56 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
rows compact, with no wasted spaces between, 
and kernels deeper than broad. Early maturity 
of a variety is also quite essential in the North- 
ern States. 
Judging corn: A scale of points.—li corn 
exhibited at fairs or expositions could be judged 
on the basis of a scale of points, it would no 
doubt oftentimes result in greater justice in 
decisions of judges. This of course applies to 
a consideration of the individual ear only and 
not to the plant, its adaptability, productive- 
ness, etc. It has no more value than a scale of 
points in judging butter, where the breed of 
cow and her profitable character are not con- 
sidered. 
Yet a score card may be of service. In 1856, 
in the great corn exhibit at the Exposition at 
Chicago, the five expert judges worked some 
days in preparing a scale of points to guide 
them in their decisions. Mr. Orange Judd, who 
took great interest in the Indian corn plant, on 
the basis of much study of this question pub- 
lished the following scale of points for tempo- 
rary use at the Illinois State fair at Peoria in 
1891. Τὸ 15 here reproduced in the belief that 
it may be helpful to others in preparing a score 
ecard to be used for a similar purpose: 
 oriinge Judd Farmer, Oct. 10, 1891, and Nov. 25, 1893. 
