The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-03
'CORN GROWERS
AWARD PRIZES
A. F. Turner gets Deere Corn
Planter and Silver Cup
to B. D. Adams.
EXPERT PRONOUNCES
EXHIBITS VERY FINE
Contest Between Farmers Sons
One of Interesting Features.
Governor Guest of Honor at
Sumter.

a. +. Turner, of Port Royal. was
! awarded the sweepstakes prize for
the best ten cars OF corn I'M the ex-
I hieit OF the Virginia Corn Growers
I Association Thursday morning. The
other sweepstake prize for the best
single ear of corn at the exhibit was
awarded to Il. ID. Adams. of Red
! OAK. The judge of the exhibit was
1 Hon4- M--0scar- Collier MARYLAND.
i MI. Collier is known as one of the
| authorities on corn in this country.
HE has been a breeder of corn for n
number of years and is the originator
! OF several well known varieties. He
acted as judge of farm products at
the Virginia State Fair in both 1905
and 1909.
Award of Prizes.
! The classes of corn, the prizes Offer
! ed and the names of the winners
| are as follows.
| Glass l.--For the largest yield OF
corn on one aere~-$50 in cash,
given by the r. w Wood a. Sons
Seed Company. Richmond, Va.
Glass II.-Largest yield of Thomp-
sons Prolific corn on one acre
Garden seeds to the amount of $40.
given by Diggs & Beadles, Rich
mond, Wa. No competition.
Class III.--Best ten ears of white
corn.-First prize. one ton of corn
fertilizer. given by the virginia-ca
lima Chemical Company. Richmond.
| Va TO be applied TO four acres OF
| corn and report made 10 the
donors. Second prize, one years sub
scription TO the Times Dispatch. given
by the editor. ]. Stewart Bryan.
Third prize. $3.50 In cash.
| Awards-First prize, A. F. Turner.
Pert Royal; second, DIR. C. u.
0ravatt. Port Royal: third, Berkeley
Adams. Red Oak; fonrth +
Hardy. Blackstone; fifth, r. o. Sandy.
Burkeylile.
Class IV.-Best ten earS of yellow
corn.-First prize. one ton of corn
fertilizer. to be applied to two acres
of corn in a1n--and- la repart az 70
yield made to the donors, the vir-
ginia-Carelina Chemical Co.. Rich
mond, Va. Second prize. SIS In gold.
given by the Southern Planter Pub
fishing Co, Richmond, va. Third
prize. $3.50 in cash.
'Awards--First prize, w. G. Roiitt.
Roanoke; second. ID. III. wetsel. Port
Republic. third. w. G.. Parkinson. Sr..
fourth. r. r. Moore. Pulaski: nth,
w. c. Parkinson, Jr.. of Taylorsyille.
Class V.-Best ten ears OF prolific
corn. open to Cookies. Blount's,
! Thompson's or other prolific strains,
but not to the one ear-to-the- stalk
varieties--First prize. one ton OF
Lees agricultural lime. freight pre-
paid. given by A. S. Lee e. Sons Co.
Richmond. Va. Second prize, one
years subscription to and SIS worth
Of advertising in the National Poultry
Journal, Harrisonburg, Va, given by
the editor. Third prize. one hand corn
thinner. given by the Graves Hum.
phreys Hardware Co., Roanoke, Va.
Value. s1.25.
Awards--First prize, John A. Arch
er, Henrtco county: second, Samuel
s. Guerrant. Galloway; third r.. NJ.
Newman, Somerset.
Sweepstakes.
Glass VII.-Best ten ears of corn at
the show.-One two-row No. Deere
corn planter. given by the Watt Plow
Company, Richmond, Va Awarded
to A. F. Turner. Port Royal.
Glass VIII.-Best single ear of corn
at the show.--A silver loving cup,
given by the T. w Wood & Sons
Seed Co.. Richmond. Va. Awarded
to b. ID. Adams, of Red Oak.
The prize ear of corn was of Boone
county white variety, length Io1-2
inches. circumference inches A
close second was an ear exhibited by
Samuel s. Guerrant. OF Galloway.
Judge Collier explained that the Guer-
rant ear scored higher ON every point
except that of market condition, and
that he could not award it the first
prize on account of the important de-
feet of immatuFity of cob,
Farmers Sons Contest.
The judge Of the exhibit proceeded
with the Judgment OF the sexhibits
made by the farmers sons THURSDAY
afternoon. This Is regarded as one
of the most important features of the
meeting of the Corn Growers Assoc
citation.
This contest was made possible
through the generosity OF number
of the colleges of the State In giving
valuable scholarships for prizes Tho
contest will consist in judging a num-
Der of samples of corn and placing
them in order of merit; also. in seor-
ing one or mere Of the samples. using
the score card adopted by the Departs
ment of Agronomy Of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Placing the
corn correctly will count fifty noin;,
and the scorning forty points in de-
termtning the winners Of the con-
test. Any boy in thes State under
twenty-one years OF age, and who has
never been enrolled at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute Is eligible 10
compete.
The prizes. arranged In order OF
receipt of offer, are as follows: "A tub
ton scholarship In the Shenandoah
Collegiate Institute and School az
Music. at Dayton. Va. This Ii trans-
ferable and may be used by either
q boy or girl. Value, see
A tuition scholarship In the WashS
fngton and Lee University at Lexinx.
ton. va Cannot BE won IN student
Of Warrington and Leo untvesstty.
Value. $50. III
A scholarship In eikfer the Aeades-
mic or Engineering Department of thA
CniversitN q Virginia at Chax,o<