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5. A field drained at a cost of $150 gives an increased yield of 4 tons of hay, valued 

 at $16.50 a ton, the first year. How many years at this rate will be needed to pay back 

 the investment, paying 6 per cent interest at the same time? 



XIV. SCORE CARDS TO ASSIST TEACHERS. 



Many of the State colleges of agriculture through their extension service furnish to 

 teachers a limited supply of score cards. In such cases the teachers should procure 

 the blanks adapted to their States. The following scores were selected from those 

 used in the Northern and Western States, and so far as possible the most common type 

 was chosen. In case of diversity the card chosen was the most teachable form found. 

 The teachers should use these more for standards of excellence in club work, but a 

 limited number of judging exercises may be held on the crops or animals of local 

 importance. 



SCORE CARD FOR POTATOES. 



Variety name Exhibit No 



Perfect. Scorer's. Corrected. 



Uniformity of exhibit 



Trueness to type 



Shape of tuber 



Size of tuber, 4 to 8 ounces 



Eyes, as affecting paring 



Skin: Color, thickness, toughness. 



Texture of tuber 



Soundness : . . . 



Freedom from blemishes 



Total. 



Remarks 



Name of scorer. 



Date 



SCORE CARD FOR CORN. 



Variety Exhibit No. 



Points. 



Perfect. Scorer's. Corrected, 



Maturity and seed condition 



To be of value for grain, corn must mature and produce good, hard seed, 

 Uniformity 



Ears should be alike in shape, size, color, indentation, and size of kernel, 

 Kernels 



Flat side, slightly wedge-shaped with large, smooth germ. Edge, with 

 parallel sides and of medium thickness. Not chaffy. 



Weight of ear 



Dent varieties, as usually planted, produce only one ear per stalk, 

 hence yield per acre depends largely upon weight of shelled corn per 

 ear. 



Length and proportion 



Varies withlocality and variety. Experiments showthat a continued 

 selection of short, thick ears reduces the yield. 



Butts. 



Tips. 



The base of the ear should be covered with even-sized kernels in 

 straight rows which are a continuation of those at the center of the 

 ear. The shank should be large enough to support the ear and no 

 larger. 



Should be covered with kernels of the same depth as and in rows which 

 are a continuation of those at the center of the ear. 



Space between rows 



Should be very slight and in straight lines. 



Color 



The color of both grain and cobs should be uniform, showing trueness to 

 type or strain. 



Total : 



Remarks 



Name of scorer. 



Date 



