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can be remedied. Cuail canburrow into a corn shock and perhaps feed on the

corn which is on the inside of the shock, but most other game birds must

rely on the corn which is exposed on the outside. Mice and rats often 
eat most of the corn which is on the inside of the shock. In cornfields 
where prairie chickens feed the available corn on the outside may be 
exhausted by the end of December. Figure ( ) shows a corn shock with 
the outside ears eaten. Thts corn shock represents the condition of a 
ten acre field of corn shocks in Wood county on January 1, 1931. In 
many regions corn is nht shocked but is put in the silo, and even if not

put in the silo the shocks would contain no ripe corn. These defects 
can be remedied as follows: 
Where game birds are known to be feeding in a field of corn shocks 
a feeding station can basily be set up by making five shocks into 
hollow or tepee shocks. To do this take three or four poles five feet 
long and nail them together at the top in the form of an Indian tepee. 
Two cross sticks should be nailed on two or three feet from the ground 
to keen the corn stalks from sagging in. Then place the corn stalks 
against the framework and tie them on with binder twine. Leave the south

side of the tepee open. A pile of cob corn should be put under each shock.

Two or three bushels of cob corn ban be tied in long strings with binder

twine and wrapped around the shock. The ends of the strings are tied to 
the poles supporting the corn stalks. If nedessafy, two or three bushe 
of cob corn can be tied on each tepee shock. Ahis type of feeding 
station is recommended for prairie chickens, as it has been observed that

they will climb up and feed on the strings of corn just as readily as 
eat what is on the ground. Quail have been seen feeding on the pile of 
corn under the tepee, but not on the strings of cob corn. It is not 
recommended for feeding sharp-tails as they do not visit cornfields unless

they are mixed in with a flock of prairie chickens.