Rural School Leaflet 1277 



taining a higher yield of grain. The shank, or part of the stalk that 

 is attached to the ear, should be not too large and coarse. Swelled, open, 

 or badly compressed butts, as well as those having kernels of irregular 

 size are objectionable. 



3. Tips of ears. — The tips of the ears should be well filled out, indi- 

 cating a type of corn that will easily mature. The rows of kernels should 

 extend in a regular line to the extreme tip of the ear. 



4. Shape of kernels. — The shape of the kernels is very important. 

 They should broaden gradually from tip to crown — with edges straight, 

 so that they will touch the full length — and should be wedge-shaped with- 

 out coming to a point. Kernels of this shape will fit close together and 

 thus insure the highest possible yield of grain that can grow on the cob. 

 If the kernels have this wedge shape, no wide spaces will be found between 

 the rows. Such spaces are always objectionable. 



5. Proportion between corn and cob. — There should be a large propor- 

 tion of grain as compared with the amount of cob. This will be the case 

 with ears having deep kernels. A large ear does not necessarily indicate 

 a heavy yield of grain, and it is objectionable in that the cob, being large, 

 contains a considerable amount of moisture which, drying out slowly, 

 injures the grain for seed purposes. 



6. Color of grain and cob. — Good corn should be free from admixture. 

 White corn should have white cobs and yellow corn should have red cobs. 



7. Trtteness to type or race characteristics. — The ears selected for an 

 exhibit or for breeding purposes should be uniform in size, shape, color, 

 indentation, and size of kernel. They should also be true to the name 

 of the variety. 



PROGRAMS FOR CORN DAY 

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Study of corn from leaflets 

 Corn. Talk by teacher 

 Selections read by pupils: 



Germination 



Kinds of corn 



Cultivation 



Selecting seed 



Grading corn 



Corn as a food 



How Indians planted corn 



How Indians made corn cake 



Ancient Egyptian corn-planting 



How to judge corn 



Judging of corn exhibits 



