The Coconino sun., 1919-12-05

clay ten to twelve inches thick and
 then m0istening and trampling it
 thoroughly. A framework of logs or lumber should be built up around the
 pile and increased in height as the
 compost heap is built higher.
 A layer of leaves, straw, grass or
 even weeds, about eighteen inches in
 depth, should be placed over the clay
 foundation. Above this a layer of
 manure five or six inches deep should
 be distributed, and if raw rock phos-
 phate is available, from fifty to eigh-
 ty pounds should be scattered broad cast over the manure. Then another
 layer of manure should be added and
 the process continued. It is essential
 to keep the pile of refuse moist by
 sprinkling it frequently. It is also
 necessary to keep the compost heap
 we'll packed and tramped. Ordinarily it takes about year for the stable refuse in compost heap to rot suf- ficiently for use, when it should be spread on the land in the late fall. Thereupon, another pile should be started. The fundamental value of the compost pile comes from the fact that the manure is thoroughly routed and it's plant food content is in excellent condition for immediate soil use when applied to the fields, while during it's period of decomposition it is main tained in excellent condition to resist leaching and weathering. How to Select Seed Corn
 Soal corn chOn1l vv,o<rrn ;r <1x. field as long as possible, without dan ger of freezing. However, dent corn any time after being we'll dented, and flint corn after being we'll glazed, may be picked for seed. Although such corn may shrivel some in drying, ger imitation and field tests have proven that it will make good seed. This somewhat shriveled seed when proper ly taken care of, has produced good crops of corn.
 Seed cans should be picked from we'll developed, healthy, vigorous stalks, grown under normal conditions. Choose medium sized, well shaped, and we'll filled ears. Large ears us- ually have large cobs which dry out very slowly. Such ears are very liable to be late-maturing, and should not be saved for seed.
 Select twice as much seed corn as you will need to plant. Picking seed corn requires comparatively little time, and it is we'll to have an abund- ant supply. Picking more ears than are actually necessary to plant the field next year will allow you to dis card the poorer ones and will furnish you extra seed in case some ears give low germination test. Should you need. to replant if the season is un- favorable and the first planting is lost, this extra seed will be most use- full.
 All seed corn should be hung to dry as soon as it is picked. If left in a pile, even over night, mould is liable to start in the moist ears and the germs will be weakened. There are many satisfactory methods for drying seed corn. It is essential in any method that the ears be not allow ed to touch each other and that each ear have free circulation of air around it. Strings, wire prongs made of woven wire fencing, or racks are suit able for drying corn. The double string method is as simple and satis- factory as any. For this method, pieces of binding twine are used. If you have some laths and pieces of 1x6 or 2x6 lumber, very convenient rack may be made by mailing laths inches apart on each side of two 1x6s. Fin ishing nails driven into posts or com mon nails driven through one-inch boards will make very convenient prongs on which to place the ears.
 A suitable place to dry corn is just as essential as good hanger or rack Use the dry attic or storeroom of your house, an empty granary, or the tool shed. If room in the house is used, all windows and doors in the room