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^?r HE great object which the judge has in mind is 

 Lfi to select that sample of corn for first place, 

 ^■^ which in his estimation, is best for seed pur- 

 poses, namely : which will if planted next spring give 

 the greatest profit per acre in the district in which it 

 is grown. 



There are a number of things which the judge 

 takes into consideration in scoring or marking the 

 samples. In the first place the samples will be laid 

 side by side on a table or long plank so that they can 

 be studied carefully and compared. Two or more 

 kernels are taken out of each ear and laid at the tip 

 of their respective ears with the germ or chit side up. 

 In case there are any poor samples which for any 

 reason stand no show of winning they are laid to one 

 side without spending any more time upon them. 

 The judge then scores the remaining samples, taking 

 up one point at a time, and marking each sample 

 what he thinks it deserves on this particular point 

 and so on until the samples have been marked or 

 scored on all the different points. The score for each 

 sample is then added and the one with the highest 

 score receives first place, and the next highest second 

 place, and so on. 



History of the Score Card — There are certain 

 general points in all varieties of corn which must be 

 taken into consideration by the judge and the breeder. 

 This has led to the formulation of these general points 

 in a so-called score card. In this standard of per- 

 fection for corn the corn growers have given the 



