CORN JUDGING Tj 



simple and easy calculation, and has been adopted as 

 the standard number for all exhibitions. It is very 

 desirable that the exhibits be so arranged that the 

 samples can be laid out side by side on a table with 

 a few inches of space between each sample. It is 

 convenient for the judges to work on a table about 

 three feet high and it is imperative that there be a 

 good light on all sides of the samples. The samples 

 should be handled as little as possible during judging, 

 care being taken that no kernels be knocked off by 

 careless dropping of the ears. Any kernels that are 

 missing are usually regarded as mixed and the usual 

 cut made for such imperfection. However, it is 

 allowable in selecting a sample for an exhibit to 

 remove two kernels from near the middle of the ear 

 for the purpose of studying the shape, size and general 

 characteristics of the kernels. Danger of injury can 

 be avoided in shipping by carefully wrapping each 

 ear in paper or other protection, and packing the ears 

 firmly in the shipping box. , 



Corn should never be sent to any exhibition in a 

 basket or bag, as there is always great danger of 

 damage from careless handling. It is always allowable 

 and perfectly proper that the exhibitor take special 

 pains in preparing the exhibit for the judge. All 

 silks and shanks should be carefully removed and the 

 ears groomed so as to present the best possible appear- 

 ance. However, it is not allowable to mutilate or cut 

 the ear itself in any way. Any ear with the pro- 

 truding tip cut off should always be cut to the limit, 

 as the presumption is that the tip was very poor or it 

 would not have been cut off. Neither is it allowable 

 to remove mixed kernels and substitute kernels of 

 proper color. Changes of this sort . can usually be 

 detected by the expert jildge, and a full cut for color 

 for that eas should be made. 



