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Mark off squares two by two inches with a black lead pencil 

 on white cloth; number these squares 1, 2, 3, etc.; wet the 

 cloth and spread it over the wet sawdust so the numbers 

 are in plain view. Next number all the ears of corn by using 



FIG. 74. A box tester for seed corn. Upon muslin cloth squares are drawn and 

 numbeired. On each square are laid five kernels from an ear of the same number. 

 When the tester is filled, the sawdust shown at the left is placed to keep the grain moist. 



little squares of paper, which are held to the butt end of the 

 ears with small nails pushed through the numbered papers 

 and then into the cobs. Now take five kernels from different 

 parts of each ear, not using any from near the tip nor butt. 



FIG. 75. A. Testing individual ears of seed corn by the moist cloth method. 

 The tray is ready to be covered with another wet cloth and moist sawdust. 

 B. The tray of corn shown in Fig. A. 



Put the five kernels from the first ear on the first square of 

 cloth, and so on for the rest of the ears (Fig. 75). It is well 

 to place the germ sides upward so the sprouts will show well 

 afterwards. Cover the kernels with a plain wet cloth and 



