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STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



danger from molding; corn so stored should be watched carefully uutil 

 it is known to be thoroughly dry. 



The College Corn Rack. — 



Figure 5 shows a cheap rack used at the college for storing and dry- 

 ing seed corn. It is 12 ft. long and 10 ft. high with capacity for 30 

 bushels of ears. The posts which are 2x4 inch hemlock, stand four feet 

 apart. The horizontal strips lx% inches may be cut from sound hem- 

 lock or pine boards. They are set in pairs four inches apart, each pair 

 carrying a tier of corn. Six-penny nails should be used in nailing on 

 the strips. 



Convenient Contrivances. — 



Figure G shows a convenient method of storing corn for drying. This 

 is a plan devised and brought to our attention by Mr. Orin J. Bern is, 



Fig. 7.— Bern is racks filled with rorn and suspended from 

 joists. 



Fig. 6 -The Bemis rack with corn in place. 



of Ypsilanti. Figures G and 7 show the individual appliance and also 

 a number of them filled with corn and suspended for drying. 



Figure 8 shows another device termed the fence post rack also devised 

 by the party above mentioned. 



Suspending Corn with Twine. — 



Figures 9 and 10 show a very simple method of tying corn into lots 

 by the use of binder twine. This is a plan that is suggested by Profes- 

 sor Holden of Iowa. 



The foregoing methods have been suggested because they are simple, 

 inexpensive and efficient. 



Drying. — 



The temperature of the room in which corn is stored should be main- 

 tained at seventy-five or eighty degrees, with abundant circulation of 



