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bered by pinning numbered tags to the butts or by plac¬ 
ing them in racks as shown in the diagram. (Fig. 126.) 
Each doll is made to test twenty ears at one time. A 
heavy wrapping paper, preferably glazed, is cut about 
Fig. 125.—The smut ball is all that this stalk of corn has produced during 
the year. 
fourteen by fifty-four inches. This is placed upon a 
table, and a piece of muslin, twelve by twenty-four 
inches, is prepared to cover it. However, the cloth should 
be dipped in boiling water for a few minutes to remove 
any matter that might be injurious to the seedlings. 
