TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 6 



Seed Selection : 



Field selection 7 



Selection of ears 10 



Score card 9 



Uniformity of exhibit 9 



Maturity and market condition 11 



Trueness to type 11 



Shape of ear 13 



Purity as shown by color of cob 13 



Purity as shown by color of kernels 15 



Butts of the ears 15 



Tips of ears IC 



Space between the rows 17 



Per cent of shelled corn to ear 20 



Shape of kernels 20 



Length and circumference of the ear 23 



Official score card 23 



Oermination test 24 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



( ( good ) Fig. 1 



Uniformity of exhibit -^ ^^^^^ -pj^_ 2 



Shape of ears Fig. 3 



Butts Fig. 4 



Tips Fig. 5 



Space between rows Fig. 6 



Per cent of shelled corn to ear Fig. 7 



,, . ( (a) Shape Fig. 8 



Grains .w ' *- o 



( b ) Uniformity Fig. 9 



