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The next step is to lay out the seed ears, the germination of which 

 is to be tested. They should be arranged in a row on the floor, a table, 

 or a shelf, in a place where they will not be disturbed. To avoid mistakes 

 it is well to number every ear. This can be done by writing the number 

 on a little piece of thin cardboard and inserting it between the rows 



Fig. 22. — Corn tested for gertmtiatwn 



of kernels or the number may be written on a piece of paper and this 

 paper fastened by pushing a pin through it into the butt of the cob 

 or held by a rubber band put around the ear. If there is no possibility 

 of the position of the ears being disturbed this precaution may not 

 be necessary. 



