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inches from the floor to permit the free circulation 

 of air. This seed room should be sufficiently large 

 to admit of storing all the seed corn. This row of 

 ears should be put down carefully, all ears being 



turned the same way. 

 Now place a second 

 layer on top of the first, 

 reversing the position of 

 butt and tip, so that the 

 butts of the ears on the 

 second layer will rest on 

 the tips of the ears of 

 the first layer. Lay two 

 more sets of ears in 

 similar position on top 

 of the first two. Then 

 place a one-by-one-inch 

 piece on each side, one 

 on tip and the other on 

 butt. In order to do 

 this it will be advisable 

 to have upright two-by- 

 four pieces set along the 

 row about eight feet 

 apart. These small side 

 strips can then be tacked 

 on either side of the up- 

 right pieces. This will 

 permit the piling of the 

 corn from the floor to 

 the ceiling, admitting ©f 

 the storing of a very large amount of corn in the 

 smallest possible space. 



It is convenient to have a small stove set in the 

 middle of the room so that on damp, cold days a 

 •light heat will dispel all moisture and remove all 



Fig 21— Illustrating Young Ear of 

 Corn Before Silking 



Magnified 



