EXERCISES 37 



A ventilated attic that has a chimney passing through 

 it or is located directly over a heated room so that it can be 

 kept at a fairly uniform temperature through the winter is 

 a very good place to cure corn. The attic is usually the 

 driest portion of the house and if corn is stored in it in 

 racks or hanging devices in the early fall, it will cure excep- 

 tionally well. During the warm fall weather the attic is 

 usually heated by the rays of sun on the roof to a fairly high 

 temperature and the effect upon the corn is the same as that 

 of fire-drying, provided the quantity of corn is limited. If 

 a large quantity is to be dried within the attic, it will be 

 necessary to set up a small stove and have plenty of ventila- 

 tion in order to cure it in the best manner. 



Underneath the roof of the corncrib is a good place to 

 cure corn during the early fall. It should be hung where 

 there is a strong circulation of air through the crib. After 

 corn has hung there for four or five weeks, it can be taken 

 out and put into an attic or a dry room to be kept through 

 the winter. 



EXERCISES 



1. If planting corn in accordance with the check-row system, 

 placing the hills 3^ feet apart and dropping 3 kernels to the hill 

 gives 10,668 plants per acre, how many bushels of corn can be 

 grown on 1 20 acres if the corn after husking weighs one pound 

 per ear and each plant produces one good ear ? Estimate corn 

 from the field at 80 pounds per bushel. 



2. If the corn was fire-dried and the weight reduced 15 per 

 cent by driving off moisture, how many bushels would there 

 be, considering the weight of fire-dried corn in the ear at 70 

 pounds per bushel? 



3. If | of the corn is found to be sufficiently good to sell for 

 seed corn at $2.50 per bushel, and the remainder is sold at 



