CORN CULTURE 39 



Grading seed corn. The grading .of seed corn can be 

 done in the winter when general farm work is slack. It 

 may well follow immediately after the testing, or even be 

 carried on in connection with it. 



The first step in grading is to shell off the butts and 

 tips by hand. The end kernels are always more or less 



The blotter seed tester. Au excellent type for school use. 



irregular, and differ in size from the remainder of the ear. 

 They should never be planted. 



The ears are then to be shelled, one at a time, and the 

 kernels inspected to determine whether they are large, or 

 small; if the variation is great, it will be well to have also 

 a medium grade. As each ear is shelled, the seed is put 

 into its proper grade; when the shelling is completed, the 

 supply of seed will therefore be in either two or three lots, 

 based on the size of the kernels. All ears with exceptionally 



