. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. 538 APPENDIX V 4. Corn should be ripe, firm on cob, sound, free from injury or dis- ease, bright in color. Cut one point off for each diseased, injured, im- mature, or chaffy ear. 5. Kernels should extend over the tip in regular rows and be of uni- form size. Cut one-fourth point for badly covered tip, one-half point for every inch of exposed tip, one-eighth point for every eighth inch of ex- posed tip. 6. Kernels should be well rounded, the shank or ear stalk equal to about one- third of the total diameter of the ear. Cut
. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. 538 APPENDIX V 4. Corn should be ripe, firm on cob, sound, free from injury or dis- ease, bright in color. Cut one point off for each diseased, injured, im- mature, or chaffy ear. 5. Kernels should extend over the tip in regular rows and be of uni- form size. Cut one-fourth point for badly covered tip, one-half point for every inch of exposed tip, one-eighth point for every eighth inch of ex- posed tip. 6. Kernels should be well rounded, the shank or ear stalk equal to about one- third of the total diameter of the ear. Cut one-half point for every uncovered butt, three-tenths point for butt covered with flat or small kernels. 7. The kernels should be alike in size, shape, and color. The shape should be that of a wedge, the tip full and plump. Cut one point for each ear with kernels not uniform and one-half for each ear with poorly shaped kernels. 8 and 9. The length and circumference should be up to standard for the variety for the section in which the corn is grown. In gen- eral, the circumference should be equal to three-fourths of the length. Take the sum of the excesses and deficiencies in length and cut one point for each inch; do the same for the circumferences and cut one- half point for each inch. 10. The furrows between rows should be small and there should be no space between kernels in the row, nor any noticeable space between the kernels where they join the cob. Cut one-fourth point for furrows one thirty-second to one-sixteenth inch, and one-half point for furrows. Fig. 279. A study of kernels. The upper three kernels are well proportioned and occupy completely the space between the circumference of the ear and the circumfer- ence of the cob. The upper right-hand two kernels are poorly shaped and leave a lot of unoccupied space. The lower right-hand two kernels show how the white rice pop- corn kernels occupy the space. The lower two kernels are of the shoe-peg type. The left two ker
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