NORTHRUP, KING & CO’S DEPENDABLE STERLING SEED CORN 
Curing of Sterling Seed Corn 
Proper curing of seed corn results in a high percentage of germina¬ 
tion and a high vigor of germination. Early and quick drying prevents 
development of certain mold organisms on the seed. These organisms 
cause seedling blight, root rots and ear molds in the crop—and often kill 
live germs during the sprouting period, causing thin or weak stands. 
Proper seed corn curing requires long experience and adequate equip¬ 
ment. We have been fire-drying our Sterling seed corn over 50 years. 
Our first driers pictured in our old catalogs appear crude today, but each 
one was a step in experience. Now, our equipment, costing over a quarter 
of a million dollars, will handle considerably over 100,000 bushels of 
seed corn before dangerous freezing weather. 
Hastening of drying starts with storage cribs. These are especially 
constructed to allow cross ventilation and no ear is over a foot away from 
an air space. From these cribs, the seed is rushed to one of our three 
drying plants. 
This is the type of crib used for preliminary curing and storage before Kingscrost and Sterling Seed Corn 
is sent to one of our three drying plants. The cribs are built according to plans authorized by Northrup, 
King & Co. 
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