Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-12
CORN SHOW ENDS;
AWARDS ARE MADE
FOR GOLDEN EARS
Fourth and Last Day of South
ern Corn Shows Successful
Program Ended at 9 O'clock
Friday Evening

Friday evening at . o'clock the South
ern Corn show, first Of its kind. closed
its doors after a four days session and
passed into history with success behind
81. Saturday morning a score OF men
were busy in the big arena OF the audi
torium In Atlanta. packing up the golden
ears that had been on exhibit there since
Tuesday morning. shipping most Of them
TO other shows and sending a few back
to the homes Of their growers.
People who have an idea that an ear
of corn is never anything more than a
prosaic and commonplace product OF the
geld. would have felt new respect for
IL had they seen the care with which
some Of the prize-winning ears were
packed away by their owners. Some
were even removed Friday evening after
the awards were announced, and will
be carefully guarded by their owners
for other shows. They represent a con-
siderable value. Some of them could not
be bought for 500 or more.
Georgia viii send about 1000 exhibits
whole freight car load. to the South
Atlantic show. which opens in Columbia,
s. c., on Monday. In noticeable con-
trast to this aggressive policy on the
part OF Georgians was the apathy with
which South Carolina allowed the South
ern show. just closed. to snow IT I'M
der There was only one South Caro-
lima exhibit in Atlanta (though there
were a number from each of the other
southern states), and II necessarily was
awarded one OF the South Carolina
prizes. The judges were unwilling, how
ever. to give It more than a third prize
Prof. ]. Phil Campbell. supervisor of
the Corn club work in Georgia. will be
in charge OF the Georgia exhibits at
the Carolina show. There win be a good
many individual exhibits, also, from
Georgia at the Columbia show.
The Southern Corn show is the big
gest ever held in the south. and Is the
first ever held anywhere under the aus
pices OF a chamber OF commerce. The
Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce has
therefore established a precedent. The
show demonstrated Enthusiastically to the
minds of thousands that the south can
be just as great in the production of
corn as IL is In the growing of cotton
The show marked a turning point 10
Georgia farming. The state will never
again be dependent upon cotton.
Inc prize dWarOS announced FRIDAY
afternoon were based upon quality. ex-
cept in Class II, which was for the best
yield per acre in Louisiana. North Car
DINA or Tennessee; and Glass vi, which
was the class for the Girls Canning clubs;
and the club sweepstakes of Class VII.
which were for the best club exhibit at
the show. and the best appearance in the
parade.
BIGGEST HONORS.
c. II. Summerour, of Cobb county, won
the biggest honors at the show, carrying
OF tl35 sweepstakes for the best ten ears.
800 sweepstakes for the best one ear.
SO for the best ten-ear individual exhibit
from Georgia, and IS for the best one-ear
exhibit from Georgia
Clayton county carried of the honors
from the Girls Canning club division.
Winifred White. of Jonesboro. winning
first prize for the best individual exhibit,
and the Clayton club winning first for
the club exhibit.