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Win-Prong flytfom.—The wire-prong system (Fig, 8) is comparable in every respeel with the twine system, except for the different method of holding the cars. No. 0 wire, woven or electric-weld, may be used. The patent-prong hanger (Fig. 9) can be purchased on the open market

FIG. 10.—WIRE BACK FOB STORING SEED CORN

Wire-Rack System.—The wire-rack system (Fig. 10) has been de veloped commercially. Each rack holds 100 ears. The seed room can be filled with these racks, or allevs mav be left, as desired.

REQUIRED

If uuvj. o are left in the storage room, making every ear a~~— ** alleys o i c i c i i in uie storage room, maKing every w« accessible, approximately 20 cubic feet of space is required for each 100 ears stored; if no alleys are left, approximately 12 cubic feet of space is : J required. (About 80 to 100 ears make a bushel.) Alleys are necessary it the rack, lath, nail, or post system is used. The twine, prong, e or wire-rack system