38 CORN 



$1.20 per bushel, how much money will be received for the 

 corn? 



4. If the above field was planted to a select variety of high- 

 bred corn that gave 10 bushels more corn per acre after fire- 

 drying and this corn was found to run | seed ears, which sold 

 at $3.50 per bushel and the remainder at $ 1.25 per bushel, how 

 much more would be realized by growing the select variety of 

 corn? 



5. How much will it cost for seed to plant a 4o-acre field, 

 the seed being worth $3.75 per bushel of 100 ears, if 18 ears 

 are needed to plant one acre? 



6. How many gallons of water would there be in 2000 

 bushels of cribbed corn, providing it contained 20 per cent 

 moisture? Estimate the weight of corn at So pounds per 

 bushel and water at one pound per pint. 



7. A bin 12' X 12' X 10' will hold how many bushels of 

 shelled corn? A bushel equals 2150.4 cubic inches. 



HOME PROJECTS 



i. In the fall select seed corn from foundation field for corn 

 improvement. Go into the field when the corn has reached 

 the milk stage and the plant shows its characteristics to best 

 advantage. A study of the corn plant at this time by individual 

 rows will aid materially in getting good foundation stock. 



Select a plant having numerous leaves and one good ear that 

 is attached with medium shank to the stalk. The ear should 

 be attached between 3 and 4 feet from the ground, and the 

 plant should look strong and vigorous. 



A red string or some other mark should be attached to the 

 plant so that it will be readily recognized after ripening. At 

 least 200 corn plants that closely resemble each other should 

 be marked. After the field of corn has ripened fully pick the 

 ears from the marked stalks and husk them on the same day that 

 the corn is picked. 



