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chap, better than corn from this country on account of its hard, flinty 

 X1T - character. Our softer dent corn is nevertheless preferred in 

 all the European markets, and the maintenance and increase 

 of our export trade are dependent only upon its being shipped 

 so that it will arrive in uniformly good condition. As de- 

 terioration of corn during ocean transit is directly dependent 

 upon the amount of moisture it contains, there is an easy and 

 practicable remedy for the present condition, in artificial 

 drying." 



