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Mr. Scorr. How much did you expend on that work last year? 
Mr. Woops. A little over $4,000. " ‘ 
Mr. Brooxs. You say you were conducting such an experiment in 
regard to the adaptability of corn to cold and warm countries, and yet 
you are distributing no seed. For instance, are you doing anything 
with reference to species of corn that will grow in semiarid regions 
and in high altitudes? 
Mr. Woops. We have not distributed any seed yet, but we are 
sending out bulletins and information on methods of selection and 
cultivation. 
Mr. Brooks. The reason I ask is, that some little attention in my 
section is being paid to corn that will grow in high altitudes. 
Mr. Gatioway. Yes; we are pushing it north and south. We are 
trying to extend production at both ends. 
Mr. Woops. There is no necessity for us in this work to do more 
than to cooperate with the experiment stations and the growers. 
Mr. Gattoway. We had 10 acres in Ohio, and the average corn 
yielded 80 bushels, while the selected corn was 93 bushels to the acre. 
The Cuarrman. You ask for $500. How do you arrive at that? 
Mr. Gatioway. This is the way that is usually done: We make the 
estimates, and then the Secretary trims the figures, and after he gets 
through with the figures we take the estimates that the Secretary allows 
and go over all these prnblems and decide on which we had better 
expend a little money and which we had better leave alone. That is 
the way it comes in odd figures sometimes. We make up a general 
estimate, and then the Secretary, in consultation with his officers, 
prunes them down. 
Mr. Woops. The intention here is simply to keep this work on its 
feet, that is all. My estimate, the amount that I thought we would 
need, was $8,000, which would be $4,000 increase for this work. But 
after talking the matter over with Mr. Galloway and the Secretary we 
decided it would be too big a request, and we cut it down. 
Mr. Gattoway. We could take, for instance, the increase in the 
appropriation of $35,000, and in five minutes’ time we should dispose 
of that by saying we needed $5,000 for one thing or $10,000 for another 
thing and thus dispose of it; but that would not be the detailed way of 
dealing with the committee. We give you the details of what we want. 
The Cuarrman. That is all right. 
Mr. Haveen. Which method do you consider the best of treating 
the seed corn—outside or artificial heat? Or have you thought of that 
or had any experiments carried on in that line? 
Mr. Woops. We consider any method of storing that allows good 
ventilation, without carrying with it too much outside moisture, is the 
best method of storage. 
Mr. Bowie. How can you prevent the carrying in of outside moist- 
ure by having the roof hanging over a little distance? 
Mr. Woops. In some cases they use double walls, so that the air 
would come from the outside and circulate through the corn and keep 
rain and snow out. 
Mr. Sritiman. It is only necessary to keep it in a room where the 
temperature is moderately even, and it can be done by covering the 
floors with sawdust to absorb the excessive moisture. The corn itself 
absorbs very little moisture from the air, unless it be an unusually wet 
season. (On the Pacific coast it is necessary to protect against moisture 
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