74 THE BOOK OF CORN 



great deal of expense, but no farmer can afford to do 

 less than this. 



When we remember that it is possible for a bushel 

 of seed corn to return us seven hundred bushels next 

 harvest, we can readily see the folly of neglecting this 

 work. What is a day, or even two days, spent on this 

 bushel of seed corn, and especially at this season of 

 the year? 



