CORN 



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The corn exhibits may be held at school each winter and 

 the score card used by the students and the judges. Ten 

 ears of corn will constitute a sample. 



1. Trueness to Type or Breed Characteristics. — All the 

 ears selected should possess similar or hke characteristics, 

 and should be true to the variety which they represent 

 (Fig. 68) . Two representative kernels should be taken from 

 each ear and placed germ side up in front of the ear and 

 studied in connection with type in the ear. 



Fig. 68. — A. Exhibit of Boys' Experiment Club in Nebraska. (Agricultural Educa- 

 tion.) B. Prize- winning com and the boy who grew it. (O. B, M.) 



2. Shape of Ear. — In shape the ears should conform to 

 variety type. Each ear should be full and strong in the cen- 

 tral portion and not taper too rapidly toward the tip. This 

 is indicative of strong constitution and good yield (Fig. 69). 



3. Purity of Ear; (a) Grain. — In color the kernels should 

 be true to variety and free from mixture. Difference in 

 shade of color, as light or dark red, white or cream color, 

 must be scored according to variety characteristics. (6) Cob. — 

 An ear of white corn should have a white cob ; yellow corn 

 should have a red cob; if mixed mark it zero. A mixture 

 reduces the value of the corn for seed purposes, indicates 



