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BULLETIN 132, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Class. 
SCORE CARD FOR COTTON PLANT. 
Variety 
The cotton plant. 
Per- 
fect 
score. 
Stu- 
dent's 
score. 
Corrected 
score. 
Plant, vigorous, stocky, 25 points 
Size 
Form, symmetrical, spreading, conical 
Stalk, minimum amount of wood in proportion to fruit 
Branches, springing from base, strong, vigorous, in pairs, short jointed, 
inclined upward 
Head, well branched and filled, fruited uniformly 
Fruiting, 24 points: 
Bolls, large, uniformly developed, plump, sound, firm 
Number of boils, according to variety 
Bolls per pound of seed cotton, large, 40-60; medium, 60-75; small, 80-110. 
Character of bolls, number of locks 4 to 7; kinds of sepals; retention of 
cotton 
Opening of bolls, uniform including top crop, classify as good, medium, 
poor 
Yield — Standard 1 bale per acre, 30 points: 
Seed cotton, estimated by average plant, distance of planting, per cent 
of stand, plants per acre; thin uplands, 10,000; fertile uplands, 6,500; 
"bottoms," 4,500; distance of plants, 3 J by l^feet, 4Jby ljfeet, A\ by 2 
feet, respectively 
Per cent of lint, not less than 30, standard 40 
Seeds, 30-50 per boll, large, plump, easily delinted; color, according to 
variety; germination not less than 95 per cent 
Quality and character of lint, 21 points: 
Strength, tensile strain good, even throughout length 
Length, long, according to local standard; upland, f to 1 inch; interme- 
diate, \\ to \% inches; long staple, \\ to 2 inches 
Fineness, fibers soft, silky and pliable, responsive to touch 
Uniformity, all fibers of equal length, strength, fineness 
Purity, color dead white; fiber free from stain, dirt, and trash 
Total. 
Remarks 
Name of pupil. 
Class 
Date 
SCORE CARD FOR CORN. 
Variety 
STANDARD. 
Ears per stalk 
Yield per acre bushels. 
Grain 
Color: 
Cob 
Stalks per acre 
"Weight of ears pounds. 
Length inches. 
Ear: 
Circumference inches 
Standard, 
Stu- 
dent's 
score. 
Corrected 
score. 
Uniformity: 
a. Uniformity of exhibit'l 
b. Trueness to type / 
Shape of ear, c ylindrical 
Weight, according to standard 
Length, according to standard 
Circumference, according to standard 
Market condition and quality, sound and bright. 
Color, no discolored grains 
Tips, covered over end 
Butts, filled out, rows straight 
Space between rows, very little 
Uniformity and shape of kernels 
Per cent of grain, estimated 
Found. 
Total. 
100 
Remarks 
Name of pupil. 
Date. 
