Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-20
OF EXHIBITORS
At Ferris 8 CAUTHORN
BIG CORN SHOW
EXPERT CORN MAN SAYS THE
BEST WAY TO CHOOSE SHOW
EARS IS TO FOLLOW scRoE-
CARD PUBLISHED IN THE LED
GER EACH YEAR
Mexico Show Was Larger Than the
Mexico Show Was Larger than at
the State Fair In SedaIIa-Reidis
Improved yellow Dent Was Win
ming Variety In Show.

Ferris & CanthOrn Corn Show Is
as. OF which rs are boys. Extra ex-
habit tables had 70 be erected for
the accommodation OF the large num-
Der Of entries which were far in ex-
Ices Of what was expected.
Corn Land" Makes Beautiful Win
dow.
The special window display In the
Ferris q CauthOrn windows during
the corn show, which are always the
most artistic of original ideas sur
pass former efforts this yea with a
scene representing corn land"
where everything but the water is
made OF grains Of corn.
There is a mountain of corn from
which a waterfall hlmbled over rocks
Of corn. 1t passes a mif-dam of
corn and turns the wheel to a busy liz
tie mill Of corn stalks. There rs a
bridge of the same material crossing
the stream. The land on either side
IS made Of grains Of corn as is
the bottom and side OF the stream.
There are horses, cows. men wag-
ons, hogs and gesse as well as other
parts Of the scenery of farm life
that are manufactured from grains of
corn. There is also an electric light
ed farmhouse of grains of corn. Mes
Srg Earrir r. ror+bDrp bar., ca,a
ceeded in giving the public a most
unique as well as interesting window
display. Mrs. Bratton. who as
sisted in decorating the window,
deserves credit also, for the feminine
touch Is evident in its ARTISTRY.
ut is evident that the corn grow
ers OF Andrain county have profited
by last years experience and raised
better corn this season" Prof. F. II.
Dameree, Of the State University,
made the foregoing statement Satur-
day when he chose the winners of
Ferris & Cauthorn's corn show. b. o.
Stephens, Of Auxvasse, won first
with Reds Improved Yellow Dent,
the prize being a Majestic range; |
second. Theo. SeIb. Johnson County
White, prize J. /. Case corr planter;
J. H. Ware, third Johnson County
White. prize 20 rods of wire fence.
The boys contest was won by Harry
Fecht, who received a repeating nj
file for his fine display Of Boone
County White.
There Is more orn here than was
exhibited at The State Corn Show in
sedalia," continued Prof. Damaree,
and the ears show the farmers fol.
lowed the score-card published in the
Ledger in choosing, That Is the
only sure way Of getting the right
ears"
The complete list Of exhibitors fol
lows;
J. T. Peck. J. w. Peck, b. Phil
lips, c. II. Ploat, A. J. Pierce, A.
Renkin, C. C. Rutter, Perry Riggs,
Fred Riggs. H. d. Risk, VIM. Roach,
J. B. Rutter, Chas, Reed, II. P. Ruda-
sill. J. ]. Ryan, t. S. Scott, w. R.
Surber, Jos. Springer, F. Steward,
r. ID. Sims. V. Smith, Henry Stow
n stonakNr
Surber, Theo. SeIb, Edward Selb. A.
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