JUDGING AND SELECTION 



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PROVISIONAL STANDARD OF PERFECTION.— DENT BREEDS. CHAP. 



VI. 



224. Judging Shelled Maize and the Accompanying Ears. — 

 Both quality and condition are taken into consideration in 

 judging shelled maize. In a close competition it is impossible 

 to give a just judgment without reference to thoroughly re- 

 presentative ears from the crop. 



In the classes for commercial (shelled) maize there has 

 been a good deal of divergence of opinion and practice as to 

 whether tip and butt grains should be included or not, and 

 owing to the loose wording of many prize-lists the decision 

 of the judge has been a matter of bitter controversy. In 



