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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Fig. 38. 



SHELLING THE EARS ONE AT A TIME. 



Fig. 38. Fifth Step. Shell each ear separately. Too much importance 

 can not be attached to this step. See Fig 20. Shell each ear in a large 

 shallow pan or on a screen, discarding those ears which show poor vitality or 

 are defective in other ways. It is advisable to separate the corn into three 

 grades according to the size and shape of the kernels— large, medium and 

 small sized grains — and then the proper planter plates can be used for the: 

 different sizes. 



