Show CARE Of SEED CORN The Drying Out Process Must Be Managed Carefully Seed corn as brought In from the field has a high content of moisture If In the attempt to dry It out quickly quick-ly artificial heat Is used with little or no attention given to ventilation tho chances are that tho germ will start to grow Artificial heat Is dangerous I at this stage The Important things are ventilation a dry atmosphere and a moderate temperatuio Corn suspended sus-pended from a wire In a well venti dated shed granary or dwelling house attic In such a way that there Is free circulation of air around each ear Is very favorably situated Windows should be closed during nights and rainy days but open the rest of tho time If tho fall bo dry and hard freezing weather does not come until seed Is well dried out It will go through tho vlnternicely In such quarters If the weather bo damp and winter sets In early It should have tho benefit of artificial ar-tificial heat A chamber or attic through which a stovepipe passes will answer a furnace room In a dry cellar cel-lar Is very satisfactory Wo have found long bushel boxes about one foot wide with onequarter Inch wire netting for sides and top very desirable desir-able storage for corn which has first been handled as abovo until It Is fairly dry Such mouse proof boxes afford much ventilation and may bo stored In a dry furnace room or In a moderately moder-ately warm attic with safety as win tor sets In Experiments have shown that corn which is thoroughly dry will not be injured by any degree of cold This while interesting is not as comforting I comfort-ing as It would appear to bo for the reason thai some confusion may ro suit in deciding when corn Is thoroughly thor-oughly dry and further corn once dry does not necessarily mean always dry If left subject toa moisturE laden atmosphere It will very likely take up enough moisture to render 1 liable to Injury from severe freezing I Ohio Station I |