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lean then be “shocked,” or many of these bun¬ 
dles put together in an upright position in the 
, field. This allows the corn to “cure out” so 
that it will not heat or mould later. A wagon 
can be driven into the field after the corn has 
been cut, and the ear corn can be thrown into 
the wagon and hauled to the corn crib, where 
it can be kept for future feeding purposes. A 
corn crib is a small structure with the base 
narrow, and the top comparatively wide, and 
instead of having solid sides, the boards com¬ 
posing the sides have a small space between 
them so that air may be encouraged to pass 
through the corn, to dry it out. 
Another common method of harvesting corn 
is what is known as “hogging off’ corn. This 
simply means that the hogs are turned into 
the corn as it is turning ripe, and allow the 
hogs to do the harvesting. This method, of 
course, is a labor saver. When this method is 
practiced, it is a good plant to sow some such 
crop as rape, during the last cultivation, so 
that when the hogs are turned in, they will 
i have a more palatable and balanced ration than 
the corn alone would afford. 
Corn, like other farm crops, has to contend . 
with many insects and diseases' that work to 
the detriment of the plant. Such insects, or ani¬ 
mal-pests as cutworms, wire worms, corn root 
louse, white grubs,; corn billbug, corn root- 
worms, grasshoppers, chinch bugs, corn ear- 
worm, and army worms, as well as crows and 
gophers all tend to reduce greatly the stand of 
! corn, and, in some cases, even totally destroy 
the crop. 
