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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Fig. 6. 



DIFFERENT SIZES OF KERNELS. 



No. 1 is an ear of medium quality with deep, fairly uniform kernels. 

 No. 2 has broad, thick, shallow kernels lacking in uniformity, while ear 

 No. 3 is a good example of the long, narrow shoepeg type. It would be 

 impossible to so adjust the planter as to drop these different styles of ker- 

 nels together and secure a good stand. See Fig. 5. As the kernels from 



