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hills in an acre. A 3-foot 6-inch planter, just two inches closer together, 

 will plant 3,556 hills per acre, a gain of 316 hills. If these hills contain 

 two well developed ears, this would mean a gain of nine bushels per acre. 



NUMBER OP STALKS IN HILL. 



With improved seed and planters, it is not necessary to plant a large 

 number of kernels in the hill. The latest improved planters are so 

 arranged that if set to drop two kernels in a hill, about 90 per cent, of the 

 hills will be found to contain two kernels. With improved seed corn, at 

 least 97 per cent, of the kernels will produce stalks, so that if two kernels 

 are put in a hill, we are certain of securing two stalks. As the seed corn 

 becomes more and more improved, we can depend on every stalk producing 

 an ear. When this condition is secured, two stalks in the hill will produce 

 as large a yield per acre as the soil can yield in a season, so that the 

 evolution of the number of stalks per hill is toward less stalks to the hill, 

 an average of about two stalks per hill, giving best results. 



The following Standard of Perfection and general score card was 

 formally adopted: 



A perfect ear of corn should be from 10 to 12 inches long and 7^ to 8 

 inches in circumference. The ear should yield 88 per cent, of grain. 



The ear should taper but slightly, approaching the cylindrical to near 

 the point. It should be well filled out at both ends, with straight rows 

 of wedge shaped grains. 



GENERAL SCORE CARD. 



1. Uniformity of exhibit 10 



2. Shape of ears 5 



3. Color of ears 10 



4. Market condition 5 



5. Tips of ears 10 



6. Butts of ears 5 



7. Uniformity of kernels 5 



8. Shape of kernels 5 



9. Length of ears 10 



10. Circumference of ears 5 



11. Space between rows 10 



12. Per cent, of corn 20 



Total 100 



'. Judge. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 

 President— Chas. B. Benjamin, Le Roy, Ind. 

 Vice-President— S. B. Clover, Franklin, Ind. 

 Secretary and Treasurer— H. F. McMahan, Liberty, Ind, 



