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judging all varieties. It will be noticed that this arrangement of points, 

 while maintaining certain ideals as to character of ears, allows of such 

 a general use. 



MISSOURI SCORE CARD FOR CORN. ; 



Uniformity of exhibit 15 [■ 



Maturity and market condition lu 



Purity (as shown by color) : 



Of kernels 5 



Of cob 5 



Shape of ear 10 



Proportion of length and circumference 10 



Shape and uniformity of kernels 10 



Character of germ 10 



Butts 5 



Tips 5 



Space between rows 5 



Per cent of corn to ear 10 



DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE SCORE CARD. 



Samples of corn should consist of 10 ears each, and for conveni- 

 ence in judging they should be laid on tables or boards so that the ears 

 of each particular exhibit lie side by side for comparison. This allows 

 of a much more careful examination than where the ears are piled. 

 Blocks of wood may be placed between the different samples, or nails 

 may be driven in slightly at either side of the exhibit to hold it in 

 place. 



In scoring it is usually simpler to add the number of points cut under 

 each subhead and then subtract the total from 100 than it is to make 

 the subtractions separately. An exhibit cutting the full number of points 

 under any one head should be thrown out. 



UNIFORMITY OF EXHIBIT (15). 



The importance of uniformity of exhibit is recognized in the fact 

 that in well-bred corn a particular type must be maintained, and the 

 nearer the ears look alike the better breeding they show. The ears of 

 an exhibit should be uniform in size, color and indentation. Judge the 

 exhibit separately for each of these characters. The 15 points will 

 allow 5 to be given to size, 5 to color and 5 to indentation ; or in other 

 words, each ear will be allowed one half point under each of these 

 heads. 



