The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-11
COMING CORN SHOW.
Everything Served at banquet VIII
Be Corn Product.

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Sherman, Texas, Dec. 1.-THE
farmers and business men of Gray
son county are taking much interest
in the coming meeting of the State
Swine Breeders, and the State Corn
Growers associations and are doing
q great service for the state. and all
persons who are interested in the en-
couragement and development of bet
ter agriculture are working to aid
these associations. Funds have been
supplied to publish an illustrated
premium list. The latter will be of
great interest to all the corn growers
as it will contain much information
on seed selection that should be stud
led by every farmer. This will be sent
out all over the state to every one
who requests a copy.
A special feature of the entertain
ment Is to be corn banquet. Every
thing served is to be a corn product,
from the corn pipe up. AS Grayson
county is a staunch prohibition cen
ter there will be some limitations on
the varieties of corn products serv-
ed. The program is to have many
special features, special arrange
ments have been made to secure lee
lures from specialists from other
states. The chairmen of the program
committee announce that they have
been very fortunate In arranging for
two lectures by Prof. Nj. Ten-Eyck
professor of Agronomy in the Kansas
Agricultural college. Prof. Ten-Eyck
is national figure among agricul-
tural scientists. While he is noted as
an expert in seed Investigations his
most noteworthy discoveries have
brought to light many important
facts about the growth of the root
systems of farm crops. Prof. Ten
Eyck will deliver two lectures by
special request.
Another national figure to be at
the meeting will be Prof. Wilkes
Jones, general manager of the Ma
tional Corn Exposition now running
at Omaha, Neb. Prof. Jones had a
prominent part in the famous Seed
Corn trains that were run in Iowa for
SO many years. He will deliver an
address on How the Business Men
and the Farmer Can Work Together
for Better Crops" Other speakers Of
prominence from Arkansas. Oklaho-
ma and Louisiana will be present.
One notable feature of the program
is to be judging school for sure
enough. farmers. This corn school
will be in charge Of dozen or so
specialists from the A. & M. college
and the department of agriculture.
This issAn unusual opportunity for
every farmer and his son to get in
closer touch with the best opinion
about corn Judging.
lG In many towns throughout the
Bib local merchants are holding
corn contests, for the progressive
corn growers The best exhibits In
these contests should be saved out,
sent to the Te1as Corn Show at Sher-
man January 14th and 18th. This is
a splendid idea and some wide-awake
persons should take it up In exary
town. 1t would be matter OF local
pride in every community. 1t will be
splendid advertising to any commun-
ity to win some of the valuable pri-
yes that are offered. 1t will attract
wide attention to that community
and add to the prestige as corn pro-
ducipg section. A corn country al
ways means a good farming country
Heretofore corn shows have not
given proper recognition to June
corn. That this should not be is the
Judgment OF the committee on ex-
hibits and premiums of the Texas
Corn Growers association. The pre-
, MUM list now being published con-
tains some valuable premiums for
June corn. Get your best ten ears OF
corn in shape for the Texas corn
show to be held in Sherman on Jam
uary ! Attn and 18th.