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tice. The corn selected for seed from the field usually 
contains some very suitable ears. It is best to collect the 
seed ears early during the months of September and 
October. These have been dried until they are firm and 
Fig. 15.—Ears properly located on stalk. 
A. Those on the left too high. 
B. Ears of medium height. 
C. The low ear is difficult to harvest. 
well seasoned. Uniformity is the great secret of success 
in any exhibit. In corn, this means a collection of ten 
ears having about the same shape, the same depth of 
grains, the same size of cob, straight rows of the same 
