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Rural School Leaflet 



near the middle of the car. The kernels should l)e jjlunip and of sueh 

 shape that the crowns fit close together making tight rows. 



Shape of kernels. — A few ears having kernels of good shape should be 

 examined. The kernels should not be too narrow nor thin. They should 



be of sueh shape as to fit neatly with 

 no lost spaces, and the tip especially 

 should be plum]3. A keystone sug- 

 gests the ideal shape, although flint 

 corn kernels may be rounded. 



Uniformity. — In scoring a single 

 ear the matter of uniformity cannot 

 be considered to any great extent, 



and. so long as the ear is know'n 

 A well-filled tip ^^ ^^ ^^g ^^ ^ypg^ .g ^f average 



size and shape, and the variety is unmixed, it will usually be given 

 nearly full credit for uniformity. In scoring a set of a number, for 

 example ten ears, it is important to consider the uniformity of the 

 ears in the whole set with regard to (i) size of ear; (2) shape of ear; 

 (3) indentation, which will apply only to dent com; (4) kernel. Uni- 

 formity is a strong indication of trueness to type. A good exhibit is 

 assumed to be uniform. In judging uniformity the ears are best sorted 

 according to type in each case. For example, ears having similar indenta- 

 tions are placed together. In a certain case there may be six ears with one 

 kind of indentation, three with another, and one with another. The 

 exhibit should be given credit for six, the largest number of a kind. 

 This same method should be followed with the other characters. 



PRACTICE WORK IN SCORING CORN 



In learning to judge corn it is best 

 to confme attention at first to single 

 characters, until the ideal for each 

 character has been firmiy fixed in 

 mind. The following method has been 

 found very practical : 



1 . With a ten-ears exhibit for prac- 

 tice, select the ear that is most mature. 

 Next select the least mature; then 

 arrange the ten ears in order of merit 

 when this point only is considered. 



2. Take the next point on the score card, arrange the ears according 

 to plumpness of kernel, and so on through all the points. 



3. Select the best ear when practical points only are considered. 



Well-covered butts and medium shank 

 scars 



