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method of drying it, as in laying it on a board mold 

 is apt to form on the kernels which touch the board. 



Corn for seed purposes should not be planted 

 nearer than a quarter of a mile to corn of other 

 varieties, owing to the readiness with which it 

 receives cross-pollination by the wind. Crossed 

 varieties of corn do not produce as fine seed. 



When planting corn with the corn planter, first 

 soak the seed in hot water for a few minutes and 

 then stir into the water a teaspoonful of tar to each 

 quart of corn. Next pour it into a colander to 

 drain and shake over the corn some dry, dusty 

 sand. 



In selecting seed corn: The ears on which the 

 silk ripens earliest will produce early results. The 

 kernels should be shriveled before the stalks are 

 cut, when they should be dried in the open air. 



The ears of corn which have the smallest cobs 

 should be selected for seed corn, as the crop pro- 

 duced from the seed will be likely to resemble the 

 parent seed. 



