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THE BOOK OF CORN 



danger from freezing. When the corn is to be taken 

 down the top layer should be removed first, and so 

 on until the entire section is removed. A space of 

 two feet, or any convenient distance, should be left 

 between every section so the air may circulate freely 

 and the corn can easily be inspected at any time. 

 All windows, etc, should be battened securely so that 

 no snow or rain can drive in during storms. 



Selection of Seed Corn — 

 At husking time the corn 

 should be brought from the 

 field and placed in the 

 general crib. Here all of 

 the corn should be scooped 

 on a table and carefully 

 sorted by an experienced 

 man. The rejected corn 

 can then be piled in one 

 end of the crib and the seed 

 ears taken to the seed house 

 and placed in the racks as 

 described in the preceding 

 paragraph. During the 

 winter the ears can be 

 taken down and packed for 

 shipment. All seed corn 

 should be shipped in the 

 ear, and it will not be 

 many years until it will be 

 impossible to sell shelled seed in the case of corn to 

 be used for breeding purposes. A most convenient 

 method of shipping is to wrap each ear in paper, and 

 put the ears in a box which will hold about one bushel. 

 This box or crate can be purchased of box fac- 

 tories, or the seed prower can make it himself at 3 



Fig 22-PolIen Grains on Silk 



Greatly magnified 



