66 CORN AND GRAIN JUDGING 



divide the kernel into the following parts: tip cap, hull or 

 outer covering, sticky layer underneath hull, hard and soft 

 starch, and the germ. 



HOME PROJECTS 



1. Prepare threshed grains for show purposes: 



The first step is to get plump grains with good color. Rain 

 will discolor oats and barley and make them unfit for show 

 purposes. This can be avoided by hauling in a small load of 

 the bundles and letting them cure in the barn. Then thresh 

 this grain separately. Later run the grain through the fanning 

 mill and grade out all light seeds, chaff, and foreign matter, 

 and retain the large heavy kernels. Get a half bushel or more 

 ready. Pick out by hand any bad kernels you may find. It is 

 not a difficult matter to prepare a show sample of any good 

 grain. 



2. Prepare sheaf grains for exhibits according to the follow- 

 ing directions. Pick from your field some good, ripe heads and 

 tall stalks of oats, barley, wheat, rye, or whatever grains you 

 may be growing and allow them to cure under cover. Then 

 strip off all leaves of each stem, and put together in a three- or 

 four-inch bundle. Try to secure well-filled heads and as bright 

 straw as possible. 



The rules and requirements relating to samples of grains 

 issued by the persons in charge of exhibits should be carefully 

 studied by exhibitors. 



