The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-28

worked nothing but corn since the
contest was announced.
The interest this year is more
marked when it is taken in con-
has been much more unfavorable to
the raising of corn than in past years.
Last year the conditions were rs per
cent better than those that favored
this corn and with this handicap the
boys at the Auditorium have a SO per
those at the court house last year.
This is considered marvellous by the
farmers and experts in attendance.
Prof. Knight the Judge.
small task. The three local features
of the judgment were based on the
size and shape of the ears, the size
and shape of the kernels and the
weight. Such minor conditions as the
advantage of the rich yellow over the
pale yellow and the pure white over
the creamy white were taken into
consideration but the main details were
the three circumstances above. The
average weight of the corn was much
heavier than last year and the size
and shape of the ears and kernels
could not be compared with the small
ness of the last exhibits. The corn
was judged by Professor c. S. Knight
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege and seven assistants. These as
sistantS were members of his class in
corn judging and they are the men
who will represent Kansas in the in
terstate corn judging contest at Oma-
ha- They are an interested, concern
ed bunch of young men and their
work this morning was from the most
scientific and modern point of view
In some cases the decisions were hot
ly contested but as general rule they
We're made unanimously. The fine
condition of the corn and not the lack
of corn knowledge caused the con-
trOverSieS
The corn was divided into three
classes. Glass "a" included the en-
tries under the age of IA. Glass "B. >"
those over the age of IA and class "C'
the buShel contest. The corn was di-
vided into two sets, the white and the
yellow. Twenty large decorated tab
bles situated in the main floor of the
auditorium were covered with the
piles of white and yellow corn The
chandeliers and walls of the hall were
covered with kaffir corn, ear corn and
American flags, all forming a beauti-
full effect.
At a business meeting of the officers
today it was decided to change the as
sociation somewhat and make it
more inclusive and beneficial. Brad
ford Miller and F. A. Kiene, jr., both
of Topeka hold the offices of president
and Secretary-treasurer respectively.
1t is planned to pe-organize the asso-
citation and call it the Shawnee County
Farmers Institute. In adding the in
stitute to the association it is possible
for the organization to become a coun-
ty institute and receive the benefits
Of such organizations in receiving
pamphlets and instructions free of
charge from the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College Farmers Institute
department. This department sends
out very instructive pamphlets on
farm dairying, poultry. sheep, making
haV. 0ry land farming etc These
pamphlets cost 25 cents originally. but
by being a member of the S. c. B. c.
G. A. & A. F. I. they will be sent free
of charge to the members. 1t is plan
ned by the officers to make the mem
bership amount to 200 farmers and
interested people and an annual as
sessment of 25 cents which will cover
all expenses. The present contest was
planned out by the officers and car
ried out by man in each township
in the county, who pledged himself to
send a number of contestants to the
Topeka show.