Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-18
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Hust Clean aud DO Not Crib Untli The
Corn L. Dry 90 tho Cob.

Corn Il ury 60 the Cob.
One may easily begin cribhing too
soon. Getting tho corn IN the crib too
early IS even moro disastrous than lcav.
ing Il In tho field too long. Corn that
heats and molds IN tho crib IL altogoth.
or damaged. Every car ruins It's neigh.
Dor. Aud o. the catastrophe takes place
last round the outside Of tho crib, whore
tho corn Is exposed freely 20 tho air.
The damage Ia apt 10 have mudo a lam.
entablo progress in tho interior before
IL Is discovered unless ono Is very
wntchful indeed. IL will not stop tho
heating and molding 90 throw tho top
Oh tho crib. That 50 tho worse thing
ono can do. Tho damage may be miti.
gated by spreading tho corn out in q
dry, airy place.
DO suro the corn ~ cured md thon go
nhoad and "a fast % you can. Corn can
be fud when Il will not bo ht 20 crib
for two 10 six weeks.
That corn may keep properly In crib
II must not BIO huslsod until cured. 10
must DO huskcd clean, and tho crib
must shelter IL from tho weather. Corn
fcols dry, down to tho very cob. II may
DO cribbod whom wet with rain az well
ourudl without apprcoiablo damage. n
not too much Of IL is put In tho crib,
but undoubtedly IL is better 10 have u
dry altogether whom cribbcd by clonn
husling, says q Country Gentleman
correspondent, / moan removing tho silk
a. VOL as tho husk and removing all
the husk When the silk Is not removed
and when ribbons" In tho crib arc fro
quont, tho chances Of molding nro In.
creased, and tho deprodn,ions Of mice
nre multiplied. Tho mico arc highly
pleased by the tuxtapcsition Of bedding
and food.
Husl and slll; absorb moisture and
hold It. Very fow In tho west remove
tho silk. Yot It Is ns hurtful "a tho
quantity Of husk that would condemn n
huskor's work ~ decidedly sloycnly.
Tho huskors that do not remove tho
silk claim TINT TO Nmoyo IL tokcs time;
that tho men that rumovo IL do not husl,
80 much corn. My observation Is 10 the
contrary. OF tho huskcrs OF my nc.
quAintanoe those that romovo tho silk
put as much corn In tho crib "a those
that do not. Tho lnttcr assert that TO.
moving the dlkroquires an extra pass, "
which 10 true. Tho man that pays no nt-
tontion 60 tho silk In huElcing catches
tho ear at its butt with his loft hand,
strips back tho upper half Of tho husk
with his right hand, and then catching
tho ear with tho right hand no lifts Il
out Of it's bod and breaks II OF. tn,
man that removes tho silk catches ~
point Of the ear, including tho silk
with his left hand, strips back tho up
por half Of tho husk with his righ
hand, pushes his loft hand 10 tho but
Of tho ear and breaks off tho chr witt
his right hand Tholeft hand is pnsso
20 tho butt Of tho ear whilo tho righ
hand Is being brought back from tn
appraised end Of tho husk 10 tho ocnto
Of tho car. and hold isgaincd. 8
there rs really no loss of timo, or.
thoro Ia, Il 10 30 small that 10 Is hnlAnC
ed by tho ear being always clean O
husk, whilo tho man who does not stri
back tho lowor half of tho husk ocon
sionally has tostop 90 pull on ''ribbon3'
oftor the car has been lifted from il
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