The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-10
4 GREAT CORN STATE.
Many Large Yields of Excellent Quality
Prizes Won at an Exposition.

Baltimore sun by a school ueacner IN
Indiana, asking about the yield OF
corn in Maryland, recalls the corn
growing competition which took
place in Washington county in 1882.
Mr.. b. F. Newcomer, of Baltimore,
offered that year, for the greatest
Weld of corn on one-fourth of an acre
raised by boys under IS years of age,
five prizes, the first of 800, the second
of $50, third of $25, the fourth of $1j
and the fifth of so. The prize money
was in gold, and Mr.. Newcomer sent
it to Mr.. Humrichouse, who was then
president of the Agricultural Society
OF Washington county. Governor
Hamilton was selected to present the
prizes to the successful competitors.
The competition excited great in
terest, not only among the twenty
six contestants and their friends, but
among farmers, without exception,
and the result shows what may be
accomplished by careful cultivation.
Inc WllllltEH were JOlll -. llCll ~
first premium, A bushels and % lbs,
or at the rate of 1888! bushels per acre;
Benjamin F. Emmerson, second, Al
bushels and 81 pounds, or 1877 bushels
to the acre; Joseph w. Harp, third,
81 bushels and 49, pounds, or 149
bushels to the acre; William Cushen,
1N,,ehAlC md ,,n,1n1c m.
1891 bushels to the acre; Frank E.
Beeler, fifth, "a bushels and 81! lbs,
or 1879 bushels to the acre.
The land on which the first prize
crop was raised was heavy clay lime
stone. The corn was yellow, and
planted April II. On the land were
used three one-horse loads of barn
yard manure, three of hog manure
and two bushels of wood ashes.
Three loads of manure were plowed
under, three on top and the ashes
were sprinkled on the rows. Two
kernels were planted in a hill, and
the hills were three feet apart, and
blllCC NClC SlNCLs L liz bclil
est stocks measured 16 feet, and the
general average was IA feet. The
crop was harvested October 5.
Master Emmerson's crop Second
price was grown on sandy loan soil,
was the variety then known as Ches-
ter Mammoth, two kernels in each
hill, distance apart, 2 by foot. He
gave four hoeings, and used one ton
of land plaster as top dressing. The
corn was planted April II. Six two
horse loans of barnyard manure were
put on the land and plowed under.
The crop was harvested October 4.
Joseph w. Harp's third-prize crop
was raised on clay loan land planted
May 4, same variety of corn as En-
merson's; land had IA carloads barn
yard manure and two sacks Lister,
which was broadcasted before plow-
ing; one stalk to the hill, feet g
inches by 10 inches apart harvested
October 8.
William Cushen, fourth-prize crop,
was on clay loan soil, planted March
Is and ID; Mammoth. He used 10
carloads of hog manure, and two
sacks bone; top dressed April l and
10; one stalk in each hin, by feet
apart, three hoeings; harvested Octo-
Der 8.
Frank E. Beeler's crop was raised
on dark sandy loan soil, Mammoth,
planted May 2; three four-horse loads
barnyard manure spread on April 20,
one stalk in hill, 3 by l feet, three
hoeings; harvested October -.
The manure used by John G. Harp
was valued at So; Emmerson's the
same; Jos. w. Harp, $3.50; William
Cushen, 1926; and Frank E. Beeler,
81. The record does not give the
number of days the crop of John G. |
Harp was wicked. Emmerson's was
worked s days in ALL Jos. w. Harp, |
81 days; William Cushen, q days, and
Master Beeler, three days.
lie TuleS WHICH, governed the COLI |
petition required the contestants to |
be boys of Washington county under
IL years of age. Land to be measured |
by persons appointed by the directors
of the Agricultural Society. Contest
ants were required to do all the work |
of raising the corn without any assist
ance. Any amount of or kind of |
fertilizers could be used; no stipula-
tion as to the number times crop
might be hoed The corn had to be !
measured under the direction of the |
directors of the Agricultural Society. |
At the end of the season each contest
ant was required to make and sign
full report, giving shape, descrip- |
ton and the location of land, when |
plowed, when and how MANFRED,
when planted, when and how many
times hoed, when stocks were topped, /
if at all, when harvested, and how .
much raised, and as near as could be
estimated the value of the manure
and number of days labor spent upon
the crop, excluding the husking. The