1382 Rural School Leaflet 



as to the best ear of the flint type, and the best ear of the dent type. These 

 two ears, or one ear if both types are not available, may be sent to the 

 College of Agriculture to represent the school in the general com show 

 during Fanners' Week, held each year in February. It is worth while 

 for several reasons for a school to make an effort to be so represented, and 

 it can well afford to furnish an ear or two of com, even the best in the dis- 

 trict for this purpose. It is impossible for any one person to acquire 

 complete knowledge of all subjects and the best alternative is to know 

 where to obtain reliable information when it is needed. Any touch, there- 

 fore, with a center of knowledge, is of real and lasting value. The State 

 College of Agriculture belongs to the people of the State, and is a source 

 of the most up-to-date information in matters pertaining to agriculture 

 and to country life. 



The ears of com selected on Com Day shotild be properly labeled at 

 the school with a strip of paper one inch wide on which is written the fol- 

 lowing information : 



County 



District number... Town of 



, Teacher 



Post office.. , New York 



-.- , District Superintendent 



The label should be wrapped around the middle of the ear so that it is 

 right side up when the butt is held in the hand; it should be fastened in 

 some way at the back, preferably by gluing. The ears when labeled 

 should be carefully wrapped and mailed by parcel post to 



Edward M. Tuttle, 



College of Agriculture, 



Ithaca, New York 



so that they will reach the College not later than January 31, 19 16. 



Last year eight hundred and ninety-two rural schools sent com to the 

 Farmers' Week exhibition. It began to arrive shortly after Com Day, 

 although the bulk of it was received during the latter part of January, 

 Several schools reported that their ears of com were destroyed by mice, 

 or in other ways, before they could be sent to the College. For this 

 reason and because every precaution is taken to preserve the com after it 

 arrives at the College, it woidd seem better to send the ears as promptly 

 as possible after Com Day. 



At the time of the Farmers' Week exhibition the com is sorted and 

 arranged for display by counties, supervisory districts, and townships. 

 It is therefore possible for visitors to find quickly the ear of com that 



