The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17
LAFAYETTE COUNTY CORN SHOW

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Oct. IL, 1908.
Editor I~ntelligencer. Lexington, Mo.
My Dear Sir: viii you please an
nonnce through the columns of your
paper to the farmers Of your county
that a Farmers Institute meeting
and Corn Show will be held 10 Lex
ington Monday, November 10th.
The institute meeting is held under
the auspices Of the state board Of
agriculture and there will be present
to address the formers at this meet
ing two or more prominent speakers,
and at the same time and place there
will be held under the auspices of the
Missouri Worlds Fair commission a
County Corn Show. The commission
will offer $50 10 cash prizes limited
to the growers of the county for the
best exhibit Of corn as per the inclosed
classification. The lectures by the
speakers should of themselves be of
sufficient Importance to bring out
every farmer in the the county, but
the cash prizes offered by the COM
mission will certainly be some induce
inert for every corn grower to make
ar exhibit.
While premiums are offered on corn
only 1t is hoped that a full exhibit Of
all the products OF the county will be
Installed and the representatives of
the Worlds Fair commission will be
pleased to prepare the best specimens
to be used at the exhibit in St. Louis
next year.
There will be three sessions of the
institute meeting, 10 a. m., / p. M.
and 7 p. m. A lecture on some sub
ject Of interest will be delivered at
10 a. 10 after which a general dis
cussion will be entered into by those
present. AT | p m a lecture on corn
growing, including seed selection,
corn breeding, best fertilizers to be
used, feeding value of corn, etc, and
after this session the judges will
award the prizes. 1t is expected that
the county court or a local committee
will select the judges. at the even
ing session there will be an illustrated
lecture with St%ereopticon views show
log the principal lines of work of the
experiment station and agricultural
college and the progress of the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis Everybody 10 the
county is invited to attend.
Yours truly,
GEO. B, ELLIS, Secretary.
The following statement from the
county Worlds Fair committee is
reprinted from last weeks paper:
White corn-First prize $40; second
prize So; third prize So.
Yellow corn-First prize $40; sec.
ond prize So; third prize 49,.
Mixed corn-First prize So; second
prize So; third prize So.
Twenty ears to constitute an ex
hibit 10 the above classes.
For a collection Of ten largest ears
81; for a collection Of ten longest
a T SO.
In addition to the above prizes the
local county committee offers the
following prizes:
For the best fifty ears Of pipe"
corn, first prize $40; second prize So;
third prize SO.
The county committee has set Lex
ington as the place and the state
committee has fixed November 10th
as the date for holding this show.
In order to facilitate the collection of
this corn the county committee has
selected some one in each town to take
care of this corn as the farn ers bring
it in aud hold the same until the
committee can send for it. This viii
save the trouble Of bringing it to
Lexington direct from all parts Of the
county. All of this corn or any part
Of it becomes the property of the
state commission and it will be taken
to st. Louis aud will be shown in the
state show to be held later; for which
prizes amounting TO $1,000 will be
offered. The party exhibiting corn
In the county show will get the cash
prize and his name will go with his
corn to st. Louis and he will also get
the prize there and the credit for the
same.
INSTRUCTIONS.
Begin to collect your corn now II 1t
Is ripe.