. Agriculture for beginners. Grain. For a per-fect score the grains should beuniform in color and shouldcorrespond to the standard forthe breed or type they repre-sent. Each mixed grain cutsthe score one tenth of a Cob. The cob should be a bright cherry-red for yellow corn, andwhite for white corn. Except in the case of St. Charles white corn, a redcob in a white-corn exhibit counts as a mixture, so also a white cob in ayellow exhibit counts as a mix-ture, and deducts from threeto five points from the Condition. Thismeans that the corn shouldbe ripe, sound, tight on cob
. Agriculture for beginners. Grain. For a per-fect score the grains should beuniform in color and shouldcorrespond to the standard forthe breed or type they repre-sent. Each mixed grain cutsthe score one tenth of a Cob. The cob should be a bright cherry-red for yellow corn, andwhite for white corn. Except in the case of St. Charles white corn, a redcob in a white-corn exhibit counts as a mixture, so also a white cob in ayellow exhibit counts as a mix-ture, and deducts from threeto five points from the Condition. Thismeans that the corn shouldbe ripe, sound, tight on cob,free from injury of insects ormice, and be clean and brightin color. Tips and Butts. Less em-phasis is laid on these pointsnow than formerly, but theyare still considered a perfect score the grains should extend over the tips in regular rows and be as nearly uniformin size and shape as possible. The butt should be filled out in regularrows, leaving room for a reasonably strong shank or attachment tothe Fig. 31. PoINTKI) AND ) Kernels comparedCourtesy of Corn Facts, Des Moines, Iowa SELECTING AND JUDGING SEED CORN 41 The Kernel. The kernels should be uniform in shape, size, and color,and should be wedge-shaped so as to fit most perfectly on the cob. Grainsthat are shriveled should be scored off from one half to one point forevery ear. Ears that have shallow or pointed grains should be scored offone point. LengtJi and CircuDiference of Ear. For directions on this point con-sult your Agricultural College or Corn Growers Association, as they differgreatly in different states and for different varieties. In scoring alwaysmeasure both the length and circumference. A well-established rule isto add the deficiencies and excesses in length and deduct one point foreach inch of departure fromthe standard. Do the samefor the circumference. Spaces between the kernels should be packedtightly on the cob. Wide fur-rows between the rows andopen spac
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