HARVESTING, PACKING AND MARKETING 



slightly inclined towards green, all of the 

 ears should be of the same color, and none 

 with lighter husks should be placed with 

 this grade. 



Ears such as the Golden Bantam, Cory, 

 and other very short ears, should never be 

 placed with large-growing ears, such as 

 Evergreen, but the two should be separated 

 and graded accordingly. At the time of 

 grading, if there is a portion of the stalk 

 on the end of the ear which is too long, 

 or if there seems to be too much . husk 

 around the ear, it w^ould be greatly to the 

 advantage of the grade to remove the 

 excessive stalk and some of the husk as 

 well, thus improving the appearance of the 

 ears. 



In packing the corn, one market uses 

 a bushel box. In the box, the ears are 

 placed with the butts of the first or bottom 

 layer towards the outside of the box, the 

 butts of the next layer towards the middle 

 of the box, and with the next layer towards 

 the outside, anywhere from five dozen ears 

 in the case of the early and smaller varieties 



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