Requirements January 1929 until June 1948

To obtain this Merit Badge, a Scout must meet any seven of the following requirements:

1. Give the life history and development of corn from sea maize to the present varieties.

2. Visit a county or state fair and name the different breeds and varieties of field corn shown at the corn exhibits.

3. Attend a state or county fair and name the breed or strain of four leading prize winning varieties of seed corn on exhibit.

4. Make an exhibit of one ear of each kind of field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn, grown in his county and be able to name the varieties represented.

5. Explain fully how corn pops and the necessary storage requirements for popcorn.

6. Demonstrate how to test corn for vitality.

7. Demonstrate how to string seed cord nor drying purposes.

8. Demonstrate how to make or show an exhibit of a sawdust box test.

9. Determine how many hills of corn there are to an acre if the hills are planted 3-1/2 feet apart each way.

10. Explain the meaning of the following as applied to corn:

1- Vitality Test                           3- Moisture Test

2- Market Grade                        4- Average Stand

5- Check Row

11. Explain how corn is pollinated.

OR

Comply with the 4H Club or Home Project Requirements in Corn Farming as follows:

1. Own one acre of clean crop.

2. Do all work in care and management for season.

3. Keep accurate cost account and records as required by leader.

4. Exhibit corn samples as required by county or state leaders in charge.

5. Make complete report at end of season or year as required by leaders.

Requirements June 1948 until January 1957

1. Grow a patch of corn of not less than 300 square feet, if planted to some standard variety, or a smaller plot if devoted to a new, experimental variety. (Speak to your Merit Badge Counselor before planting.)

2. Keep an accurate and complete record of costs, hours of work, seed, other materials, and yield.

3. Have his corn patch inspected at least once by his Merit Badge Counselor.

4. Submit his record, with samples of yield, to his Counselor, and describe the modern methods of Corn Farming.

OR

Comply with the 4-H Club requirements for Corn Farming.

Requirements January 1957 until June 1972.

1. Grow a patch of corn of not less than 300 square feet, if planted to some standard variety, or a smaller plot if devoted to a new, experimental variety. (Speak to your merit badge counselor before planting.)

2. Keep an accurate and complete record of costs, hours of work, seed, other materials, and yield.

3. Submit your record, with samples of yield, to your counselor, and describe the modern methods of corn farming.

This merit badge may be earned as a 4-H'er by completing a club project in that subject or as an FFA member by meeting these requirements through the FFA supervised farming program.