Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-13
MUST EXERCISE CARE
IN SORTING THE CORN
Salt 10 Not curs-AII and Will Not
Make Good Ear. From Bad Ones
From Half Pound to One Pound Of
Salt to 100 Pounds Of Corn IL
Recommended by Experimsnters.
Special to Times Republican.

This is the announcement made by
the farm crops section Of the iowa ex-
pertinent station after completing a
series Of preliminary tests with soft
corn in different stages of softness, put
up with salt.
From one-half to one pound Of salt
is recommended for each 100 pounds of
ear corn. the amount Of salt used de-
pending somewhat upon the state OF
the corn. After placing layer Of corn
one and one half or two feet thick in
the crib, the salt should be scattered
over II in proper proportions, and then
another layer of corn added, another
layer Of salt and 30 on until the crib
is filled.
"SAt il not cure ALI for soft corn.
however" says Prof. H. D. Hughes,
head Of the farm crops section. land
az much care, should be exercised in
sorting the corn and In providing extra
good ventilation as has been considered
necessary heretofore"
Avoid ovsr- Sailing Corn.
Results of the experiments show that
as high as two pounds of salt can be
used to hundred pounds OF corn and
seemingly give better results than one
pound It is probable, however. that
this amount Of salt can not be safely
used when the corn Is to be fed to
live stock. One pound Of salt to 100
pounds Of grain can be used satisfac-
torily, however. tests made by the anil
NAL husbandry section show.
The method OF sailing corn was first
suggested to the experiment station
Nov. 20, of this year. by Sam Samp-
son, of MoCallsburg, who reported that
his son had sailed soft corn in 1915
that would have spoiled otherwise. Two
days later series Of seven expert
ments. including twenty-six barrel and
three crib tests, were under way in the
laboratory to determine II there was
any value In this method.
To secure results as soon as possible,
soft corn was placed In barrels. the
tops Of which were covered with heavy
paper to prevent evaporation, and then
stored in rooms with relatively high
temperature. Under these conditions.
fermentation and molding would de-
velop rapidly and show quickly wheth-
er or not salt would have any value in
preventing or retarding fermentation
with the resultant heating. II the salt
would 80 retard under these conditions,
It was believed that 1t could be! exS
pected that ii would be muck more
beneficial under ordinary crtbbing con-
ditions.
Conditions Of Tests Differ.
In these; six series OF barrel tests,
various amounts Of salt, corn In diff
ferent stages of moisture content and
rooms at different temperatures, from
IS to 40 degrees, were used. With
each test, one barrel without salt waA
used to check the results. Some OF
the corn used contained badly mould
ed ears. someywas of fairly good corn
and some was sshelled. Inxevery case,
the salt proved beneficial It will be
q great aid in shipping shelled corn.
The results Of these various tests
are being published by the experiment
station in an emergency circular and
copies may be obtained by sRriting to
the bulletin section Of the experiment
station at Ames for them.