22 BULLETIN 521, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Lesson 1. — Introduction. 



1. Classification of field crops. 



2. Statistics and relative value. 



3. Selection of crops. 



Special references on corn. — The following Farmers' Bulletins: 8, Corn 

 Culture for the South; 298, Food Value of Corn and Its Products; 

 303, Corn-Harvesting Machinery ; 313, Harvesting and Storing Corn ; 

 400, A More Profitable Corn-Planting Method; 414, Corn Cultivation; 

 537, How to Grow an Acre of Corn; 553, Pop Corn for the Home; 

 554, Pop Corn for the Market; 617, School Lessons on Corn. 



Lesson 2. — History and, Importcmce of Com. 



1. Origin and history. 



2. Development of corn production. 



3. Present status of industry. 



4. Corn products. 



Illustrative material : An exhibit of corn products. 



Lesson 3. — Classification and Varieties of Com. 



1. Botany of the corn plant. 



2. Races of corn. 



3. Varieties for the South. 



Illustrative material : Corn plants in different stages ; specimen ears of 

 different races. 



Lesson 4. — Judging and Exhibiting Corn. 



1. The score card for corn. 



2. Selecting corn for exhibits. 



Illustrative material : Score cards. Perfect and imperfect ears. 



Exercise 21. — Care of Seed Corn. 



Purpose : To secure material for future use and to give practice in 

 efficient methods. 

 Directions.^ 



Exercise 22. — Corn Judging. 



Purpose: To develop skill in selection of seed corn. 

 Directions.^ 



Lesson 5. — Improvement of Com. 



1. Importance of selection. 



2. Methods of corn breeding. 



3. Seed testing. 



Illustrative material: Specimens of ears showing stages in improvement; 

 different types of testers. 



Exercise 23. — Testing Seed Com. 



Purpose: To develop skill in testing and to ascertain the most 

 efficient method. 



Directions.^ 



1 Directions for these three exercises will be found in the Agricultural Education 

 Monthly, Vol. II, No. G, Teaching Corn Production in Secondary Schools.' 



