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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
size and number on each ear, and freedom from insect 
injury. By laying out in a row fifty of the best ears of 
corn that you may find, you can probably select ten ears 
of superior quality. 
We consider an exhibit of corn desirable when it pos¬ 
sesses these characters: The ears should be similar in 
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size, shape, color, and indentation. They should conform 
to the variety type, being cylindrical, tapering slowly 
from the butt to the tip. Yellow corn has a red cob and 
white corn a white cob. Crossed or mixed grains are not 
desirable in white or yellow varieties. The ears are to 
be ripe, sound, bright, firm, well filled at the tip and 
regular at the butt. The grains or kernels should be 
