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Show An I tfirilinrnt In Cure Cnllure. Tlio j ractlco of cutting nnd putting in shock tho jartion of the'cornstnlknboo tho ear whllo qnlto gteen an 1 in condition con-dition to mako n better quality of stover than cm lio mndo by allowing tho corn to reach tho best .toge for shocking is common In many locnlltlcs. Tho stover mndo in this way. If caro is taken in caring, is of excellent quality, ltisnlso claimed by somo that he yield of corn Is increased by reinoTlng tho tops. In order or-der to tut tun mcriu of this practlco the tops vvcro cnt from eoiuo yellow Dent corn growing on tho gronneli of the Iovrn station. Tho topiwd corn in tills In-.tnnco In-.tnnco showed n decrerso of 7 S bnslieli per ncro r . comivtrcd with tho simo ldr.d of corn in an adjoining lot that vva. not topjied. Thin dccrcaco nt tho iirevalllng rrlco for eorn.it una decided, was of moro valno than the fodder, leaving out. of account the labor of cutting, which i about tho samo as shocking tho whole of tho corn Judging by this and n former trial, topping is not regarded a. n proflt-nblo proflt-nblo ojicratlon at tho Iowa station. |