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medium sized varieties. If the butt is too small aud contracted, many 

 of the ears will blow off or they ^vill be knocked off in harvesting with 

 a corn binder. Too large a butt makes the shucking difficult and is an 

 indication of poor breeding and careless selection. Well bred corn is 

 usually shown by the character of the butts of the ears. In Fig. 4 the 

 middle ear shows the best butt. The one on the right is large and coarse, 

 the one on the left too small. 



Figure 4. 



The tip on tlie left in the top row is ideal^ the one in the mickUe is good and the one on 

 the right is poor. The butt on the left is too small, the one in the middle very good, the one 

 on the right poor. The cobs on the left are small, those in the middle are good, those on the 

 right are too large. 



The tips should be as nearly covered with deep, well-formed kernels 

 as it is possible to get them and still maintain an ear of proper length. 

 A well covered tip is a character usually observed on the shorter cars; 

 consequently if one selects primarily for covered tips there is danger of 

 shortening the ears beyond g, profitable limit. It is better to have a good 



