Evening journal., 1910-12-06
GOLDEN EARS in
GRAND EXHIBIT
State Corn Show to Open on
Thursday viii Show
Great Display
UNITED STATES EXPERT
AMONG TIE JUDGES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Dec. 6.--Great, fancy
ears of corn are spread about the
Kent county Court House as though
there was a famine somewhere aud a
call had been made for a donation Of
corn Of Egypt.
But the corn is being sent here
from all over Delaware not because
there is prime minister, who sees a
famine i'm sight and wants to lay in a
store. but because the state of Della
ware is taking official interest In corn
growing and wants her farmers to
produce three bushels. where one is
now grown. With this in view the
state has offered many FIVE and ten
dollar prizes and there is q room full
of special prizes for the annual corn
show i'm connection with the annual
meeting Of the Delaware State Corn
Growers Association. which will be
held here Thursday and Friday.
A. l.. Zook, United States expert
from the Department Of Agriculture.
who will Judge the corn, will arrive
here tomorrow and proceed to ex-
anime and shell all or some of the
corn and place the winning cards or
ribbons thereon without ever knowing
who grew IT, Judge Zook will also
ST eak here on Friday. as will Profess
sor Hayward. director Of the state
experiment station; Professor N.
Schmitz. the Maryland state agrono-
mist from College Park. and President
Gilbert J. Meredith. the preacher
farmer. who is president Of the State
Corn Growers Association.
To-u,orrom aFfarnnov tboro Mill ho
an interesting feature while the farm
ers and spectators are here looking at
the prize corn, yellow, white and red
Arnold audain. OF Marshallton; Alonzo
S. Whittock, of Odessa, and Edward A.
Evans, Of Cheswold, the three men
who have won the prizes for the high
est yields per acre In 1910 in this
state, will each make a ten-minute ad-
dress giving all those present the ben
eft of their experience In raising.
The rules on which the corn will be
entered and scored, tomorrow, are as
follows:
l. Only corn grown I'm Delaware by
the exhibitor during the season of 1910
shall compete for prizes.
2. An entry fee Of 80 cents will be
required Of each exhibitor. This en-
titles him to full membership in the
association, for one year I'm advance.
Remittance for entry fee may be paid
| in person or sent to the secretary by
mail. No exhibits will be judged un-
less accompanied by entry fee.
3. No exhibitor shall make more
than one entry Of the same variety OF
corn in single class. He may, how
ever, enter any or all classes.
a. Any OF all corn entered shall
at the discretion OF the State Boar,
of Agriculture, be selected and reserv
: ed for an exhibit to be sent to the Ma
! tional Corn Exposition. Columbus. o
January 30 TO February II. 1911.
5. Exhibits must be delivered {
secretary. a. e. Grantham. Dover
not later than Tuesday December {
II shipped, freight or express charge
must be prepaid.
6. Each ear should be CAREFUL
wrapped, to prevent shelling an
tightly packed in a light box
Z. Each exhibit must be accom-
, panied by full instructions. givin
name and address of exhibitor. tc
gether with the name Of the class
, is desired to enter. The committe
, will have all exhibits properly di.
, played and Judged for those who ar
: unable TO attend
8. Any deviation from the aboy
+ regulations Will be referred to tn
= committee for adjustment
. SCORE CARD.
, Uniformity of Exhibit t....
/, Maturity and market condition 90. ]
r Purity Cas shown by color of Cob
or Kernel Observation-Disclosures.
l Shape of ear
= Proportion Of length TO circum-
a ference .......-..-.........
I Shape and uniformity Of Kernel. ]
Tips
y. Space between rows -
a Proportion Of corn to ear ....