TECHNIQUE OF THE NEW METHOD 



Figure 17. Before the silks appear a glassine bag is placed over the ear. After the silks 

 arc visible the end of the husk is cut back, and the tassel of the plant is removed and 

 shaken to free it from foreign pollen. Then a twelve-pound ipaper bag is fliPPed over both 

 tassel and ear and fastened in place. The stalk of the tassel rests in a small bottle of water 

 to prevent it from withering before a considerable quantity of pollen has been shea. 



