22 BULLETIN 521, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Lesson 1. — Introduction. 
1. Classification of field crops. 
2. Statistics and relative value. 
3. Selection of crops. 
Special references on corn. — The following Farmers' Bulletins: 8, Corn 
Culture for the South; 298, Food Value of Corn and Its Products; 
303, Corn-Harvesting Machinery; 313, Harvesting and Storing Corn; 
400, A More Profitable Corn-Planting Method; 414, Corn Cultivation; 
537, How to Grow an Acre of Corn; 553, Pop Corn for the Home; 
554, Pop Corn for the Market; 617, School Lessons on Corn. 
Lesson 2. — History and Importance of Corn. 
1. Origin and history. 
2. Development of corn production. 
3. Present status of industry. 
4. Corn products. 
Illustrative material : An exhibit of corn products. 
Lesson 3. — Classification and Varieties of Corn. 
1. Botany of the corn plant. 
2. Races of corn. 
3. Varieties for the South. 
Illustrative material: Corn plants in different stages; specimen ears of 
different races. 
Lesson 4. — Judging and Exhibiting Corn. 
1. The score card for corn. 
2. Selecting corn for exhibits. 
Illustrative material : Score cards. Perfect and imperfect ears. 
Exercise 21. — Care of Seed Corn. 
Purpose : To secure material for future use and to give practice in 
efficient methods. 
Directions? 
Exercise 22. — Corn Judging. 
Purpose: To develop skill in selection of seed corn. 
Directions. 1 
Lesson 5. — Improvement of Corn. 
1. Importance of selection. 
2. Methods of corn breeding. 
3. Seed testing. 
Illustrative material : Specimens of ears showing stages in improvement ; 
different types of testers. 
Exercise 23. — Testing Seed Corn. 
Purpose: To develop skill in testing and to ascertain the most 
efficient method. 
Directions. 1 
1 Directions for these three exercises will be found in the Agricultural Education 
Monthly, Vol. II, No. 6, Teaching Corn Production in Secondary Schools. 
