The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-02
KING CORN HOLDS
THE BOARDS THIS
WEEK IN COLUMBIA
REMARKABLE DISPLAY AT STORE
OF STREET, MARTIN &
VAUGHAN CO.
PRONOUNCED A RECORl BREAKER
Valuable Prizes Awarded for Best
Corn in Two classes-Flve Year-old
Boy Is one Of the Competitors.
eut Little Yellow Corn.


The corn exhibit Of Street, Martin
G Vaughan Co. when may be seen at
their store in this city. is said to be
the finest corn display ever made In
Maury county. The exhibit is the
largest Of any yet held under the aus
pieces Of the arm, and the specimens
Of corn are pronounced most excel
lent by competent judges of this great
cereal.
The firm offered a number Of prizes
which were competed for by a large
number of the corn growers, 119 in
all. There has never been such a
large number of competitors at any
previous corn exhibit held by them.
: Two experts passed on the exhibit
this year, Messrs Neel and Keffer, Of
the Knoxville experiment station, and
any who heard either of these gen.
tlemen at the short course in agricul-
ture held here last week, viii testify
to their ability and qualifications for
such work.
Two Glasses of Competitors.
Competition was open to two class
es OF farmers, those who hired their
corn cultivated and renters, or owners
who cultivated the corn themselves.
The exhibit of the last mentioned
class is shown on the table as one en-
ters the store, and the winner of first
award in this class was Albert Mat
thews, and the prize was one horse
Moline corn planter, valued at $3.50.
Mr.. Matthews is land owner but cul-
tiyated the corn himself.
The second in this class was won by
Eugene Derryberry, and the prize was
a $3.50 Chattanooga double shovel.
Winners In Other Classes.
In the second class the winners and
prizes were as follows:
s. w. Warfield, first prize, double
horse corn planter, Superior. valued at
$3.50.
The second was won by l. c. Muir
ply, prize a $40 Chattanooga pillow.
other Winners.
A pocket knife valued at $1.5O was
offered for the largest ear of corn,
and T. ]. Harris and T. I. Foster tied,
each exhibiting an ear that weighed
one pound and thirteen ounces. In
order to decide the question the corn
was shelled, and the grains of Mr..
Harris corn weighed one pound and
six ounces, and Mr.. Fosters one
pound and four ounces. Mr.. Harris
was found to be the winner.
Five-Year-oId Boy Grows Corn.
; Jack Gordon, the fiye-year-old son of !
Charles Gordon, was competitor in
The owners class. The little fellow j
asked his father If he might cultivate |
some corn and planted nine hills from
which nine ears were produced. He
entered his corn in the exhibit, and
vas awarded a farm wagon; net a
very large one, but large enough for
/ boy of his size and age. The lit
lie fellow is a hustler and If he con-
inues to show such q spirit of pluck
md industry there is no doubt that
le will make his mark.
An Attractive Display.
The corn is arranged very attract
vely at the store of Street, Martin &
Vaughan Coand has been admired by
large number of visitors, and is
veil worthy of inspection, not only
" farmers but by everyone who IS In
crested in farm progress and the adj |
ancement of the material interests
1 the county. k
Very Little Yellow Corn. II
The display includes Tennessee Red
Job, World Beaten, The Watson, 3
'oone County Dent, Hickory King,
White Elephant, Mogul and perhaps t
theirs. IL
1t is to be noted that there is but r
tile yellow corn in the exhibit from G
go. 1