Show seed corn in tho the ear the matter of selling see seed it corn in the ear is receiving a good deal of attention at the present time in an interview with J C vaughan that hat gentleman who la Is one of our oldest a ee damen said bald that he be had bad no doubt the practice had come to stay he bieselt had believed for twenty years that the only way to sell seed corn was in the car and in 1836 1885 he tried to establish the custom but found himself tar far in advance of 0 his big times the times have now caught up with him in this matter in the year mentioned he laid in a large stock ot of corn in uie the ear and advertised it largely but be could sell little of 0 this corn tor for the tha reason that corn in the ear car cost more to the consumer than shelled corn lie he tried sending out sample ears cars at 6 cents each but few would buy even the sample ears his prices tor for corn on the ear ran at rom to per bushel while his bis competitors were selling shelled corn at from to per bushel the price was a weightier matter at that time than the quality of the corn as all tanners farmers then believed that corn was waa corn it Is noticeable that this year corn of selected varieties Is selling belling at as high as per bushel and the seeds men are unable to supply the demand the cause of the change in pub public I 1 ic sentiment la in this matter la Is the amount of information our agricultural colleges and agricultural papers have spread among the people they have shown the great value of selected seed corn and have demonstrated that the difference in money value b between a two bushels of corn may be very great |