. 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 . of air. This seed room should be sufficiently largeto admit of storing all the seed corn. This row ofears should be put down carefully, all ears being turned the same place a secondlayer on top of the first,reversing the position ofbutt and tip, so that thebutts of the ears on thesecond layer will rest onthe tips of the ears ofthe f
. 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 . of air. This seed room should be sufficiently largeto admit of storing all the seed corn. This row ofears should be put down carefully, all ears being turned the same place a secondlayer on top of the first,reversing the position ofbutt and tip, so that thebutts of the ears on thesecond layer will rest onthe tips of the ears ofthe first layer. Lay twomore sets of ears insimilar position on topof the first two. Thenplace a one-by-one-inchpiece on each side, oneon tip and the other onbutt. In order to dothis it will be advisableto have upright two-by-four pieces set along therow about eight feetapart. These small sidestrips can then be tackedon either side of the up-right pieces. This willpermit the piling of thecorn from the floor tothe ceiling, admitting ©fthe storing of a very large amount of corn in thesmallest possible space. It is convenient to have a small stove set in themiddle of the room so that on damp, cold days a•light heat will dispel all moisture and remove all. Fig 21—Illustrating Young Ear ofCorn Before Silking Magnified ;o THE BOOK OF CORN danger from freezing. When the corn is to be takendown the top layer should be removed first, and soon until the entire section is removed. A space oftwo feet, or any convenient distance, should be leftbetween every section so the air may circulate freelyand the corn can easily be inspected at any windows, etc, should be battened securely so thatno snow or rain can drive in during storms. Selection of Seed Corn—At husking time the cornshould be brought from thefield and placed in thegeneral crib. Here all ofthe corn should be scoopedon a table and carefullysorted by an experiencedman. The rejected corncan then be piled in oneend of the cr
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