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Association, W. L. Bowman, says : "The corn of this state 

 has been indeed developed very much in the last five or 

 six years, since so many of our members have taken an 

 active interest in corn-breeding. A few years ago it was 

 almost impossible to buy a carload of yellow corn or a 

 carload of white corn, but to-day a person can buy a 

 whole trainload of these types, due to the fact that our 

 corn-growers have appreciated the advantages of having 

 pure breeds of corn." 



Plans of the Illinois Corn-breeders' Association. 

 The Illinois Corn-breeders' Association is composed of 

 those persons engaged in the growing of pure-bred corn 

 on . land worked by themselves, or under their control 

 during the preparation of the soil, the planting, cultivat- 

 ing, and harvesting of the crop. The principles of the 

 organization are suggestive and are given in detail to 

 show the direction which an organization of this type may 

 take. As set forth in the constitution and by-laws, the 

 object of the association is : 



"First. To establish distinct types and breeds of corn. 



"Second. To encourage and promote the growing of pure- 

 bred corn for seed purposes throughout the state of Illinois. 



"Third. To perfect new and better methods of growing and 

 breeding corn in order to influence desired characteristics. 



"Fourth. To protect the farmer who shall desire to purchase 

 pure-bred seed by furnishing information such as will instruct 

 him in distinguishing the breeds of corn and giving him the names 

 of reliable growers. 



"Fifth. To aid in the procuring of such legislation or in doing 

 any other acts as shall protect the growers of pure-bred corn in 

 their efforts to furnish the farmer with seed-corn of the breed 

 desired. 



"Sixth. To establish a score card for each recognized standard 

 variety of corn.'! 



