The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-03
FARMERS SAoull KNOW HOW
TO HANDLE GAIN FoR
nEsT RE0LTS
RULES FOR MARKETING
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belt this fall for th, first ume ia
their lives have eornto(sell. Being
unfamiliar with the methods necessary
10 harvest, store or plce on the mar
ket corn. the tollowiu rules will be
Of importance TO all Mo wish 10 de-
rive the highest bentit from their
crop :
Cora should be hIsed in the field
as soon as the grain nd the cob ares
dry. Kernels usually dry first The
common method In as In the South
10 TO snap the corn. because farmers
supposed this would protect the corn
from weevils, cArefd tests show
that this lie not the cIse. Snap corn
e!,aa has more weeya damage than
husked corn.
Throw out all rotten. moldy, damp
ears and these which have been scrl-
ously damaged by weeylls boa In
the end Of the wagon can take care
OF all rejected corn, which car he fed
70 cattle or hogs, Do not feed darn
aged corn to hotsss or rnvlss. Deaths
from this cause are frequent
We~yils are the worst enemy or
corn In the cotton belt Corn affected
by weevils should ee placed in uKht
bin or box and should hs famigated
with b!sulphide Of carbon or High
Life, This gas Ia heavier than air
and goes to the bottom wherever II IL
put II may be poured on the cora
without Injury TO It's germnatiys
power, II Is impor,an, to have the
cracks In the floors and walls OF the
room or granary stopped up so the
gas cannot escape. DIG holes three or
four feet deep into the corn and pour
the bisaiphidc Of carbon on Il or place
Il In shallow pans over tho cora.
Keep all lights. lanterns or lighted
cigars away from the bisulphide OF
carbon. for Il IL a powerful explosive
Keep the bin or room tightly sealed
for three or four days, then open the
doors and air the corn Two weeks
after fumignting examine II and II
there are any signs OF live weeviis
treat Il again the same way. II often
Is necessary to funigate in January
and February.
Corn should be stored In the car
and should be examined two or three
times week. II II shows signs OF
getting damp or OF heating. shovel II
over and give II plenty OF air, This
kind of treatment can be avoided II
the ears are not gathered In the field
until they are well dried
II Ia best to aheii the corn before
shipping However. 1, can be shipped
In the ear or just as II IL snapped. but
the cob and the shuck add 10 the
freight charges
While Smelling pick out all ears that
are mouldy, wceyIleaten. damaged by
verrln or damp. Never allow poor
ears TO 70 through the shelter Corn
n graded always according To the
poores, grain found In the shipment.
A few bad ears In a hushel will cut
the price severely Cuiling out the
damaged ears will increase the prize.
considerably II you have good and
bad corn. ship them In two different
lote--neyer mix them, for then tho
whole price will be determined by tho
had corn. Dishonesty 10 mixing n few
bushels OF bad corn with good corn Is
easily detected and the loss will al
ways fall on the farmer.
Corn growers should ship In carload
lots only because buyers a. the large
markets are not prepared 10 handle
corn in less than car lots The freight
on small lots Is much higher per bush
e, than In car lots Ship In bulk. I'M
less ron know the buyer wants tho
corn racked II shipping IN sacks.
have the same weight Of corn in each
sack. Each ssck ought TO weigh 100.
liz or 40 pounds, net The Federal
Food and Drug Act requires that each
sack OF corn shipped from one stats
TO another shall have the exact weight
O, the corn stamped on the sack In
plain figures.
Never mix white and ysllowscorn.
White corn usually brings txvd0
cents hutheI more In Southern mar
kets. When MIXED the corn sells at
ths price Of the least desirable.
Cotton ginaers and merchants In
small towns should pat In corn she'll
eys. whers farmers have only small
quantities Of corn they can arrange TO
haul II 10 town and have /, sheiIad
on certain days.