42 CORN AND GRAIN JUDGING 



book has been prepared for a perfect ear of dent corn. In 

 scoring, a cut is made in each point in which the ear being 

 scored is inferior to the standard. 



Before corn can be accurately judged, the one who scores 

 the corn must have a mental picture of the perfect ear. By 

 examination of good specimens, this ideal can be readily 

 fixed in the mind, and in judging other ears the extent to 

 which they fail to equal the ideal can be indicated on the 

 score card. To understand best the various points of the 

 score card they must be studied separately, in the order 

 presented in the following paragraphs. 



A sample of corn for judging or exhibition purposes should 

 consist of ten ears of any variety. This number furnishes 



Fig. 22. Ten uniform ears of corn. The kernels and ears are uniform in size, color, 

 and general appearance. 



an easy basis for calculating the cuts for various defects, 

 and a sufficient number of ears for a fair sample. 



Arranging the Sample. Arrange the ears in the sample 

 so that the one considered as the best ear is on the left, 

 the next best second, and so on, the poorest ear being the 

 last on the right. Also keep uniformity in mind. Have 

 ears of nearly the same size together. Do not have a short 



