cony JUBGIXG 



101 



Judging Corx 



101. Score-card. — The oljject in judging ears of corn is 

 to select the best seed corn. Various score-cards have 

 been de\ased as helps in selecting the best ears by applj-ing 

 a scale of points to the different features. 



The score-eards in use in different states vary somewliat. 

 Their purpose is to direct attention in turn to eac-h of the points 

 of merit or demerit of each ear. A perfect ear, if such an ear 

 existed, would score 100 points. Deductions, or cuts, are made 

 according to the amount of defleieney in any quality. 



In the following table are printed for reference score-cards 

 used in several Southern and Western States : — 



10 



Uniformity of exhibit .... 

 Maturity and market eondition . 



Puritj" as shown by color of kernel . 5 



Purity as shown by color of cob . . 4 



Shape of ear 10 



Proportion, length to circumference 



Butts 1-3 



Tips 3' 



.Space between rows .5 



Per cent grain to ear 10 



14. 

 15. 



Trueness to type 



Space between kernels at cob . 



Grain — (a) shape .... 

 (h) uniformity 

 (c) germ .... 



Length of ear i 



I Weight of ear 



Circumference 



10 1.5 



5 10 



10 o 



5 



3 10 



10 



5 5 



10 o' 



10 5 



20 10 



10 



5 o 5 10 

 10 10 .5 



o 10 10 10 10 



10 10 10 



5 I 



o 5 o 



10 1.5 

 10 



10 

 10 



5; o' 5 



SI lo' 



lOi 10 10 



! 5 5 



10 



5; 5 

 10 .5 

 10 



20 10 

 10 



I '° 



5 5 



5 5 



I 20 



5 



100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 



