as vol
lorn is "in of the caut plants with
Corn I'olllntitecl unci Unpolllnntril
which to work b) rros hrrnluiL; because
result are slum 11 lln sami caoii
I'lio reason for tin i that it is out of
the few plant in which the tcd list If
(the kernel of torn) is tht- crop wlilih
the plant kiu' us In most plain the
crop which brink" u prohi 1 the fruit
or food which k'rows around the ced.
Many nitcroliui; expirimenU may
thus be t r u il with corn
If .1 selected 1 ir is ion red with a
paper hae; shortl) In fort tin rittpluc
I II
pilmil, llo () ti-.rl limn ant .iK. 1
llilll Willi Will. Il ll I". lIlMI'll I" HI ik ,
ituss, t.iu, wh 11 111.1I1111. In 1.111111I lo 11
and diistnl upon H b baud, altt wlnili
the Hillinatrd ear ni.i) lie ir onoul
with the hat; I hi latter precaution 1.
nol wholly ucecar) Once the silk has
m rind It III si Hilleli, it lltuall) In
1 mile iinreirptixe lo all other pollt-n
In a ir few week the lesilll nl Ihr
pollination will he seen 'I he kernels ol
that hand pollinated ear will irpietriii 1
mis between the two selected parents,
wbeiia Ihe kernel uf another ear mi
the sour Mall,. pollinated d
lis llrlkllliols, will Its' Cfllirrly
1'iift rent III fart, poll, n
ma) be selected (toni tin
or four or more lilfrrent
ki i.h f torn and dusted up
mi Iht ilk ! a single ear
with tin 11 Milt that the nidi
n! tl kinoN Mill allow 111
1 1: r llis.. 1 Ue and shape
Ihe iliibreiit iharartrri
11. -1 1 I 11 . two patent
( c r 1 is 111c1ica' must
mil n , 1 1 top.
In 1 ' I 1 innle kernel tu
the c ir mi in a lie ntilhmi
liti rl t f ( inetease In tin
cn.-utf) il.iiie
Mr I) much has been
done il uk Ihe line of cn
I tredlUK srlrclKHl ami rultl
v.ill in t iward the improer
III: lit of torn
1 1 111 pilr of all of the
ilfiit c s.p. inleil, corn in Ihe
Ii: I 1 irn stales usually
Kin, 1 1 1 liriLjht of eiulit or
1 1 ft el. and average
h ' i'v s than two ear to
t' H'k
llirwi Hie past uiiuirr.
' . I miImhW. after nrarl)
. ir- of rspeiliueiil
turn ha tHIMblnil
. ' il. 11 feel in height.
I ' ihnly two eat to
l HI!
I 1 d H'K tin, he maile tie
1(1' in is which he learned
u' ' t ikinK coin hack tin
t'i'i 1 i'i I ) uis in it ewdti
Hull Hi de)ehied latent
fluidities of which preeut
di lorn K'e no indiraliou,
I nl ttlii. Ii in ill. fiirn lliat
J k"w brfori ( olitmbll came,
were oIimoiisI) maiiifeated
I.llther lliirbauk'n torn esperimeul is
not a uupleted t sperunent but Ihe ic
ult alread aihlesrd show the way to
im reainu Xunriia's torn crop nol only
in 1111111111) bill 111 iiialll, wilhoill addlllK
isHiisr, iillirr in srrd, in land, or in
eiiupuitit, and elTeiliui; an actual eion
omy in haretiuK ihe crop
A Ihise esii M111111I proiiress, bid
lelms for free disiribiition. illustritid
with dincl color idiolok'r.iph prints mil
be Issued b I he l.ulhcr llurbank bniiel
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