Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-23

which was we'll received by the aud
fence. There was little or no break
In ''the lines" and the young actors
and actresses seemed to be at home on
the stage and entered into the spirit
of the production. | can especially
commend the young ladies for grace,
self-possession and clear and distinct
e~nunciation. Between acts were songs
and recltations we'll rendered. At the
conclusion OF the programme MI.
Daugherty gave a short address re-
viewing the session just ended and
made some touching references to the
relationship between teacher and
pupils, now severed by the close OF the
school. Then a surprise al given
him by those lately under his. charge:
the presentation of a travelling toilet
case and contents. DR.. |. A. Mar
shall, with a few happy sentences, did
the presenting, and Mr.. d. responded,
extempore but we'll. The house was
we'll filled, and l understand the net
proceeds amount TO about $50. This
sum will be expended for books for the
public school library-a most com
mendable purpose.
With a view to making the best pos
sible Corn Exhibit for Missouri at the
Worlds Fair in St. Louis in 1904, and
to induce the farmers of the State to
take special pains to produce the best
corn possible, the Missouri Commits
s%ioners to the Worlds Fair have de-
cided to offer liberal prizes for the best
exhibit of rot more than one hundred
ears of any n kind of corn, The de-
tails of classification, the rules govern
ing the contest, and the time and
places where these preliminary ex-
hibits will be held will be announced
in a short time. The Commission has
also decided to distribute free of charge
a limited quantity of pedigreed seed
corn of four or five of the standard
varieties such as the Boone County
White, Nebraska White Prize, Lean
ing, Silver Mine, Reid's Yellow Dent,
etc. The Boone County White and
Nebraska White Prize are adapted to
the bottom lands and very rich upland,
while the Silver Mine, Leaning, and
Reds Yellow Dent are better adapted
to the %uplands. 1t is understood that
the prizes offered by the Commission
are not to be limited, however, to corn
grown from seed to be distributed.
These prizes will be awarded on the
merits of the corn, regardless OF the
source of seed from which it was
grown. Therefore, any farmer in pre-
pairing for this contest may use seed Of
his own selection if be prefer to do so.
A condition of the contest is that the
Commission may select any exhibit
that is entered for the contest, whether
it is awarded a prize OF not, and place
the same on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair in 1904 without expense to the
grower, and to be entered at the
Worlds Fair in the name OF the grower
for awards offered by the Worlds Fair.
Parties desiring this seed should apply
at once to Dean H, j. Waters of the
Agricultural College, Columbia, stat
ing the kind of soil upon which the
corn is to be grown, 80 that a variety
adapted to his soil may be sent. He
should also state the color of the rest
of the corn that is to be grown on the
farm go as to avoid mixing. 1t is
needless to say that this corn ought to
be put upon the best possible land; it
should have the most thorough prepar-
alton and subsequent cultivation, and
should not be planted too thick. 1t is
best for this purpose to have only two
stocks in a hill, about three feet six
inches apart each way. The corn
ought to be planted medium early, and
as the planting season is now upon US
those who avail themselves of this
opportunity should write to Dean
Waters Immediately for seed. Mis-
souri, can win on corn at the Worlds
Fair if every corn grower in the State
will make it his personal business to
produce the best that his soil will
grow and place at the disposal of the
Commission the choicest ears of his
crop.