7. (a) Describe briefly an ear of corn which is adapted to a locality having a short 

 growing season, light rainfall, and generally adverse climatic conditions during the growing 

 season, (b) Describe an ear suited to a locality having a relatively long growing season, 

 plenty of rainfall, and generally favorable climatic conditions. 



8. What relation exists (a) Between latitude and length of growing seasons? (b) Be- 

 tween altitude and length of growing season? 



9. (a) Would it probably be advisable to take corn from one extreme of environmental 

 conditions to another? (b) Assuming that you raise corn in your locality, do you consider 

 that you are producing it under favorable or unfavorable conditions when compared with 

 those prevailing in or near the central part of the corn belt? (c) What do you consider to 

 be the merits of home grown seed corn as compared with that shipped in from a distance? 



10. (a) Corn long grown on rich, moist, well-drained bottom land, differs how from 

 that grown an equal length of time on thin, well-drained upland soil? (b) Do you consider 

 it a good idea for a man farming on one of these extremes of soil to get seed corn long 

 grown on the other extreme of soil? 



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