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the Northern type would be 6x8 inches; Central 7 1-2x10 inches; 

 Southern, 8 1-4x11 inches. I would favor making a shelling test of the 

 Southern type 80 per cent, the ordinary market standard. I would 

 make the Central type 84 per cent, and the Northern type 86 per cent. 

 Then you can show the farmer why he can compete in the show, and 

 you can also show him that he will not be dissatisfied when the rewards 

 are made. I firmly believe, gentlemen, that when you have got every- 

 body who is interested in the growing of corn deeply interested in how 

 to produce a larger crop per acre, you have solved the most serious 

 problem that can confront the farmer of the corn belt. 



*THE USE OF THE SCORE CARD IN JUDGING CORN. 



(M. F. Miller, Professor of Agronomy, Agricultural College.) 



The value of the Score card in judging corn lies largely in the fact 

 that it calls attention to those characters which go to make up an ideal 

 ear. With practice it also makes possible a more accurate comparison 

 of samples. In the hands of the average farmer it is of greatest value 

 in teaching the good and bad points in ears of corn, thus enabling him 

 to select the proper ears for seed. At local corn shows it serves a most 

 important purpose in directing the judgment of those passing upon the 

 samples and in fixing the attention of exhibitors on the characters in 

 which particular samples may excel or may be lacking. 



At the last meeting of the Missouri Corn Growers' Association 

 a committee was appointed to revise the score card previously used, since 

 experiments had indicated that certain slight changes were necessary. 

 The changes consist, first, in giving somewhat more emphasis to the 

 uniformity of exhibit, since if corn is to represent a type and show care- 

 ful selection, the ears must be alike in every way. Second, the character 

 of the germ had not been mentioned in the old score card, and since it 

 is the purpose of the score card to give us better seed corn, it was thought 

 best to give more attention to this character. The score card here pre- 

 sented is a revision as suggested by this committee, and will be used as 

 the official score card of the Association for the coming year. For the 

 most accurate comparison of samples, it is evident that in corn, as in 

 animals, each breed variety should have its own score card, but as this 

 association has not yet adopted any particular varieties as standard for 

 Missouri, then it is necessary to continue to use a general score card for 



*Prof. Miller gave a demonstration in corn judging, but this paper is printed in its place . 



