Indian Corn, or Maize 111 



" Moisten one of these cloths and lay it out on a board of 

 convenient size in front of the ears which are to be tested. 

 Remove six kernels from ear No. 1 and place in the square 

 No. 1 in the upper left hand corner of the cloth. Take six 

 kernels from ear No. 2 and place in square No. 2 in the upper 

 right hand corner, ear No. 3 in the next square on the left hand 

 side, and ear No. 4 in a corresponding position on the right 

 side. When the cloth has been filled begin at the upper end 

 with ears Nos. 1 and 2, etc., and roll the cloth up. Since the 

 cloth is moistened the kernels will not push out of place. If a 

 small irregular shaped piece of wood or some other substance 

 is used as a core in rolling, a more uniform germination may 

 be secured. When the rolling of the cloth has been finished, 

 tie a string rather loosely about the middle of the roll; or 

 better still, use a rubber band, and number this roll No. 1. 

 Then proceed with roll No. 2 in the same way. As many rolls 

 may be used as are necessary to contain the corn which one has 

 to test. From 20 to 50 ears can be tested in each roll, depend- 

 ing upon the length. 



" After the rolls have been filled they should be placed in a 

 bucket of water where they may remain for from 2 to 18 hours, 

 depending upon the preference of the operator. At the end 

 of this time pour off the water and turn the bucket upside 

 down over the rolls or a common dry goods box may be used 

 for this purpose. A couple of small pieces of wood should 

 preferably be laid under the rolls and one edge of the pail should 

 be lifted from one half to one inch in order to give sufficient 

 ventilation. Some have left the pail in an upright position, 

 placing a few sticks or corn cobs in the bottom of the pail to 

 insure proper drainage, and then packing a moist, coarse cloth 

 over the rolls to prevent excessive drying. At the end of five 

 days the kernels should be ready to read. 



" Depending upon the arrangement of the ears, select, first, 

 either roll No. 1 or the last roll filled. This cloth will be un- 

 rolled in front of the ears which are represented. Examine 



