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sides of a small timber as a two by four. These nails are left 
projecting sufficiently so that each will receive an ear of corn, 
placed with butt end toward the timber, the head of the nail 
projecting into the pith of the cob. The timber may be supported 
trom the ceiling or rafter by a piece of wire passing through a hole 
pored in the upper end. 
In southern states where weevils and grain moths are serious, 
the corn, after being dried, may be placed in a barrel or metal can 
and tightly covered. To be certain that no weevils or moths are 
in the corn when it is stored, it should be given a treatment of 
carbon bisulfide at storage time. Use a tablespoonful of the volatile 
liquid in a saucer placed on top of the corn and then cover tightly. 
Sometimes corn growers try to prevent attacks of weevil during 
storage by leaving the ears covered with their shucks. This does 
not allow the corn to dry as readily as it should and mold is likely 
to attack the corn. Corn thus stored has a low percentage of 
germination. This is particularly true if there is freezing weather 
early in the storage period, before all moisture is removed. 
Injury During Storage—Weevils and grain moths lay eggs 
on the kernels of corn and the larvae feed on the kernels, eating out 
the “hearts” and starchy matter. In many cases almost every 
kernel in a lot of seed corn is thus attacked and will not germinate. 
When rats and mice attack stored corn they always prefer 
to eat the germs if they can get to them. Small mice sometimes 
attack only the crowns of the kernels because they seem unable 
to shell the ears. Such slight attacks may be taken as warnings 
to keep the enemies away. 
Molds and rots of several kinds attack moist corn and greatly 
reduce its power of germination. 
Freezing and thawing when the kernels are moist produce a 
similar effect. 
Types of Corn.—In choosing corn to grow we must first decide 
which of the six types of corn are suited to our purposes. The 
six types arranged with the most important first, are dent, flint, 
sweet, pop, soft, and pod corn. (Fig. 45.) 
Dent corn makes up nine-tenths of the entire crop of the world. 
Flint corn is a field corn grown in the colder climates. The 
kernels are smooth and flinty in their crowns and are not dented. 
Sweet corn has a larger percentage of sugar than the preceding 
types and is much grown in gardens for table use. 
Pop corn is well known by all because of its power of popping, 
due to a volatile oil which explodes with heat.