Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1911 — SAVING SEED CORN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SAVING SEED CORN

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Many farmers in Indiana bare bad a seed com patch this season. Many others have a special part of the field from which they will select seed for next year. It Is very Important, therefore, that after time has been spent raisins and selecting this com that some attention should be given to the proper drying and sating of same. Much corn that Is Intended for seed Is Injured by improper methods qf drying and storing. It Is most liable to Injury during the first month or six weeks after husking. The outside of the ear may be dry and hard, but tfce cob and points of the kernels still contain much moisture and It Is this that usually cause? much molding or growing or iajury from (feezing. Cora selected from the field should not be thrown In a heap or placed In -sacks. This Is sure to result In Injury. It Is Important that every ear be so placed that It will be subject to a free circulation of air. It Is most Important that £ke corn be protected from the rains and the snows since no grain absorbs moisture more resdlly than does

corn. If the corn is thoroughly dried and kept dry, no amount o? freezing will Injure It. See that your corn Is

Left—tA convenient and eatiefactory rack made with lath end 5-Inch fence boards. Right—A desirable way of storing small amounts of seed corn. properly dried and stored. This will means mudh towards securing good seed for the 1912 crop. The dormant period should be a time of general cleaning and putting things in shape among the trees.