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covered tips. Cut one-half point for each tip exposed one inch. For irregu- 

 larities and lesser exposures cut from one-tenth to one-half point according to 

 judgment. 



6. Butts of Ears. 5 Points. The rows of kernels should extend in regular 

 order over the end of the cob, leaving a depression when the shank is removed. 





FIG. 146. Good seed corn, with small shank, deep impression as shown at left; tip 

 well covered with kernels; the rows are regular and the kernels deep. (U. S. Farmers' 

 Bulletin, 229.) 



Open, swelled, expanded, flattened and pinched butts are objectionable. Cut 

 from one-tenth to one-half point according to judgment. 



7. Kernel, (a) Shape, 10 Points. In variety classes the shape of the ker- 



FIG. 147. The embryo of corn. In the left is a dry kernel; in the center is one with 

 the surface shaved away showing the germ; on the right is a kernel beginning to germinate. 

 (Productive Farm Crops.) 



nel should conform to the variety standard (Figs. 145 and 146). In general 

 classes the shape of the kernel should conform to the general standard of 

 perfection for your state. The tips of the kernels should be full and strong 

 leaving no space between them near the cob. Towards the crowns the edges 

 of the kernels should be so shaped as to leave merely enough space between the 

 rows to facilitate drying. Shrunken or pointed tips and badly rounded crowns 

 should be heavily cut. 



