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so on as indicated until the 64 hills have been cut and 

 shocked. 



314. Husking com. — Much of the corn in the South 

 is stored unhusked owing to the somewhat prevalent 

 belief that the husks serve as a partial protection from 

 the grain-weevil. The correctness of this belief is doubtful 

 as more weevils are transferred to the crib with the un- 



Fig. 42. — Illustrating a method of cutting and shock- 

 ing checked corn to economize steps. 



husked ears than where the husks are removed at a time 

 previous to storing. 



Where husking is done before storing one of the follow- 

 ing practices is employed, according to the method of 

 harvesting the crop: (1) the ears jerked and afterwards 

 husked; (2) ears husked from the standing stalks; (3) ears 

 husked from the shock; (4) ears husked by means of 

 shredder. A very convenient way is to husk from the 

 standing stalks, the ears being thrown directly into a 

 wagon equipped with a throwboard. Jerking the corn 

 and afterwards husking it requires much additional labor, 



