. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 222 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING given regarding the time and method for selecting seed com in the field. After the seed has been harvested the main crop should be cared for and this should be done before any severe frost occurs. Corn is much injured by heavy frost. The most economical method of harvesting corn is to cut the stalks either by hand, knives or machine and place them in shocks of suitable size to allow of proper curing. In
. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. 222 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING given regarding the time and method for selecting seed com in the field. After the seed has been harvested the main crop should be cared for and this should be done before any severe frost occurs. Corn is much injured by heavy frost. The most economical method of harvesting corn is to cut the stalks either by hand, knives or machine and place them in shocks of suitable size to allow of proper curing. In southern climates there may be a large supply of moisture in the stalks at harvest time and the shocks should be small and open to the air. This will aid in the curing and help to prevent molding. After corn is cured in the shocks, the ears are husked. These are allowed to dry for a few FiQ. 123.—An Arkansas corn-club boy days in a Suitable place and who won prizes in county and state contests. „„ „i„„„;i ;« „«4U„ TTi^^ ms yield was 85 bushels per acre in a bad tnen pJaCed in CriDS. J^ Or year. (O. B. Martin.) ^^^^^ methods of harVBlSt- ing and methods of curing seed corn, reference is here made to U. S. Farmers' Bulletin 313 and to " Productive ; Corn for Contests.—When corn is to be weighed or meas- ured in contests where the yield is involved, a uniform plan in a club should be adopted in advance. It is well to have the weighing or measuring all done after the ears are dry enough to be in crib without any danger of molding. The rules of some clubs require that the yield shall be determined several weeks after this time (Fig. 123).. 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 Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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