EXHIBITS, SCORING, JUDGING, DESCRIBING 435 



Professor F. A. Waugh of the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 has a personal score card of some merit : 



SCORE CARD FOR APPLES 



Number of ~ 



Si ore 

 Points 



Form 15 



Size 10 



Color 20 



Uniformity 10 



Quality 15 



Freedom from blemishes .... 20 



Total 100 



Variety 



Grown by 



Scored by Date 



Another scale of points used in some sections by old experi- 

 enced men and easily remembered is as follows : 



SCORE CARD FOR APPLES 



Number ok 



Points 



Form 5 



The specimens should have the normal character of 

 the variety, and should be nearly uniform 



Color 5 



Should be bright, clear, and clean, and typical of the 

 variety 



Size 5 



Good size is a sign of high cultivation 



Freedom from imperfections 10 



Should not show wormholes, spots, bruises, or blem- 

 ishes ; the stem should be intact, and the bloom 

 undisturbed 



Total points 25 



A perfect score card would require even greater nicety than 

 has yet been suggested. In a perfectly ideal method of judging it 

 would not be sufficient to have a separate score card for apples, 

 peaches, plums, etc. ; there would have to be several different cards 

 for apples, each variety requiring a card of its own. The qualities 



