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of points to guide them in their decisions." A score card which has 

 been used for years was arranged for the Illinois Fair at Peoria in 

 1891 by Orange Judd (now deceased), the founder of the Orange 

 Judd Farmer and other agricultural papers. Later the Illinois Corn 

 Growers' Association modified the original form by aid of the agron- 

 omists at the University of Illinois. This institution has been in the 

 vanguard in adopting changes for the better in the old score card. The 

 corn growers of Missouri have a slightly different scale of points, as 

 do those of Nebraska also. Some very radical changes have been 

 made in the last few years by the Iowa State College, because of the 

 failure of the old score card to meet the need of simplicity and definite- 

 ness in short course and institute work. 



Definition of the Score Card. After having been changed in many 

 details, and when only essential things have come to be considered, it 

 may be said that the corn score card is an outlined statement and 

 explanation of the points to be observed in the elimination of unde- 

 sirable ears or samples and of recognizing and selecting those of 

 desirable characters. 



The Purposes of the Score Card are: 



(i) To present to the mind of the student, judge and grower the 

 essential points to be considered in examining an ear or sample of 

 corn. 



(2) To impress the relative value of these points, placing first 

 those of the greatest importance. 



(3) To explain and illustrate as much as possible just what these 

 points mean. 



(4) To go even further and point out the reason why these points 

 mean so much. 



SCORE CARD USED BY THE FARM CROPS DEPARTMENT 

 OF THE IOWA STATE COLLEGE. 



Students' Score Card. 



Name of Scorer No Date 



Sample No Table No Variety 



I. General Appearance, (Productiveness) 20 



1. Size and shape of ear, 12 



2. Constitution, 4 



3. Filling of butts, 3 



4. Filling of tips, i 



