. The book of corn : a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others : a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Corn. 68 THE BOOK OF CORN winter the ears can be taken down and packed for shipment. All seed corn should be shipped on the cob, and it will not be many years until it will be impossible to sell shelled seed in the case of corn to be used for breeding purposes. A most con- venient method of shipping is to wrap every ear in a piece of old
. The book of corn : a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others : a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . Corn. 68 THE BOOK OF CORN winter the ears can be taken down and packed for shipment. All seed corn should be shipped on the cob, and it will not be many years until it will be impossible to sell shelled seed in the case of corn to be used for breeding purposes. A most con- venient method of shipping is to wrap every ear in a piece of old newspaper, and put the ears in a box which will hold about one bushel. This box or crate can be purchased of box factories, or the seed grower can make it himself at a slight expense. A sugar barrel is convenient for packing large shipments. Shipping Seed Corn— In any event, the greatest care should be taken that the seed corn reaches the customer in the best possi- ble condition, with no in- jury to the ear. It is also desirable that care be taken to groom the ears, by removing all shanks or husks, and the ear be made to present the best possible impression on the cus- tomer. It is imperative that all seed sent out should be thoroughly tested, and test not less than ninety- five per cent vitality. The practice of unscrupulous seed dealers in the past has justly prejudiced many people against the use of imported seed corn. In many cases the corn was poor in quality and of no particular selection, so that the results were unsatisfactory. This. Fig 22—Pollen Drains on Silk Greatly magnified. 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 Myrick, Herbert, b. 1860. New York ; Chicago : Orange Judd Company
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