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SCALE OP POINTS FOB INDIAN COBN. 



Perfection. 



A. Shape of ear 10 points. 



B. Purity or trueness to type 10 points. 



O. Filling' out at both ends 15 points. 



D. Ripeness (indicating earliness) 10 points. 



E. Perfection and uniformity of kernels 15 points. 



F. Length, of ear (for kind and locality) 5 points. 



G. Circumference of ear (for kind and locality).. . . 5 points 



H. Small spaces between rows 5 points. 



J. Depth and shape of kernels 15 points. 



K. Per cent of grain and cob 10 points. 



Total 100 points. 



This scale is not entirely satisfactory. It 

 would be diflBcult to mark point B, as it is 

 assumed that the judge is passing on a variety, 

 and the question of purity he could not answer. 

 Point D is also a weak one, as the earliness 

 could not be determined by the degree of ripe- 

 ness. In judging K the corn should be per- 

 fectly dry, else the comparisons would not be 

 fair. In any event, such a score card could 

 only be used in scoring exhibits on a mercan- 

 tile basis, and not a variety one. Not enough 

 is known about variety characteristics to per- 

 mit this fairly. 



At the present time the 'method of judging 

 in vogue is considered unsatisfactory, and an 

 effort is being made to establish the use of the 

 score card. It is to be hoped that a scale of 

 points will be adopted such as will give satis- 

 tion and be generally used. 



