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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Fig. 40. 



TESTING THE PLANTER. 



Fig. 40. Seventh step. After the corn has been graded as just described, 

 it is important to make a planter test in order to get the plates best adapted 

 for the different samples. Do not neglect making this test, if the planter 

 fails to drop the desired number of kernels to a hill ninety to ninety-five 

 times out of every hundred, the plates should be ground or filed until they 

 will drop the required number. The plate adjusted to each sample should 

 then be put with that sample to avoid any confusion at planting time. Then 

 place the seed in gunny sacks. Do not put over two-thirds of a bushel in a 

 sack, and then hang it up in a dry, well ventilated place, as in the seed house 

 or in the loft. 



