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protected after being selected? What are the most common defects of seed corn used in your com- 

 munity ? Suggest three convenient ways of storing seed corn so that it will dry quickly and be protected 

 against injury from mice and rats. Is seed corn injured by low temperature when moist ? When dry ? 



References. Waters, H. J. Essentials of Agriculture, pp. 139-142. Ginn and Company. Montgomery, 

 E. G. The Corn Crops, pp. 85-93. The Macmillan Company. Hunt, T. F. The Cereals in America, p. 196. 

 Orange Judd Company. Myrick, Herbert. The Book of Corn, p. 70. Orange Judd Company. Morgan, J. 

 O. Field Crops for the Cotton Belt, pp. 192-196. The Macmillan Company. Duggar, J. F. Southern Field 

 Crops, pp. 130-13 1. The Macmillan Company. 



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