LEGAL TENDER 



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SECTIONAL VIEW OP AN EAR OF LEGAL TENDER. 

 Note the deep kernels with large germs. 



Kernel. The original type of Legal Tender was a kernel of me- 

 dium depth. But a few breeders have developed a very deep grain 

 which soon became shoe-pegged and lacking in fullness at the tip. 

 This type was also very chaffy and became late in maturing and rather 

 starchy. However, the kernel is the deepest of the varieties of Iowa 

 and is rather narrow with straight sides, and quite prominent shoul- 

 ders at the tip. The germ, which extends in depth almost to the back 

 of the thin grain, is very broad and covers the entire face of the kernel, 

 reaching near the crown as well. Although very deep and shelling 

 90 per cent of corn, the kernels are firm on the cob. 



Adaptability. Having originated on the rich, warm soils of 

 southwestern Iowa, the Legal Tender is really a special purpose va- 

 riety. When tried farther north the only outcome has been a shorten- 



