The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
the Big CORN SHOW
Next Week occurs the Corn Show,
Which Will be Held in Mitchell
for Three Days.

One of the biggest meetings and
one OF the most important to be held
ia the state this winter is. the meet
ing of tie South Dakota State Com
Growers and Breeders Association,
which will take place next week,
beginning Tuesday morning, Dec. IL
and continuing through three days.
The corn enthusiasm lin this state
has been growing in the past few
years and it received a big impetus
when the first corr show vas held
In Mitchell last year with such bene-
fetal results. Hundreds of farmers
throughout the state have heen
producing corn for years, but not
along the scientific lines that have
shown t e possible high DEVELOPMENT
of this lain. Those who attended
the uii. SHOW last year have told
their nelshbors aboul it and the
information has been disseminated
In various ways. This year tile en-
thusiasm is much greater for the
show and there is no question but
what the attendance will show great
increase.
In connection there will be a well
conducted corn school under the
direction of Prof. M. L. Bowman,
at the Iowa agricultural college, aud
Prof. Cole, of the Brookings agricul-
tural college, not to mention the
gentlemen who have been growing
corn on a scientific basis and who
will give their actural experience in
this class of work. Tie corr exhibit
will be a good feature of the corn
show, for which splendid cash prizes
have been offered a%ggregatinp over
$3.50.
The following rules have been
adopted for judging or scoring the
corn and by these rules one will be
able to judge what is meant by a
perfect ear Of corn:
Uniformity 10 points: Every ear
In exhibit should be like every other
ear.
Shape of ear 10 points: Ears should
be cylindrical.
Purity III color of cob S points:
| yellow corn red cob,
Purity In color of grain S points:
Grains should all be Of the same
| color.
Tips 5 points. Shank should be
small with kernels rounded about it.
Ripeness 10 points: Ears should
| be sound.
Length 10 points: Varies with
variety. For this locality dent corns
should run from 8 to 10 inches longl
Circumference 5 points: Measured
at one-third distance from butt
should be three-fourths length.
Shape Of kernel 10 points: Kernels
ishould be wedge shape with straight
edges and large germ.
Uniformity of Kernel 10 points:
The kernels should not only be alike
In the different ears but every kernel
on the ear except a few on the butt
and on the egg shaped tip should be
as near liks every other kernel as
possible.
Proportions of corn to cob 10
PORTS: Varies with varieties but
100 pounds of good selected ears
should shell about SO pounds of corn.
Estimated In this case
Space s points: Refers to the
burrows between the rows of kernel
which shall be small.
10 judging county EXHIBITS dent
corn shall count % points out of a
possible hundred; flint cor Is points.
sweet corn 5 points and pop corn S
points; quality to constitute 60 per
cent and number of samples 40 per
cent Of the possible hundred points
in each class.
The railroads in the state have
granted a rate of one fare and a
third for the round trip to the corn
show on the certificate plan.