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Pod maize, p. 164; Pop maize, p. 164; Flint maize,
p. 166.
Description of a good dent ear, p. 170; List of varie-
ties of dent maize, p. 172; Classification of dent
varieties, p. 179
Soft Maize
Sweet Maize
Number of Varieties
Varieties for silage, p. 182.
Comparative Yield of Dent and Flint Maize
Pollination
CHAPTER XI.-MAIZE.
IMPROVEMENT OF VARIETIES.
Influence of current cross, p. 185; Degree of close-
breeding, p. 187; Close breeding, p. 187; Detas-
seling, p. 188; Crossing, p. 190; Disposition to
maintain types and varieties, p. 190.
Breeding for Composition
Breeding for fat, p. 191; Breeding for protein, p. 192;
Breeding for starch, p. 192; Advantage of breed-
ing for composition, p. 193; Disadvantage, p. 193.
Breeding plat, p. 194; Field selection, p. 196; Field
seed and breeding plat seed compared, p. 196.
Vitality of Seed
191
197
Importance of testing vitality of seed, p. 197;
Germination, p. 198; Treatment of seed, p. 198;
Method of testing seed, p. 199; Seed from differ-
ent parts of the ear, p. 200.
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CHAPTER XII.-MAIZE.
I. CLIMATE.
Limited Distribution
Causes limiting distribution, p. 202; Influence of
temperature, p. 204; Influence of climate upon
habit of growth, p. 205; Influence of climate upon
varieties, p. 205; Influence of climate upon com-
position, p. 206.
Rotation, p. 209; Continuous cropping of maize, p.
209; Maintaining the crop producing power of the
soil, p. 211; Influence of organic matter, p. 211;
Application of stable manure, p. 212; Use of com-
mercial fertilizers, p. 213; Relative importance
of fertilizing constituents, p. 213; Methods of
applying fertilizers, p. 214; Influence of season on
efficiency of fertilizers, p. 214.
Indication of need of lime, p. 215; Application of
lime, p. 216.
Irrigation
202
207
208
217
Depth of plowing, 219; Subsoiling, p. 221; Prepar-
ing ground after plowing, p. 221.
Depth of Planting.
Listing, p. 224; Time of planting, p. 226; Rate of
planting, p. 227; Influence of rate of seeding upon
composition, p. 229.
CHAPTER XIV.-MAIZE.
CULTURAL METHODS.-(CONCLUDED).
Planting in Hills or Drills
Method of Distribution, p. 232; Distance apart of
rows, p. 234; Intercultural tillage, p. 235; Injury
due to weeds, p. 235
Effect of Stirring the Soil
Root pruning, p. 236; Depth of cultivation, p. 237;
Amount of cultivation, p. 239; Conservation of
moisture,-influence due to stirring the soil, p. 240.
Hilling and Bedding
218
223
231
Foxtail, p. 243; Bindweed, p. 243; Cocklebur, p.
244; Spanish needles, p. 244.
Fungous Diseases.
244
Maize smut, p. 244; Bacterial disease, p. 245; Bac-
terial disease of sweet maize, p. 246; Maize rust,
p. 246; Leaf blight fungus, p. 246.
Wireworms, p. 247; Cutworms, p. 248; White grub,
p. 248; Corn root worms, p. 249; Corn root web-
worms, p. 249; Corn root louse, p. 249; Corn
bill bug, p. 250; Corn ear-worm, p. 250; Stalk
borers, p. 250.
American blackbird, p. 251; The striped prairie
squirrel, p. 251; Crow, p. 251.
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CHAPTER XVI.-MAIZE.
I. HARVESTING AND PRESERVATION.
Harvesting
Storing, p. 252; Maize fodder, p. 253; Topping, p.
255; Pulling, p. 256; Silage, p. 257; The silo, p.
257; Losses in the silo, p. 258; Loss of maize
fodder by curing, p. 259.
Influence of maturity upon yield, p. 260; Upon com-
position, p. 261; Upon digestibility, p. 262; Upon
feeding value, p. 263.
Food for human consumption, p. 264; Manufactured
products, p. 265; By-products, p. 265.
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CHAPTER XVII.-MAIZE.
I. PRODUCTION AND MARKETING.
Maize Crop of the World
Maize in the United States, p. 269; Maize surplus
States, p. 269; Center of maize production, p. 270;
Production per population, p. 270; Yield per acre,
p. 271; Export of maize, p. 271; Marketing, p.
272; Commercial grades, p. 273; Grade uniform-
ity, p. 274.
Nativity
II. HISTORY.
Value to colonists, p. 275; Introduction into Eastern
continent, p. 275.
Description of maize plant, p. 276; The characters
of the grain, p. 276; The characters of the ear, p.
277; Score card for dent maize, p. 278; Deter-
mination of commercial grades of maize, p. 279.
Collateral Reading
268
279
The plant, p. 280; Inflorescence, p. 281; Grain, p.
282; Relation of hull to kernel, p. 282; Weight
per bushel, p. 282.
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