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color. The cobs should all be of the same color. Usually white 

 corn has white cobs. Red cobs in yellow corn are preferred. Varia- 

 tion in color of cobs shows mixture and poor breeding. 



Preparation of the Corn for Exhibition Purposes. 



After the corn has been carefully selected, according to the points 

 given in the foregoing score cards, it should be carefully stored, so 

 that the ears will not become broken or otherwise injured. Keep it 

 in a place where the luster will be maintained. It is just as allowable 

 to "groom" an exhibit of corn and otherwise make it look well for 

 exhibition purposes as it is to place animals in "show condition." 

 All silks, chaff, etc., should be carefully removed. The butts may be 

 trimmed to give them as neat an appearance as possible. Any attempt 

 to improve a sample by removing kernels and inserting others should 

 meet with a disqualification of the exhibit. In shipping, each ear 

 should be wrapped separately, and should also be plainly marked with 

 a small tag fastened into the butt with a tack or small nail. 



The whole exhibit should be properly labeled in accordance with the 

 regulations which are laid down by the officers in charge of the corn 

 exposition to which the corn is sent. 



