108 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
fodder is partly cured we can make the shocks this large 
without danger of their moulding. If wheat is not sown I 
prefer 100-hill shocks and husk them as soon as cured.” 
Careful shocking necessary.—In shocking 
it is important that the shock be set erect and 
held firmly in place until husking, so as to keep 
the contents dry from rain and not retard 
proper curing of both fodder and grain. A 
shock that has been blown over and well 
soaked with water is materially damaged. If 
the shock is properly placed about one uncut 
ill, or two hills with plants bent part way 
FIG. 35.—CORN HORSE. . 
over and twisted together, it should not blow 
down. Care should be taken to place an equal 
amount of stalks on each side of the shock. If — 
the central hill is cut acorn horse may be used 
to advantage. This is made by taking a piece 
of timber 2x4 inches by 12 feet, on one end of 
which are nailed two legs about three and one- 
half feet long. An inch hole is bored about 
five feet from the raised end, through which is 
loosely inserted, horizontally, a round cross 
piece. An old broomstick will do nicely. 
Charles E. Benton, writing of the corn horse, 
