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because they leave wide spaces between the rows. They should not 

 be round for the same reason. They should not be too pointed, for 

 that interferes with their proper development. A proper slant to the 



B 



Fig. 63. — A and B, Poorly filled tips C Poor butt, shank too 

 small D, Poor butt, shank too large E, Well filled butt with 

 shank of proper size F, Ideal tip From Lyon and Mont- 

 gomery's "Examining and Grading Grains," Ginn and Com- 

 pany, Publishers 



sides of the kernels like that of the keystone of an arch, will permit the 

 kernels to fit close together around the cob, and thus occupy a mini- 

 mum space. This shape and compact arrangement of kernel appears to 

 be correlated with great depth and weight of kernel. 



