EARS SHOULD BE UNIFORM 



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SAMPLE SHOWLMG FAIR UNIFORMITY IN LENGTH OF EARS BUT THE 

 KERNELS ARE OF DIFFERENT TYPES. 



Very frequently at corn shows the following question will be 

 asked by exhibitors : "Has a person a right to take kernels out of 

 an ear to examine them before showing?" He most certainly has! It 

 is impossible for him to be sure regarding the depth of the kernel with- 

 out making an examination. The best way is to take a couple of ker- 

 nels out, examine them for shape and depth and place them back in 

 the ear, turning one of them about. In this way, they will very gen- 

 erally retain their places. There is a very common opinion prevalent 

 that if a couple of kernels are taken out of the ears, the judge is very 

 liable to consider that these kernels had been "white caps," and there- 

 fore the ear will be discriminated against. An exhibitor can no more 

 exhibit a ten-ear sample of corn intelligently without taking a couple 

 of kernels out of each ear to examine them to see that the sample con- 

 forms in uniformity of kernels as well as uniformity of ear, than the 

 judge can properly judge a sample of corn without also examining 

 the kernels in each ear exhibited. The depth of kernel, plumpness of 

 tip, and size are important factors. 



An immature ear is not entitled to a place. Maturity cannot be 

 profitably sacrificed to size of ear, though a nubbin is never desirable 

 from the show standpoint. The practical ear (and that is the ear for 

 which we should strive), is the largest possible ear that will mature 



