The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-07
Raymond Helms, Member of
the Boys Corn Club, Had
the Best Ear Of Corn at the
Festival Show.
HARD TO JUDGE CORN
BECAUSE. OF GREENNESS
Farmers Greatly Interested in
the Corn Display and Will
Attend Corn School Here
During Winter.

Interest In the farmers short course
which will be held in this city in
February under the auspices of the
Purdue university faculty Of the agri-
culture department, has greatly in
creased since the farmers have had
opportunity to visit the corn display
at the court house during the festival
Many tickets have been subscribed
for and prospects are that there will
be an enrolment of two thousand by
the time Of the opening Of the school.
Prof. G. I. Christie of the university
while here with the Purdue exhibit,
10 making arrangements for the corn
show this winter. He IL pleased with
the enthusiasm displayed and expects
the Wayne county school to equal
any which IL held in the state, al
though there are several counties in
the state which have had the advan-
tage over Wayne county of several
years Of training by the Purdue fac
ulty. This win be second corn school
held In the county.
Judges for the Show.
J. N. McMahan Of Liberty, with
Prof. Christie Of the university, judged
the corn displayed by the Wayne
county boys corn club and the older
corn Taisers. The fact that the best
ear Of corn In the exhibit, which was
eAtere1 Tor . premium, 10 displayed by
q meneee . tle hjys' corn club en-
phaAeoao tbe q qkeAce Of the study,
which the. Aey1 1aadertook this spring
relative to the raising Of corn by sci
entifc methods. The ear is shown by
Raymond Helms, the young son Of
Joseph 8. Helms. living south Of the
city. Mr.. Helms perhaps has the best
ear In the display. but - he was con
nected with the exhibit in an omchI
capacity. his was not entered for .
premium.
Owing to the greenness Of the corn
which II shown the judges were not
able to score It, It being impossible to
remove . few grains from the cob
without damage to the other corn.
Therefore the judges passed ON it
from the outside appearance and on
the score card they noted their criti-
cisms with explanations ~ to where
and why the ear was deficient.
List % Aawards.
The awards on corn and grains are:
Exhibit BY boys corn club members
10 ears ang variety. First Ray
mond Helms. and sweepstakes on sin
gle ear; second. Chester Helms; third
Paul Wright, Lyons Station: fourth,
Harvey Stanley, Richmond r. r. No
8. Value Of premiums. first $3.50, sec
and $3.50; third. $50. and fourth 80
cents: sweepstakes 81.
White corn-1O ears. First, c. p.
Stevens. Centervilie: second, D. B.
Medearis, Centerville; third Harvey
fourth, an exhibitor whose display 10
not registered: fifth. ]. c. Stevens,
Centerville
Yellow corn-10 ears. First, NJ. s.
Miller. Boston township; second
Frank Kuhlman and sweepstakes on
best single ear. Boston township;
third. w. e. Eikenberry, Richmond:
fourth. Wood Eliason. Centerville;
sixth. Gaar G. Eliason. Centerville.
Mixed corn-10 ears. First, Gaar
Eliason, Centerville; second, Wood
Eliason. Centerville: third e. p. Stew
ems, Centerville.
Awards ON all classes of corn were:
First -: second g: third SITS. fourth
81: NTH 75 cents; sixth 50 cents; and
sweepstakes ears s..
Awards for Wheat.
wheat-HaR bushel. First, e. p.
stevens. Centerville, SIZE: second.
Jesse Stevens. Centerville. Is cents:
third d. b. Medearis. Centerville. so
cents.
Oats-First. w. N Threewits, Cen.
terville. 76 cents; second. Nose Mey-
ers. Cambridge City. 50 cents.
Clover seed-First. Ralph McMiun.
Centerville. $50: second, w. N.
Threewits. Centerville. 7s cents.
Timothy seed-Mose Meyers. Cam
bridge City. given second. ~ he had
no contestant.