This study indicates that grains harvested 5~25 days after pollination can not be used as seed or food. Seeds harvested 30~35 days after pollination (late milk stage) have higher germinating ability and the plants developing from these seeds grow healthy and strong. Although the seed yield is significantly lower than that harvested at late waxy stage, it can be set up as the critical time of early harvesting for seed use in could years. Seeds harvested 35~45 days after pollination (late waxy stage) have the best germinating ability. The plants developing from these seeds grow vigorously, the grains are plump with high yield. So it is the optimum harvest time for seed and food uses.