an tit in corn culture alo practice of cf cutting find anil putting 0 in ia shock the portion of the cornstalk above tile tho ear while quite green gi acu and in ia condition to make a better quality of stover than can be made by allowing the ile corn to reach the best stage for shock shocking ingis ia common in many local localities effies the stover mado made in ill thia way it if care is taken in curing is of excellent quality Itis it id also faso claimed by some that the yield of corn is increased by removing the tops lu ili order to test tile tho merits of this practice tho the tops were cut fro from some yellow dent corn grov in ing on oil the grounds of the iowa station the topped corn in this instance showed a decrease of 73 72 bushels per acre Rs as compared avith the tha same kind hind of corn in an all adjoining plot that was not topped this decrease at tile tho prevailing price for corn it was decided was of more value than the fodder leaving out of account the labor of cutting which ia is about the same earno as shocking the whole of tho the corn judging by tb thia L and a former trial topping is not regarded as a profitable ablo operation at the iowa station