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the husks will form a shelter over the ear and prevent the rain from 

 getting around it, but if the ear is supported by a strong shank which 

 holds it with the tip above the butt, the husks form a cup and hold the 

 water around the ear and cause injury. A large exposed butt is a sure 

 indication that the cob is too large for the depth of kernel ; and where 



Fig. 4. Good and Bad Butts. Upper Butt the Best. 



Pli..tii by H. H. Brimley 



a large butt and a large cob occur there is usually too much strength put 

 in the growing of these and not enough into the production of gram. 

 Figure 4 illustrates some of the differences between a good and a bad 

 butt. 



TIPS OF EARS. 



A good tip is one that is filled out with regular, uniform, fully developed 

 kernels. The cob should not project beyond the kernels because if it 

 does it shows that the kernels were not properly developed. The tip 

 silks mature last and if they are too late in maturing the pollen will 



