The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-22

than good. If used the nro should be slow.
long continued and situated below the seed
ears. with good ventilation above them.
If at any time signs OF wecvIs or grain
moths show on the corn II should be inclosed
with carbon bisulphde in practically air
tight rooms, bins. boxes or barrels for forty
eight hours. The bisulphide should be placed
In shallow dishes pans on top Of the seed
Onc-half pint is sufficient for box or barrcl
holding ten bushels or less, One pound,
costing about 30 cents. iS sufficient for =
room or bin ten feet each way. After fumi-
cation the cars must be thoroughly aired.
taking care that no fire is present when the
tUmigatinG box Is opened.
After hanging In the shed or lying on the
racks for two months the seed ears should
he dry as a bone" and contain less than 10
per cent of moisture They remain
where dried or be stored In mousc-proof bar
rels or boxes during the winter. but in either
case must not be exposed to damp atmos-
pherc or they will absorb moisture and be
injured Some farmers place the thoroughly
dried seed ears in the center of wheat bin
and hl the bin with loose, dry wheat
In localities where weevils and grain
moths inJurc stored grain the thoroughly
dry seed ears should be stored In very tight
mouse proof rcceptacles. with one pound OF
moth balls or nnpthalenc incloscd for each
bushel OF corn This quantity tightly inclosed
with the corn will prevent damage from these
insects ana VIII uol lHJuIo lhc SeSu Ho
material viii cost about cents pound
Thirty cents worth Will protect seed enough
TO plant sixty acres,
Seed corn that matured normally and has
been properly preserved VIII grow satisiac-
torlly II Is very poor management 10 neg
Iect proper preservation and to spend time
I'm the spring separating by terminating tests
those cars that have been badly damaged
from those that bave been slightly damaged
Prevention is better than cure. and In this
case cure is impossible.
Ears, s,sllehtly damaged by poor preserva-
tIon may gcrmnatc well. but VIII produce
less than II they had received better care.
Make a seed corn testing box and test 100
ears separately. BE sure that each kernel
tested is perfect In appearance and was not
injured at the tip when removed from the
ear II three or more kernels out of ten
from any ear fail to grow it will be advisable
To test every ear in the entire supply OF seed
corn. II the 100 ears tested contain no poor
ones further testing Of the supply is unnecea-
sary,
Sheled corn is difficult to grade satsCac-
torlly. The grading can be done better be-
fore the cars arc shclled II tho seed cars
vary greatly as to size OF kernel they should
be separated into two or three grades ac-
cordlnG TO size OF kernel. These grades
should be shclled separately. tested in the
corn planter and numbered to correspond
with the number the planter plates that
arc found to drop them most uniformly.
These arrangements can he completed before
the rush Of spring work begins,
The first operation in properly sheing
seed corn is the removal OF the small lser-
nels from the tips Of the cars and the round
thick kernels from the butts. TIL. corner