CORN JUDGING 75 



This standard can be used in judging varieties or 

 samples not named, and where the exhibit is not made 

 under variety classification. 



PRACTICAL JUDGING HINTS 



In judging corn, it is the custom to use ten ears 

 for a single sample. This number furnishes the most 

 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 con- 

 venient 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 drop- 

 ping of the ears. Any kernels that are missing are 

 usually regarded as mixed and the usual cut made for 

 such imperfection. This danger of injury can be 

 avoided in shipping by carefully wrapping each ear in 

 a piece of newspaper 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 dam- 

 age 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 appearance. 

 However, it is not allowable to mutilate or cut the ear 

 itself in any way. Any ear with the protruding tip 

 cut off should always be cut to the limit, as the pre- 

 sumption 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. 



