Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-01-05
SEED CORN
SEED CORN
Farmers eraved tn aAher
This Morning se-fine
Corn st<b%

disagreeabie weather. ute number
came In and the exhibit was a sue
cess. There was a great many varie-
ties of corn shown In both white. vel
low and mixed varieties. Mr.. J. Webb
Howell and r. w. Yeager had charge
Of the exhibit and arranged the corn
on long tables for the purpose placed
In the hall on the first floor of the
court house. The corn was all fine
and shows that great Improvement has
been made In growing corn In Brazos
county In the past few years. The
specimens shown also piose that Just
as good corn can be grown In Brazos
county as in any part Of Texas. This
Improvement is due to seed selection.
fertilization and improved cultural
methods.
Every year our farmers are taking
greater Interest in the Improvement
OF their corn and this thing OF them
having their cribs in north Texas and
Oklahoma win soon be a thing OF the
past.
When that day comes Il win be great
for them and for everybody else.
Thousands upon top OF thousands OF
dollars 20 out OF Brazos county every
year for corn. and when this drain
is stopped the farmer will have more
money to pay for other things. and
the volume OF business Of the mer-
chants viii b. Increased by this enor-
nous sum
Following a. list OF those who
made exhibits at the corn show to-
day:
Mark Wilcox. W. II. Mcvey. J. a. Ha-
gins. Alex McCallum. r. y. Royal. J.,
ia. White. w. n. Morgan. J. T. Fuller.
IT. u. Kuykendall. A. y. Lock. J. T.
Jones. ]. II. Hearns. Frank Kosh. II.
c. Beard. John Sabo. F. W. Yeager.
Prof n. l.. Mcknight. of the A. and
NJ. College, did the Judging. and the
awards were as follows:
White Corn.
First. II. White.
second-w. H. Morgan.
Third. A. Hagins
Fourth-M. wilcox.
Finh-M. Wilcox.
sixth-E. h. Royal
sevenih-w. II. Mevey.
yellow.
First -Jno. Sabo.
Second II. G. Beard.
Third. T. Fuller
/, Fourth--Jno. Sabo.
Fifth-w. II. Mcvey
Sixth-E. n. Royal
Seventh A. Hagins
While the number OF exhibitors was
not 50 great as IL was In the corr
show last year and was in this respect
. Disappointing. this lack was mor'
than compensated by the superior
q quality OF the exhibits. showing tina
Brazos county farmers are steadily
j. raising the standard OF excellence. TIL
small attendance is accounted for BY
h the inclement weather. in considera
, ton OF which IL is surprising that ther'
:. were as many as there we're.
4 Prof H. l. Mcknight remarked 4
. the representative of The Eagle ,hG
A he found much difficulty in makinI
: the awards because every one Of IN,
y exhibitors deserved a premium. Thu
!. limited time forbade the use OF 1
score card and the awards had to b
made on the general appearance o
, the exhibits. II the score card ha'
been employed il is probable that tn
results in some cases would have beef
different.
II is a matter OF universal regre
that the institute work had TO b
postponed because OF the bad weather
II Is not abandoned. however an
The Eagle is authorized to announc
that another date will be- agreed upo
as soon as practicable. probably in tn
latter part Of the present month. i
addition to the regular institute wor
10 be- done at that time. II is the ia
tention OF the progressive farmers Q
Brazos county TO hold a special inst
tute az soon as practicable. to dis