58 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



Southern Missouri: 



*SCORE CARD FOR CORN. 



Name 



Owner's ndrlross 

 Entry No 



Variety Breed. 



I ijPDgth of ear, 11 Inches. 

 Oflicial. ■{ Circnmfprenoe of ear, HVi inches. 



(.Proportion of corn to ear, SO per cent. 



An exhibit consists of not less than ten ears. 



Value. Outs 



Glass Entered 



Number Ears Entered. 



f Of Ears 



I Of Body Grains. 



Uniformity i Of Tip Grains. . 



I Of Butt Grains.. 



I Of Surface 



fOf Ear Proper .. 



J Of Tips 



1 Of Butts 



lOf Rows 



Shape ... 



Color 



Size 



( Of Cob 



J Of Grain 



I Foreign Grains 



J Length 



1 Circumference. 



Absence of Furrows 



Depth of (irain 



Solidity, Firmness 



Marketable Ckindition 



Proportion of Corn to the Ear. 



Total Value. 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



5 

 5 

 5 



T) 



5 

 5 

 5 



.■) 

 5 



5 

 & 

 5 

 5 

 10 



ICO 



Total Ouls 



Score of exhiMt. 



President 



Secretary 



Judge. 



Describe More Strict Attention. — As I see it, the things that at 

 present arc deserving of more strict attention in the matter of corn selec- 

 tion follow. I regard them in importance, in the order named : 



Producing Capacity. 



Marketable Condition. 



Uniforniity of Grain. 



Proportion of Corn to Ear. 



Size of Germ. 



Most Common Hrror.s'. — I regard the following as the errors most 

 commonly made hv corn growers whose methods have come umkr my 

 ohservation : 



Tilling the soil when muddy. 



♦The above score card Is one used by Mr. Crabtree and Is not printed here as the 

 standard for Missouri, but Is printed for study and comparison.— Editor. 



