106 FIELD CROPS 



houses well provided with ventilation are constructed. The 

 corn is put into racks oi* very narrow cribs, which are often 

 made of woven wire so that free circulation of air is possible. 

 On the farm, where only enough seed corn is saved for home 

 use, more cai-eful methods can very profitably be followed. 



Figure 43. — Several methods of placing seed corn for storing; the double- 

 string method at the left. 



135. Storing on the Farm. The right method is to store 

 the ears so that no two are touching and so that each ear is 

 exposed to free circulation of air. 



Any convenient place where corn can be dried out before 

 cold weather, preferably without artificial heat, and where 

 mice can be kept from it may be used with very satisfactory 

 results. A well-ventilated attic with at least two windows 

 that may be opened or closed at will and which gets some 

 heat from the rooms below is an ideal place for storing seed 

 corn. If the cellar is dry and well- ventilated, it affords a 

 good place for storing seed corn; but, if it is not dry, corn 

 should not be stored there. Cellars arc not ususally suitable 



