The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
CORN CLUB CONTEST.

Annual Exhibit Of Boys Corn Club
Of Ascension Parish to be Held
at Gonzales Oct. 14-contribu.
tons of Premiums Solicited.
The second annual exhibit of the
boys corn club of Ascension parish
will be held at Gonzales Saturday,
Oct. Il, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
The membership of the organization
this year is over seventy, and as a
great deal of interest has been man
fested by the boys in the agricul-
tural operations of the club and keen
rivalry has developed, it is antici-
pated that some splendid exhibits of
corn will be made and numerous ex-
cellent yields will be reported. Supt
J. L. Rusca hopes to make the con
tests a source Of inspiration not only
for the members of the club, but for
the farmers of the parish and the
general public as well, and Judging
from the degree of success attend
ing the exhibit last year and the
bright prospects ahead of this sea-
sons demonstration, it seems likely
that his hope will be realized and
the scope of the corn club project
materially broadened and enhanced
in value.
Contributions to the premium list
of the club are earnestly solicited,
and as the awarding of these tro-
phies stimulates interest in the or
ganization and tends to promote a
healthy feeling of rivalry among the
youthful farmers, the public-spirited
business men and citizens of the par
ish are urged to donate premiums
to be presented to the successful
corn growers at the approaching ex-
hibit. All prizes must be in the
hands of Supt. Rusca not later than
next Saturday, Oct. I, and the list
of donations will be published in
this paper either on that date or the
Saturday following. Due credit will
also be given the donors when the
prizes are presented at the Con
zales exhibit.
Following is a list of the pre-
miums awarded at the corn club con-
tests held at Gonzales last year:
Greatest yield-First prize, Shaw
nee cultivator donated by w. b.
Avery & Sons, New Orleans; second,
$40 donated by Achille Picard; third
and fourth, SIS and 81, respectively,
donated by police jury; fifth, So do
mated by A. A. Killing; sixth, $3.50
donated by school board; seventh,
So donated by A. A. king; eighth,
ninth and tenth, one years sub
scription (each) to Donaldsonville
Chief; eleventh. twelfth, thirteenth
and fourteenth, s1.75, $3.50, s1.25 and
81, respectively, donated by school
board.
Best exhibit OF 10 ears-First
prize, steel beam pillow donated by
B. Lemann & Bro; second, suit of
clothes donated by Meter & Co.;
third, IS in gold donated by Donald
sonville Progressive Union; fourth,
pair of shoes donated by J. A. Dali
feres; fifth, So donated by school
board; sixth, So donated by G. G.
Weber; seventh, one years sub
scription to Donaldsonville Chief.
Best individual ear--First pre-,
So donated by town council of Don
aldsonvilIe; second. S. donated by
Hon. Henry G. Braud; third, 81 do
mated by Donaldsonville town council;
fourth, one years subscription to
Donaldsonyille Chief.
Best written account of history
of crop-Prize, SO donated by Don
aldsonyiile town council.
Best written account of profit on
nvestment-Prize, So donated by w.
B. Stuart.
Beet composition On "Corn'-First
prize, silver watch donated by Supt.
J. L. Rusca; second, 81 donated by
school heard.
The yield Of corn officially credited
to the various members of the parish
club last year was as follows, frac-
tional part of bushels being disre-
garded:
Lancia Dixon, 70 bushels: Auril,
lien Templet, Armand Lanoux and
Leonoe Lanoux, Sc; Harry Parent,
IS; sibley Leblanc, 81; Allen Sibley,
and Leonce Moran, Sc; Walter Will
liams, IS; Murphy Webb, SO; Ber'
tram Landry, 81; Window Barn1an
so; Venance Rcux, 40; Davis HamEl-
ton, 48; Milton Fridge, IS; John
Smiley and Leo Landry, 40; Valen-
tine Brignac, SO; Andrew Babin, "a;
Silas Gonzales and Leon Gouthreaux,
SO; Odlin Gonzales, 81; Philip Young
80; Fulton Babin,2o.