234 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE 



stalks. How much does the square lack of having its full 

 quota of stalks ? 



Weigh twenty ears and estimate number of ears in one 

 bushel. Find yield of plot, and of an acre. 



Weigh twenty ears, hang up in a dry place, and toward 

 spring weigh again. Estimate percentage of shrinkage. 



The next step of importance, after selecting the seed 

 corn, is caring for it during the winter. In the first place, 

 the corn should be dried as soon as possible after gathering. 

 It should then be stored in a dry place of even temperature. 

 It should not be piled up in heaps, but scattered on floors 

 or tied together and hung up so that it may be well ven- 

 tilated. 



Farmers' Bulletins: The Production of Good Seed Corn, 

 No. 229; Com Growing, No. 199. 



