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the wagon and the corn are weighed. The 

 corn is then taken out of the wagon and 

 placed on the cannery platform, and the 

 wagon is then re-weighed, the difference 

 being the weight of the corn, the corn being 

 paid for on the basis of weight of ears. 

 If the corn is paid for upon the basis of 

 actual corn, then one must depend upon 

 the canner to pay the right amount. In 

 loading and unloading, care must be exer- 

 cised that injury is not given to the ears. 

 They should be full, plump and choice, and 

 free from injury for canning. 



GROSS RECEIPTS 

 It has been found by observing the returns 

 on canning from the various sections of 

 the country that the average price of corn 

 in the East is about 310 a ton for corn, 

 cob and husk. In the West, in some places 

 it is as low as 38.50, and for certain varieties 

 it is as high as 312.50 a ton. The average, 

 however, would be about 39 a ton through- 

 out the United States. The highest prices 

 paid would be around 312.50 to 314, and 

 the lowest prices 37 to 37.50. 



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