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Rule for Scoring. For each mixed kernel on an ear a 

 cut of .1 of a point should be made to the extent of .5 of a 

 point for the ear. Kernels missing from the ear are counted 

 as mixed. Difference in shade or color, as light or dark 

 red, white or cream color, must be scored according to 

 variety characteristics. A white cob with yellow corn, or 

 a red cob with white corn, should be cut .5 of a point. 



MARKET CONDITION 



Perfect Score. Corn should be ripe, sound, free from 

 injuries or disease, and bright in color. Perfect score, 10 

 points. 



Directions for Judging. By market condition we mean 

 general excellence and the degree of ripeness or maturity. 



Corn that shows a tend- 



ency to be loose on the 

 cob with wide spaces 

 between the kernels 

 should be scored off 

 heavily. Where market 

 condition is perfect or 

 nearly so, the kernels 

 are firm on the cob, 

 they fit closely together 

 on the cob and in the 

 row, and the ear gives 

 a rasping sound when 

 twisted. 



When corn is scored 

 from the feeder's standpoint it is not cut so severely as 

 from the grower's or seedsman's standpoint. 



No other head under which corn is judged is so important 



M. AND H. PLANT PRQD. 4 



Fig. 25. Ears showing poor market conditions. 

 The ear at the left is moldy and soft; the 

 middle ear is immature, loose on the cob, and 

 badly shelled off; the third is mouse eaten. 



