Seed Selection Boosts Crop Yield and Quality
An article on modern agriculture stresses choosing plump seed for seed stock. It explains larger grains provide more food for sprouts, yielding vigorous plants and higher crop quality and price. Screening with a fanning mill removes small grains to improve future yields and consistency.
Seed Wheat and Corn Breeding for Higher Yields
Practical guidance on seed selection for wheat and corn. Farmers should choose hard wheat for milling, select best heads and rows, and preserve strong straw and rust resistance. For corn, pick early mature ears with large, well filled kernels and uniform rows, and store seeds for further breeding to raise yields.
Tompkins No More The Good Deacon Speaks At Snyder's
A dramatic tale from Snyder's grocery recounts Philander Tompkins’s death by suicide amid a web of family sobs and costly demands. Deacon Spooner delivers a moral lesson as the crowd reflects on love, betrayal, and the toll of relatives demanding money.
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Snyder's Grocery
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Honor
Texas
Tie
Ives
California
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