42 THE SEED-GROWER. 
General culture for seed corn is the same as for a crop 
of corn for ordinary purposes. 
In northern Atlantic latitudes, early sugar corn is 
sown from May 10th to 30th; late varieties, from May 
1st to 15th; field sorts from May Ist to 20th. Sugar 
corn should not be planted over one-half to two-thirds 
the depth required for field corn. 
In harvesting both sugar and field corn, the cut 
stalks are bound in small shocks. But it is not really 
necessary to do this with sugar corn, unless shocks are 
made very smaJl with an open space in the. centre, 
formed by tying the tops of four hills together and then 
shocking around them. It is better not to cut sugar 
corn too green, but ears should be allowed to mature 
fully on the stalk. Sorting should be done carefully at 
time of husking, rejecting ears which are imperfect or 
impure. 
Drying and Shelling.—Drying should be done 
naturally, never artificially. The usual manner is on 
barn scaffolds, which are made of narrow boards placed 
as far apart as possible; these scaffolds being arranged 
in tiers, one above another, with as much air as possi- 
ble given through open doors and windows. With 
some growers the practice is to bring the corn from the 
field in one-bushel crates; a rope with two hooks being 
let down to the wagon and the crate drawn up to the 
scaffold by men. 
The time required for divine varies much, as in some 
seasons stalks are greener than in others; some autumns 
being damper than others. 
Shelling is not done until corn is dry enough to store 
and keep in bulk. Those who grow for commercial trade 
shell the ears without taking any grains from butt or 
tip; shelling by machine just as grown, except that black 
