35 



Points 

 1. 

 2. 

 3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 6. 

 7. 



Score Card, Flint Corn. 



Maturity and seed condition, 



Uniformity, 



Kernels, 



Weight of ear, . 



Length and proportion. 



Butts, 



Tips, 



Space between rows, 



Color, 



Total, 



Perfect Score. 

 20 

 15 

 15 

 10 

 10 

 10 



5 

 10 



5 



100 



Score Card, Dent Corn. 

 Points. 



1. Maturity and seed condition, 



2. Uniformity, 



3. Kernels, .... 



4. Weight of ear, . 



5. Length and proportion, 



6. Butts, .... 



7. Tips 



8. Space between rows, . 



9. Color, .... 



Perfect Score. 

 25 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 10 



5 



5 



Total, 



100 



Explanation of Score Cards. 

 Of course some difference must be made in judging dent and flint 

 corn. The following explanation of the points are made to guide the 

 growers in selecting their corn for exhibition purposes this fall : — 



1. Maturity and Seed Condition. — This is perhaps the most im- 

 portant point on the score card. Corn is worthless, economically 

 speaking, if it will not grow. The ears should be firm (try twisting in 

 the hands) and free from mold. They should have a bright luster. 

 There should be no chaff or silks adhering. The germs should not be 

 shrunken or blistered, and the sample should show an all-round healthy, 

 vigorous appearance. 



2. Uniformity. — Uniformity and trueness to type are usually con- 

 sidered together. Few types are recognized in the west. It is hard 

 to determine what a "type" of New England corn is. The ears should 

 be similar in length, shape, size and color, indentation of kernels, etc. 

 Uniformity in an exhibit would go to show that the corn was suf- 

 ficiently developed so that the type had become somewhat fixed and 

 stable. 



3. Kernels. — Of course here again an entirely different basis must 

 be used for dent and flint corns. The kernels should be uniform and 

 slightly wedge shaped. (Judges remove a few kernels from different 

 parts of the ear to determine this.) The shape of the kernel determines 



