44 CORN AND GRAIN JUDGING 



The following example, showing how a sample is scored for 

 trueness to type, will serve as an illustration. 



In judging trueness to type, a general study of the ear is 

 made. Under this head the ear is criticized only from the 

 general standpoint of type factors, and no numerical score 

 is given for other points in which the ear is deficient. Sup- 

 pose ear No. i has the shape, size, and color of the breed of 

 corn it represents but is not quite perfect. The color of 

 grain may be slightly off, a few kernels may be off type, or 

 the shape may not conform to.the breed. This ear is not 

 quite perfect from the standpoint of trueness to type. It 

 may be cut .2 point under that head. 



Ear No. 2 is a fairly good ear, but has a few more defects 

 than ear No. i. On the points under consideration it is 

 poorer than ear No. i and would be cut .3 of a point. 



The same method is followed with all the ears. Each 

 ear is criticized and a general cut is made. Then the 

 sum of all the cuts is deducted from the total ten points 

 for a perfect score, and the remainder is the rating given 

 the sample on trueness to type. For example suppose 

 that our cuts on the ten ears are as follows : 



Ear No. i 2 



Ear No. 2 3 



Ear No. 3 4 



Ear No. 4 25 



Ear No. 5 35 



Ear No. 6 2 



Ear No. 7 25 



Ear No. 8 15 



Ear No. 9 5 



Ear No. 10 .4 



Total 3.00 



The 3 points are deducted from the perfect score of 10, 

 leaving 7 points as the score for trueness to type. 

 The same method of cutting is used on all points except 



