Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 328 Elementary Principles of Agriculture uniform conditions in all the checks. Fig. 207 shows the method of making a test with a 'rag doll germinator.' 477. Harvesting Corn. There are several ways of harvesting corn. In many sections the corn is husked directly from the stalk, and only the ear saved, stock be- ing turned into the fields to graze. This is the general practice in the Northern States. (Fig. 208). In the South it is usual to 'snap' or '
Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 328 Elementary Principles of Agriculture uniform conditions in all the checks. Fig. 207 shows the method of making a test with a 'rag doll germinator.' 477. Harvesting Corn. There are several ways of harvesting corn. In many sections the corn is husked directly from the stalk, and only the ear saved, stock be- ing turned into the fields to graze. This is the general practice in the Northern States. (Fig. 208). In the South it is usual to 'snap' or 'slip shuck' the ear, leav- ing the inner shucks on the ear to protect the corn from Fig. 207. Rag Doll germinator for testing seed corn. 4 discarded because of poor germination. Ears numbered 1, 2, and the granary insects. (^240). In the North the removal of all the husks is necessary because they would retard the drying out of the ears. Southern corn usually has about 8 to 11 percent moisture at harvest, while northern corn has 14 to 20 percent moisture,— often so much moisture that it will not keep when stored in bulk in cars or ships in warm climates. 478. Saving Corn Stover. In many cases, especially in the North, the entire stalk is cut and shocked, about the time the corn is matured. (Fig. 194). The corn is left in the shocks to 'cure' or dry out. Later the ears are husked out and cribbed, while the stover is fed to the stock. In some cases the shocks are hauled to a shredder, a machine that separates the ears from the stalks and cuts the stover into shreds, so that it can be
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