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wall of the seed house. These uprights should be about 

 ten feet apart. Now lay the first layer of corn between 

 these uprights the length of the seed room, with the butts 

 all lying together. Place a second layer on top of the 

 first, with butts resting on the tips of the first. This ar- 

 rangement will tend to keep an even layer. Repeat for 

 six layers. Then nail Ixl-inch strips on the sides of the 

 2x8 ? s, resting on one side on the tips and on the other 

 side on the butts of the ears. Lay a second section of six 

 rows of ears on top these pieces, and repeat until the 

 ceiling is reached. Set the next series of sections about 

 two feet from the first, so that a man can walk between 

 them. The third series of sections can be set within six 

 inches of the second, so that every sst of sections can be 

 inspected on one side. When the corn is taken down it 

 will be necessary to begin at the top and work downward. 

 A heating stove can be set in the middle of the room. 

 It should be surrounded by sheet iron, so that the corn 

 around the stove will not be injured by heat so near by. 

 In this way the ears will be dried out thoroughly in the 

 fall, and the temperature can be controlled during the 

 sudden changes in the winter. 



The value of these and other plans for thoroughly 

 drying out the seed ears is illustrated by an experiment 

 reported in the yearbook of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture for 1902.* 



*Improvement of Corn by Seed Selection, Yearbook U. S. 

 Dept. Agri. 1902, pp. 550-551. 



