The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30

I Ashe. OF the National Forestry service
/ Chamber OF Commerce Smoker.
III At $3.50 p. M. the Champer OF Com-
merce smoker will be held Wnen short
talks will be made on the business re-
Iauons OF the city and the farmers
OF the state as to how their dealings
| can be made mutually more advan-
tageous
Thursday will be occupied win tn u,
corn exhibit. at which judge Sassel'
will speok on GROWING .ne ~ ~. u
Crop; w. Oscar Collier. on se ,, :.
seed Corn" and Senator Charles y.
c.r.uatt m "proparine for a Drouth."
List of PrireT.
| The prize list is as follows:
Glass 1.-For the largest 3ielo u
/ corn on one acre, $50 in cash: ,r
Glass 11.-Largeat yield OF lnolp.
sons Prolific corn on one acre sat"o''
seeds to the amount OF slo' ,.u
| Class III.-Best ten ears of white
corn.-First prize one ton of corn Ter.
| tilizer to be applied to four acres OF
corn and report made to the donors
| second prize, one years subscription
to The Times-D Dispatch; third prize.
$3.50 in cash.
Glass 1v.-Best ten ears OF yellow
corn--First prize, one ton OF corn Ter.
tilizer. to be applied to two acres OF
corn In 1919 and report as to Yield
made to the donors: second PRIZE, 20 IN
gold given by the Southern Planter
Publishing Company; third prize, 1880
In cash.
Glass West ten ears of Prolific
corn, open to Cookies. Blounts, Thomp-
sons or other Prolific strains, but not
to the one ear to-the-stalk varieties
First prize. one ton of Lees Agricul-
tural lime. freight prepaid: second
prize. one years subscription to and 80
worth of advertising in the National
Poultry Journal; third prize. one hand
corn thinner.
Glass v1-Largest amount Of grain
on ten stalks, to be exhibited on the
stalk-First prize. one No. 6 Oliver
pillow; second prize. one Davis No.
Swing Churn: third prize. six pairs OF
holeproof socks.
sweepstakes: Glass v1I.-Best ten
ears Of corn at the show, one two.row
Deere Corn Planter.
Glass vIII.--Best single ear Of corn
at the show, silver loving cup.
Farmers sons Corn Judging Contest.
This contest was made possible
through the generosity of a number
y
valuable scholarships for prizes. The |
contest will consist in Judging num-
Der Of samples of corn and placing |
them In order Of merit: also in scor- |
ing one or more of the samples, using !
the score card adopted by the Depart |
ment Of Agronomy Of the Virginia Po- |
lytechnic Institute Placing the corn |
correctly will count fifty points, and |
the scoring forty points in determining |
the winners of the contest. Any boy |
In the State under twenty-one years of .
age and who has never been enrolled
at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Is eligible to compete.
The prizes, arranged in order of re-
ceipt of offer. are as follows: A tuition |
scholarship in the Shenandoah Collie
giate Institute and School of Music at |
Dayton, Va. This Is transferable and |
may be used by either a boy or girl.
Value $40.
tuition scholarship in the Wash
fngton and Lee University, at Lexing-
ton. Va. Cannot be won by student |
OF Washington and Lee University. /
Value $50.
a scholarship in either the academic
or engineering departments OF the
University of Virginia at charlotte,-
vile. Value, In the academic depart
ment. $40 a year; In the engineering
department, $50 year. Good for two
years.
rebate of 500 in expenses in any
agricultural or horticultural course at
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Mt i
A scholarship in the Bridgewater
College. Value not given.
a scholarship at Hampden. Sidney
College, worth $50.
The VjrrripIa |
Lynchburg, has expressed desire to
give scholarship for this contest, but
nothing definite has been agreed upon.
The boy winning first place will 4
eA:e first choice of the above scholar
snips' the one winning second place
will have second choice, and so on
until all are taken There is little
likelihood OF any of the boys eligible
TO the contest having had special In
struction in corn Judging. so all will
be on equal footing.