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given regarding the time and method for selecting seed com 

 in the field. After the seed has been harvested the main crop 

 should be cared for and this should be done before any severe 

 frost occurs. Corn is much injured by heavy frost. The 

 most economical method of harvesting corn is to cut the stalks 



either by hand, knives or 

 machine and place them in 

 shocks of suitable size to 

 allow of proper curing. In 

 southern climates there 

 may be a large supply of 

 moisture in the stalks at 

 harvest time and the shocks 

 should be small and open 

 to the air. This will aid 

 in the curing and help to 

 prevent molding. After 

 corn is cured in the shocks, 

 the ears are husked. These 

 are allowed to dry for a few 

 FiQ. 123.— An Arkansas corn-club boy days in a Suitable place and 



who won prizes in county and state contests. j.-u„„ „i„„„;i ;« „«4U„ TTi^^ 

 ms yield was 85 bushels per acre in a bad tnen pJaCed in CriDS. J^ Or 

 year. (O. B. Martin.) ^^^^^ methods of harVBlSt- 



ing and methods of curing seed corn, reference is here made 

 to U. S. Farmers' Bulletin 313 and to " Productive Farming." 

 Corn for Contests. — When corn is to be weighed or meas- 

 ured in contests where the yield is involved, a uniform plan in 

 a club should be adopted in advance. It is well to have 

 the weighing or measuring all done after the ears are dry 

 enough to be in crib without any danger of molding. The 

 rules of some clubs require that the yield shall be determined 

 several weeks after this time (Fig. 123). 



