132. 



AGRICULTURE 



(3) covered after being shelled by small bits of the cob, or 



(4) very slender and sharp-pointed. Generally a grain 

 with well-filled shoulders next the cob and with a large 



Courtesy Iowa Expt. Station. 



FIG. 81. GOOD AND POOR SHAPES OF CORN KERNELS 



germ (Fig. 82 below) affords strong sprouts that make 



good plants. 



Tips of ears. The grains near the tip of the ear should 



be well shaped and the rows should extend well out to the 



end of the cob. 

 The less cob ex- 

 posed, the better 

 (Fig. 80). 



Butts of ears. 

 On the butt, 

 or larger end 

 of the ear, 

 there should be 

 straight rows of 



After Holden. 



FIG. 82. VARIOUS SHAPES OF CORN KERNELS 

 i, 2, 8, and 9 are the best. 



grains and very 

 few irregularly 

 shaped kernels. The best butts are those in which 

 the grains extend beyond the end of the cob, leaving a 



