90 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



the field. Husk and weigh them. Record the weight and 

 place them in a dry, safe place. Weight also ten ears of 

 corn from last year's crop. Keep these also. Weigh both 

 ten-ear samples at intervals of two weeks. Is there a change 

 in the weights? Determine the loss of weight and the per- 

 centage of loss. This is the shrinkage 



