Milford chronicle., 1907-12-20
Delaware CORN Awarded Prizes.

Last week at Dover there was a beaud
ful display Of corn produced by the STAT,
Of Delaware Specimens of perfect ears
of corn, from tile three counties In th,
state, by fifty growers, practically filled
the Court House with their white and
golden grain The corn was arranged in
pyramids or in Single lie aoug four ai-les
of tables.
There were three classes Of exhibit,
competing for the slOo in gold, the GOV.
ernor Lea silver cup, the feed grinding
machine which was offered 10y the
National Harvester Company, the silver
trophy offered 10y the Trustees Of Della
ware College and half score Of other
premiums. c. P. Hartley, Of the United
States Department Of agriculture, acted
as Judge.
The list Of exhibitors are as follows
Class A-W. T. Case, FELTON,; Thomas
i G Cook, Dover; NJ. c. Moore, Dover;
Ralph Jefferson, smyrna; J, B. Wells
Wyoming; f. c. Phillips, Dover; J. W..
Kilen, FELTON,; j. C. Mason, Wyoming;
W. p Lindale, Wyoming; Agustus Owen,
Dover; F. J. Pennington, Middleton;
Richard L. Naudain, Middletown,; Rob't
Taylor, Stanton; J. A. Hopkins. Newark;
W. F. Davis, Bridgeville.; G. H. Goode,
Woodside; j. H. Kenney, Dover; ]. L.
Eastburn, Newark.
Glass B-W. I. Case, FELTON,; Hiram W.
Vaughn, Dover; Walter Paskay, Dover;
+. C. Phillips, Dover; H. NJ. Ross, Ches-
void; ]. F. Rice, FELTON,; NJ. e. Moore,
Dover: John w. Killen, FELTON,; Walker
L. Miflin, Dover; Ferris Industrial
School, near Wilmington; c. II. Lafferty,
Newark; G. j. Meredith, FELTON,; Richard
L. Naudain, Middletown; Alexander L.
Corbit, Odessa; William Craig, Odessa;
William Fl. Highfeld, Hockessin; J. A.
Hopkins, Newark; an exhibit with no
name but a number attached, Dover; J.
H. Kenney, Dover; j. L. Eastburn,
Newark.
Glass C-New Castle County: Robert
Taylor, Stanton; J. l. Eastburn, Newark.
Kent County: W. T. Case, Felton, J. q
Meredith, FELTON,; James B. Keith, Dover;
j. II. fKenney, Dover; Walter Paskey
Dover: Thomas D. Harrison, Cheswold;
John Heitchu, Cbeswold; Z. Z. HipweI,
Dover. Sussex County: W. i. Davis, /
Bndgeyille; w. A. Steen, Dagsboro.
The prize winners were as follows =
Governor Lea silver cup, which was
known as second sweepstakes prize in .
Glass A, won by William F. Davis, Of
Bridgveille, Sussex County.
Delaware College Cup, known as first
sweepstakes prize, by John w. Webb, Of
Dover.
First county sweepstakes to James B.
Keith, of Dover; second to William F.
Davis, of Bridgevile.
The cash prizes for the counties were
won as follows:-
New Castle County, first, Arnold Nau-
dain & Son, Marshallton; second, Rich
ard Taylor, Stanton.
Kent County, first, James b. Keith, OF
Dover; secont; Thomas D. Garrison, OF
Cheswold.
Sussex County, first, William F. Davis,
If Bridgeville; second, w. A. Steen, of
Dagsboro.
The Delaware College farm exhibited
hirty varieties of corn which had been
.rown there on the experiment station.
)ne Of these varieties, the Eureka,
'ielded eighty-six bushels to the acre.
At the conclusion of the Corn Show,
he Delaware Corn Growers Association
vas organized and elected these officers:
President, Alexander P. Corbit, OF
odessa; vice-presidents,lA IA. Naudain' Jr.,
f Marshallton, for New Castle County:
:. j. Meredith, of FELTON,, for Kent /
'ounty and Charles Barker, of Milford,
Or Sussex County: secretary-treasurer'
'rof. A. Z. Grantham, Newark,
The significant feature of the corn show
,as that the longest ear of corn exhibited
yellow fellow which measured fourteen
nd half inches, could not compete for
ny of the prizes.