ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 665 



Article X. — By-Laws. 



The club may enact such by-laws, not in conflict with this constitution, 

 as may seem necessary. 



Article XI. — Parliamentary Guide. 



Robert's Rules of Order. 



Article XII. — Amendments. 



This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by a two 

 thirds vote of the members present, provided notice of the amendment 

 was presented in writing at the previous regular meeting. 



ORDER OF TOPICS FOR BOYS' INSTITUTE (CORN). 



The following, suggested by the Indiana farmers' institute, will illus- 

 trate a good order of special topics to be pursued at a season's course of 

 meetings. 



First meeting — The selection of seed corn from the standing crop i — 

 when, how, and why. Members will bring desirable and undesirable types 

 of stalk and ear for study and comparison. 



Second meeting — Points of excellence in corn — study of the score card. 

 Members will bring various types of ears for illustration, and shell certain 

 ears to get the percentage of corn and cob. 



Third meeting — How to use the score card — an exercise in scoring ten 

 ears of corn by each member. 



Fourth meeting — Comparison of home varieties of corn with the stand- 

 ard ear (as approved by the corn growers' association for the neighbor- 

 hood in case such an association exists, otherwise by the state corn grow- 

 ers' association) as to length, circumferenre, proportion of corn and cob, 

 color of grain and cob, regularity in rows, and uniformity in size and 

 shape of kernels, filling out of ends, etc. 



Fifth meeting — Testing and grading seed corn. Members will exhibit 

 or demonstrate methods used. A second exercise by each member in 

 scoring corn. 



Sixth meeting — Preparation of soil, planting and culture of corn to se- 

 cure perfect stand and greatest yield. 



CORN CONTEST REQUIREMENTS. 



[Used in Indiana.] 



1. All contestants shall be between 10 and 20 years of age. 



2. Each contestant shall agree to make a special study of scoring, 

 selecting, planting, cultivating, and harvesting corn. 



3. Each contestant shall grow a plat of corn each year. (Size of plat 

 to be determined by club.) 



4. Each contestant shall plant, cultivate, and gather his or her own 

 corn. 



