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CORN AND GRAIN JUDGING 



while the Boone County White has a pearly white color. 

 These shades have become characteristic of the breeds. 

 Yellow breeds vary slightly in color from a pale yellow to a 

 deep orange, and the correct color can only be known by a 

 thorough acquaintance with the variety. 



If the cobs vary from the standard, a cut should be made 

 by the scorer. A bright cherry red denotes health and 

 vigor in corn and a pale or dark red cob denotes lack of 

 constitution or vitality. The white corn cobs should be a 

 glistening white and not a pale dead color. 



Some farmers prefer to grow corn of a certain color. 

 From tests made by breeders of corn, and by experiment 

 stations, it has been found that in general, color makes no 

 difference so far as feeding value is concerned. Starting 

 with white and yellow corn of equal merit, careful breeding 

 of one variety and neglect of the other would soon produce 



a marked difference 

 in the yield and 

 quality in favor of 

 the variety to which 

 the best attention 

 had been given, 

 regardless of the 

 color. Like the 

 breeder of live stock, 

 the corn grower 

 should select that 

 breed of corn which 

 suits his taste best, 

 keeping in mind 

 that the quantity and quality of marketable corn per acre 

 are the essential characteristics sought for. 



Fig. 24. Desirable and undesirable cobs. The yel- 

 low corn with a red cob, at the left, is desirable ; the 

 second, yellow corn with a white cob, should be 

 scored off sharply; the third, white corn with a 

 white cob, is ideal ; the fourth, white corn with a red 

 cob, denotes mixture. 



