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Re: Re: Re: Re: why don't farmers save seed corn?.
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Posted by paul on November 10, 2003 at 10:37:48 from (206.10.55.199):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: why don't farmers save seed corn?. posted by RayP(MI) on November 10, 2003 at 10:28:49:
Used to be 2 rows of male plants, 4 rows of female plants. The females got detasseled. With wider equipment, patterns have changed. You can only harvest the females for seed, the males of course produce the wrong combo. Lately they have 1 male row, and smash it down totally flat after pollination. Used to be it was harvested for (low yield) corn or silage, but with wide equipment has become more 'efficient' to just mash it. I've never heard of mechanical detasselers that actually worked, just one or 2 missed tassels will ruin a field. When a bag of corn seed runs $120-201 - folks better get what they pay for! --->Paul
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