The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
THE ANNUAL CORN SHOW

The Second State Show Will b, Held
in Mitchell Three Days, Dec
ember II, 10, 10.
The program for the second annual
corn show Of the South Dakota State
Corn Growers and Breeders Asso-
citation has just been issued, in
which is SCI forth what will be done
at Mitchell or Dec. II, l8, 10. The
officers of the association are A. r.
Chamberlain. Brookings, president
A.. j. Wimple, Beresrord, vice presi-
dent; FL. G.. Warner, Forestburg,
secretary; j.. NJ. Enron, Mitchell,
treasurer.
The show will be held in the city
hall auditorium, which affords plenty
OF room for the exhibit OF corn and
for the congregation Of the delegates
who will attend. 1t is expected that
a very large number of corr growers
Ill UIlC SGlIC Will .uldAG III IL pO1ljU w
come to the second show, for they
all declared that they were greatly
benefited by the show held here. one
year ago. IN
For the first two days of the con-
ventlon a corn school will be con
Quoted under the direction Of Prof.
M. L. Bowman, of the Iowa Agri.
cultural college, who is regarded as
one Of the best corr school conductors
In the country. Other competent
speakers have been secured to deliver
addresses, among whom are Prof.
Cole Of the Brookings agricultural
college, Mr.. 81. G. Warner, rrof. W.
A. Wheeler, of this city, Hon. A.
E. Chamberlain, a.. j. Winple,
John Brenner, and DR.. Robert
Slagle, president of Bookings argi-
cultural college. A. G. Collins. Of
Sioux Falls. John Lakin, Of Hurley.
Prof. Cole, ]. B. Parkhurst, of Hur-
on, and Bert Dye, of Vermillion,
will give their experiences in pro-
ducing their best crop Of corn. Prof.
Bowman, and G. E. Twambley, of
Alexandra, will show the Importance
of testing and grading the seed
and methods.
In connection with the convention
will be held a corn show, in which
farmers Of all. the counties east Of.
the river are Invited to participate.
In order that sections Of the state
will not clash. they have been divided
into three divisions. CA" division.
comprises all counties east Of the
Missouri river and south of thesnorth.
line Of TUNER county and Gregory
county. "B' division is made up Of
all counties east of the Missouri river
and north of the north line of Turner
county and south Of the north line
of Sanborn county, and Lyman
county. sc" division takes In all,
other counties IN the state not repre-
sented In the other two divisions.
The corn growers are to be encour-
aged to make exhibits by the award
ing of good prizes for the best ten
ears Of yellow, white and mixed dent,
the prizes being S5, SO, and 80, for
each variety OF corn in each Of the
districts, while a prize of 50 and 81
is offered in each district for the
highest scoring single ear OF corn
grown by an exhibitor. There will
also be county exhibits in each dis.
trict, and for these a prize of $40,
1926 and SIS Is offered for the best
county exhibit. All varieties OF corn
will be admitted to the exhibit. The
entire prize money offered for the
various exhibits Is 234O.
Entries OF corr may be made to the
secretary at Forestburg until Dec.
10, and after that date they should
be forwarded to Mitchell. 1t is es.
pecially urged that the corn be sent
TO Mitchell by Dec. l3, in order that
the exhibits can be scored and COM
pleted by the day Of the opening Of
the show. Tuition to the corn school
will be free and all the farmers are
urged to attend this school.