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Rural School Leaflet 



then, that the fodder be saved in the harvesting. Wait until the corn 

 husks begin to turn yellow and some of the lower leaves are drying up, 

 then cut the crop and shock it in rather small shocks, so that it will cure 

 rapidly. Three or four weeks of good autumn weather will cure it suffi- 

 ciently for husking. Husk the ears from the fodder when the latter is 

 tough. A cloudy day or a damp morning is much better than a bright 



midday with a dry 

 wind blowing. You 

 save the fodder by 

 handling it when it 

 is tough. Tie the 

 fodder in bundles, 

 ready for weighing, 

 and do the work of 

 weighing both fodder 

 and grain where it is 

 most convenient. 

 Choose a sample con- 

 sisting of several ears 

 of corn, weigh the 

 sample, and dry it in- 

 doors beside the stove. 

 Determine what per- 

 centage of moisture 

 has evaporated from 

 this sample in becom- 

 ing perfectly dry, and 

 include this in your 

 report. 



The exhibit. — When 

 the corn is weighed 

 choose enough ears to 

 make a bushel of ear corn, and store it where it will not mold and where mice 

 cannot damage it. Be sure to pick out the best ears in the crop. Use the 

 score card intended for the ten-ear contest as a guide in choosing these 

 specimens. (Page 985.) The result of the contest will be decided partly 

 from the bushel of corn that you exhibit and partly from the record of 

 results that you present with it, according to the following score: 



Yield 30 points 



Profit shown 30 points 



Bushel of ears 20 points 



Story of the crop 20 points 



Rural School Corn Show 



