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samples of the different types of corn brought to school by 

 pupils. The ears should be wrapped in paper to prevent 

 shelling. These may be compared and studied by use of a 

 score card. Save the ears for future use in corn testing. 



Rules for Selecting or Judging Corn. Seed corn should 

 always be purchased on the cob if possible. Then we can 

 tell whether the ears are of the type we want, or not. Too 

 often the shelled corn we get comes from ears we would not 

 try to grew if we saw them. 



The following explanation of points should be used in 

 selecting corn for seed, and also in judging corn at exhibits. 



FIG. 68. A. Exhibit of Boys' Experiment Club in Nebraska. (Agricultural Educa- 

 tion.) B. Prize-winning corn and the boy who grew it. (O. B. Martin.) 



The corn exhibits may be held at school each winter and the 

 score card used by the students and the judges. Ten ears of 

 corn will constitute a sample. 



1. Trueness to Type or Breed Characteristics. All the 

 ears selected should possess similar or like characteristics, and 

 should be true to the variety which they represent (Fig. 68). 

 Two representative kernels should be taken from each ear and 

 placed germ side up in front of the ear and studied hi con- 

 nection with type in the ear. 



2. Shape of Ear. In shape the ears should conform to 

 variety type. Each ear should be full and strong in the cen- 



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