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Illinois Score Card 



POINTS 



1 uniformity— 



a Trueness to type... 5 

 h Uniformity of ex- 

 hibit 5 



2 Shape of ear 5 



3 Color 10 



4 Market condition 10 



5 Tips 10 



6 Butts 5 



7 Kernel uniformity 5 



8 Kernel shape 5 



9 Length 10 



10 Circumference 5 



11 Space- 



fls Between rows 5 



6 Between kernels at 

 cob 5 



12 Proportion corn to cob 15 



Total 100 



Rules to be Used in Judging 



1. The deficiency and excess in length, of all ears not 

 conforming to the standard for the variety shall he added 

 together, and for every inch thus_ obtained a cut of one 

 point shall he made. In determining the length, measure 

 from the extreme tip to the extreme butt. The standard 

 of length for the early maturing varieties shall be 9 to 10 

 inches. Eor the medium and late varieties 10 to 11 inches 

 in length. 



2. The deficiency and excess in circumference of all 

 ears not conforming to the standard of variety shall be 

 added together, and for every two inches thus obtained 

 a cut of one point shall be made. Measure the circum- 

 ference at one-third the distance from the butt to the tip 

 of the ear. The standard of circumference for early 

 varieties shall be 7 to 7.5 inches. For medium and late 

 varieties 7.5 to 8 inches in circumference, 



3. In determining the proportion of corn to cob, weigh 

 every alternate ear in the exhibit. Shell and weigh the 

 cobs and subtract from weight of ears, giving the weight 



