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Max 0. 1912. 



by long exposure to a low temperature, 

 even if it be one several degrees above 

 the freezing point, but as the grain 

 matures and dries out it will endure 

 lower temperatures without serious 

 injury, although long exposure to tem- 

 peratures much below 32 degrees lessens 

 its vitality. 



One of the best and safest ways to 

 cure seed corn is that commonly prac- 

 ticed by the New England growers, the 

 corn being spread in open sheds or 

 barns on scaffolds formed of rails or 

 slats so placed as to allow the air to 

 pass freely between them. The corn 

 should be spread very thinly at first — 

 not more than two or three ears deep — 

 or, better still, in a single layer, but 

 it may be piled deeper as it dries out, 

 care being taken not to do this until 

 the corn is so dry that it will not mold. 



A method requiring fewer special 

 facilities but greater care is to put the 

 corn into rail or slat cribs built quite 

 open and not over twenty to thirty 

 inches wide at the bottom, but wider 

 at the top. In filling these cribs, spread 

 the corn to a depth of from twelve to 

 eighteen inches, and then place a series 

 of slats about two feet apart across the 

 crib and just above though not resting 

 on the corn, being fully supported by 

 the sides of the crib. Fill in twelve to 

 eighteen inches of corn above these 

 slats; then place a second layer of slats 

 in the same way, but so as to break 

 joints with the first layer, and repeat 

 until the crib is full. 



These slats are to prevent the corn 

 settling together so as to hinder the 

 free access of air. The cobs of sweet 

 corn are not so stiff as those of the 

 field varieties, and if green or partially 

 dried ears are piled without support 

 they will, even in a very narrow crib, 

 settle together so as to prevent thor- 

 ough drying. 



Seed sweet corn can be cured so as 

 to obtain a fine crop of high viability 

 by any similar method, but it is essen- 

 tial that the work be done promptly, 

 so as to take advantage of bright 

 weather and secure the thorough dry- 

 ing out of the corn before it is exposed 

 to continuous damp or freezing weather. 

 It is rarely possible to secure a good 

 lot of seed of high viability if the 

 work of curing is delayed until after 

 the season when favorable weather 

 conditions can be expected. 



It is possible to cure corn by arti- 

 ficial heat, but this requires the most 

 skillful use of warmed — not hot — air, 

 kept in constant motion. Even with 

 these precautions there is always a lia- 

 bility of the corn being ruined for seed 

 purposes by mold, rot, or overheating, 

 and for these reasons the method is not 

 recommended. 



As soon as the corn is perfectly dry 

 it may be shelled, though it will gener- 

 ally keep much better on the cob. In 

 a temperature below freezing, corn, 

 either on the ear or shelled, will seem 

 to be dry when it is not. Before shell- 

 ing, it is therefore well to make a test 

 sample of a quart or more, composed 

 of a few grains from a great number 

 of representative ears. If this, after 

 standing for a day or two in a tempera- 

 ture considerably above freezing, be- 

 comes soft and damp, the shelling 

 should be delayed until the corn is quite 

 dry. 



Well-cured corn is easily shelled by 

 machine, by flails, or by hand, and the 

 grain should be immediately run 

 through a fanning mill, when it may 



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