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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



SCORE CARD FOR SEED WHEAT. 

 (Used in Minnesota) 



Explanation and Rules of Score Card. 



An exhibit shall consist of 1 peck of selected grain and 12 selected 

 seed heads with stalks at least 6 inches long. 



To select the 12 heads, watch the field from the time the wheat 

 begins to head until it is ripe. When an extra good head is found mark 

 the place with a stake and tie a small white rag on the stalk of the 

 selected head. In this way mark 50 or more heads that come out first 

 and grow tallest and have the largest, best filled heads. Harvest all of 

 these and then select the 10 best from them. Make a small bundle of 

 the selected heads and tie the bundle loosely just below the heads and 

 tightly at the base of the stem. 



WEIGHT PER BUSHEL. 



The standard weight is 60 pounds per bushel. Any sample weighing 

 less should be given a lower score than the standard. 



Rule — By means of a testing kettle get the weight per bushel. This 

 may also be determined by weighing very carefully an even peck of 

 the grain, then multiplying by 4, the number of pecks in a bushel. If 

 the sample has a weight less than 60 pounds per bushel, cut 1 point off 

 the score card for each pound less than the standard. Thus, if the sample 

 weighed 55 pounds per bushel it would score only 20 points. 



UNIFORMITY AND PURITY. 



This is an important point in all grain intended for seed purposes 

 and should be closely observed. The size and shape of the kernels will 

 often help in judging the purity of the seed. For example: Fife and 

 blue-stem wheat kernels are different. The one short and thick and the 

 other long. All the kernels should closely resemble each other. 



Rule — To judge the the score of uniformity of a sample examine it 

 closely and estimate the relative amount of difference in size and in 

 shape. Then judge about how near it comes to being pure. Cut the score 

 according to how near the sample comes to being perfect. 



