. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 242 CORN CROPS Cost per bushel of picking and husking corn CENTS By hand from field Team for cribbing 1. By hand from shock Team for cribbing .79 By corn picker from field By buskers and shredder from 'shock . The relative cost of methods will differ, depending prin- cipally upon the price of labor. Storing ears 172. The ears are usually stored in slatted cribs to provide ventilation. If a good roof is provided, there is. Fig. 84.—A good type of far


. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. 242 CORN CROPS Cost per bushel of picking and husking corn CENTS By hand from field Team for cribbing 1. By hand from shock Team for cribbing .79 By corn picker from field By buskers and shredder from 'shock . The relative cost of methods will differ, depending prin- cipally upon the price of labor. Storing ears 172. The ears are usually stored in slatted cribs to provide ventilation. If a good roof is provided, there is. Fig. 84.—A good type of farm corn crib, and farm elevator used in unloading. seldom loss from rotting in the crib. Rats and mice cause considerable loss where corn is stored for several months or more and it is important to have cribs rodent'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Montgomery, Edward Gerrard, 1878-. New York, The Macmillan company


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