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SERIES II.

BULLETIN No. 15

     This bulletin contains instructions for the direction of members who have enrolled in one or all of the departments named. Each member will carefully follow all directions given in the department or departments in which he is enrolled.

     The report blanks in this bulletin should be filled out as soon as the work is done and the enclosed report card should be carefully filled out and promptly mailed in the accompanying self-addressed envelope.

     Further bulletins and supplies will be sent to all members who carry out carefully the directions received and make the required reports.

E. C. BISHOP,          
Superintendent.     

     April 11, 1910.

The Object;

     The object of planting the ear to row test is to demonstrate the difference in yield, per cent stand, number of barren stalks, etc., produced by ears of corn that look almost alike from the outside.

The Material Necessary;

     1. A small scale that will weigh one-fourth of an ounce. A house or candy scale is very handy.

     2. A tape measure that will measure one-fourth of an inch.

     3. Ten small paper sacks.

     4. Pen and ink.

The. Plot:

     1. The plot may be in any field.

     2. The same crops should have been raised for the past five years over the entire plot.

     3. Be sure that the ground is well prepared and that you do the same amount of work on the entire plot.

     4. Have the plot marked out both ways with a corn planter or by other means; a plank sled can be made that will serve the purpose very well.

     5. If your plot is located in one corner or along one side of a field, plant four rows of ordinary field corn on all sides. These will act as turning rows for the horses to break down when cultivating your plot. This is important.

     6. Secure ten strong, clean stakes. Number them from one to ten and set them in their order in the first hill of each row.

The corn:

     1. Be sure the corn is the same color and variety.

     2. Fasten a small tag to each ear with a string. (A rubber band will rot.)

     3. Beginning at the left, number the tags from one to ten.

     4. Weigh each ear in ounces. Do not mark down less than one-fourth ounce.

     5. Measure length of ear, circumference (distance around) at (a) One inch from butt (big cud) of ear. (b) At middle of ear. (c) One inch from tip (small end) of ear.

     In taking measurements do not mark down less than one-fourth inch.

     6. Count the number of rows on each ear.

     7. As the weights, measurements, etc., are made, write them down with pen and ink in the proper column on the Report Blank and on the Report Card.

     8. Number the paper sacks from one to ten.

     9. Shell three hundred twenty-five kernels from the center of one

side of each ear and place the kernels in the paper sacks bearing the same numbers as the tag on the ear.

     10. If the tags have become loosened while handling, be sure they are securely re-fastened.

     11. Tie the ten ears together and hang out of way of mice. This Is important, as you will want to use these ears again next fall.

     12. Place the sacks at the stakes in your plot which bear the same numbers as those on the sack.

The Planting:

     1. Plant at the intersection of the lines made by the planter or the marker.

     2. Plant with a hoe.

     3. Plant at as nearly the same depth as possible.

     4. Plant one hundred hills from each sack.

     6. Plant exactly three kernels in each hill.

     After the planting is done, harrow, but be very careful not to disturb the stakes.

May	REPORT BLANK	Corn
		"Ear to Row Test"

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1910

The Plot:

     Kind of soil where corn is planted, sandy, loam, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Crops on plot during 1906 ...... 1907 ...... 1908 ...... 1909 ......

     Date plowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19..    Depth plowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     No. times disced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. times harrowed before planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     After planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other work done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Are you bothered by squirrels? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gophers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Prairie Dogs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What methods do you use to destroy

     them? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     Name the four worst weeds in your locality 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     How do you destroy them? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Corn:

     Above blank to be filled out and retained; a duplicate report to be made on. accompanying Report Card and mailed to State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lincoln, Nebraska.

      In this contest each boy will grow an acre of corn. The plot can be either a part of a general field or a one-acre field by itself. Each contestant will select the seed, prepare the ground, do the planting, and cultivate the corn according to his own idea.

      In the fall the county superintendent will appoint a committee of three disinterested persons who will measure the acre, see the corn husked and weighed and make affidavit to correctness of same.

      The contestant must exhibit a written report of his work together With the best ten ears of corn selected from the acre at the county, state and national shows in an acre class where only those enrolled In the contest are eligible.

      The Material Needed:

      1. Knife.

      2. Ten sacks.

      3. Pen and ink.

      4. Strong cord one hundred fifty feet long.

      5. A scale that will weigh one-fourth pound.

The Plot:

      1. May be located in any general field, or may be a plot by Itself.

      2. If the plot is located in a corner or along one side of a field. leave about seven feet between the fence and the edge of the plot. This is very important. The space may be planted to ordinary potatoes
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