An introduction to agriculture . TWO UNDESIRABLE EARS before a frost. When the husks and lower leaves haveturned yellow and the kernels of corn are glazed, thecorn is mature enough to be gathered. The ears shouldbe typical of the variety in size, shape, color, and in-dentation. The ears should be well filled out, thekernels uniform. The plant from which the ears areselected should be strong and leafy; it should havematured a little earlier than the main crop; and it CORX 85 should bear the ear at a height convenient for husking,that is, three or four feet from the ground. At the time of maturi
An introduction to agriculture . TWO UNDESIRABLE EARS before a frost. When the husks and lower leaves haveturned yellow and the kernels of corn are glazed, thecorn is mature enough to be gathered. The ears shouldbe typical of the variety in size, shape, color, and in-dentation. The ears should be well filled out, thekernels uniform. The plant from which the ears areselected should be strong and leafy; it should havematured a little earlier than the main crop; and it CORX 85 should bear the ear at a height convenient for husking,that is, three or four feet from the ground. At the time of maturity seed corn contains from20 to 35 per cent, of water, and it is essential that suchcorn be removed on the day it is gathered to a suitableplace where it can quickly dry out or TWO EARS OF CORX. SHOWING DESIRABLE QUALITIES FOR SELECTION 76. Curing Seed Corn.— The selected seed cornshould be hung to dry at once on corn hangers, corntrees or stringers. It is essential that no ear touchesanother so that there will be a free circulation of airaround each ear of corn. The room where the cornis hung should have a free circulation of air, shouldhave protection against freezing temperatures, andshould be dry. Artificial heat, although not essential,aids in the rapid curing of corn. When the corn isproperly dry it can be hung in any dry room and freez-ing temperature will not affect it. 86 AN INTEODUCTIOJSF TO AGKICULTURE 77. Testing Seed Corn.— February and March aregood months in which to test the selected seed cornto find out its germination power. There are twocommon methods of testing corn, the sawdust germina-tion box, and the rag dolL Either method will showthe comparative germination power of the com. Cornwhich is dead or weak when tested in the sawdust b
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