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differences exist?" I will say further I believe there are good reasons 

 in some instances for differences existing, and those are differences in 

 location, soil and climate. I think with those differences we can well 

 afford to have a difference in the requirements of the score card; but 

 while all that is true, I think we should adopt some recognized type of 

 corn and let each of the other types fall in the class in which they be- 

 long. I not only believe that to be true as a breeder of corn and as an 

 exhibitor of corn, but I believe it to be true from what I have seen in 

 the holding of these county shows in connection with institute work. 

 It is hard for me to convince a man who lives in the river bottoms 

 and raises that type of corn and says he can raise a larger crop of 

 that corn than by adopting the present corn standard. They will not 

 believe me. They will back up their disbelief by doubting whether 

 there is very much in recognized effort in the line of corn production 

 and still further by remaining away from the corn show. I find the 

 majority of them on upland soil find it more practicable to produce 

 a medium type of corn, not especially large, but a medium-sized ear 

 of corn with good shelling proportions, about 84 to 86 per cent, and 

 would object very seriously to coming down to what I would prefer to 

 call the northern type of corn, which has splendid shelling proportions, 

 has a very small cob, and they tell me, in a majority of localities, is 

 a splendid producer. I firmly believe that producing capacity is the 

 first, and marketable condition the second consideration. 



And it is to those people we must look for the production of wealth 

 in the way of raising corn in our corn belt. How can we convince 

 these farmers in the river bottom? Can we make some arrangement 

 through which they will raise the type best suited to their section and 

 not have to compete against the type of corn that is more profitably 

 produced on the upland corn ground of the State? 



Now, in all the various breeds of corn, and varieties of corn, v/e 

 should recognize in each and every one a difference in the manner in 

 which it should be produced, and that each person on his farm select 

 the kind of corn and produce it, in size of ear, type of grain, and all 

 those things that go to make up an ear of corn ; let him have his 

 pleasure in regard to that and yet have the stimulus which is af- 

 forded by competing in our corn shows and winning some of those 

 premiums which he cannot hope to win when his type must compete 

 against another type. 



Further along that line I will say that there is something more 

 practical in the matter of corn production than the majority of farmers 

 understand. When the farmer undertakes to plant his corn in an up- 

 to-date manner, he has trouble to exceed over 86 or 87 per cent; he 



