Middletown transcript., 1911-04-01
CORN PRIZES FOR 1911

the following prizes to be awarded TO
high yields of corn in 1911:
First, $50 to the citizen of Delaware
growing in this State the largest amoun
of dry, shelled corn on one acre of ground
Second, $50 to the citizen growing tbs
second largest amount of dry, sheiled corr
on one acre of ground.
| Third, $40 to the citizen growing the
third largest amount of dry, shelled corn
on one acre of ground.
S25 to the minor in each county who
grows the largest amount Of dry, shelled
corn on one acre Of ground.
SIS to the minoEin each county who
grows the second largest amount OF dry
shelled corn on one acre of ground.
$40 to the minor in each county who
grows the third largest amount of dry,
shelIed corn on one acre otground.
Rules
/. Each contestant must be citizen
Of Delaware and plant at least one full
acre Of corn. Said acre may be separate
from other paintings, or it may be a
portion of any field of corn.
2. Each contestant must on or before
August l, 1911, file with the State Board
of Agriculture bis intention of entering
the contest.
8. Blank forms will be given each
contestant to fill out, showing the follow
ing items: Variety OF corn planted; pre-
paration Of lhs soil; kind and amount of
manures and fertilizers; OF the soil; dates
of planting and maturing, and manner
and number of times cultivated or hoed,
etc.
4 No restrictions are made as to variety
of corn, soil, or kinds or amounts of
manure or fertilizer used.
5. In each and every case the corn
shall be left standing in its natural growth
or topped and stripped, and standing on
the acre of ground as it grew, until it is
ready to be husked in the presence Of the
committee.
6. Each contestant must notify the |
State Board of Agriculture when the corn |
is matured. Upon receipt Of such notice
the Board will send committee to meas |
ure accurately the ground, and see the |
corn husked and weighed. The report Of
this committee shall be portion of the
report of each contestant.
Z. The amount Of shelled corn shall
be determined by weighing the total
amount of the corn grown On the acre at
the time of huskiDg and then taking at
random from the pile of husked corn 40 |
pounds of ears and shipping to the State
Board OF Agriculture at Dover, where it
shall be kept until the date of the State
Corn Show when i4shall be shelled and |
weighed. The estimated shrinkage Of the
corn on the acre from the time Of husk-
ing shall be determined by the shrinkage
OF this sample Of 40 pounds.
The prizes last year were won by |
Messrs. Arnold NaudaiD Il Son, Marshalls;
Alonzo s. Whittock, Odessa, and Edward |
A. Evans, Cheswold, as shown by the
report of the committee, which is as
follows:
We the undersigned committee ap-
pointed to weigh and measure the corn
grown by contestants for the prizes |
offered by the State Board of Agriculture
for the highest yield per acre, for corn
grown in Delaware in the year 1910, beg |
to report that we have made measure.
ments of the land upon which the corn |
was grown and have carefully weighed |
the corn, and we fad the yields of dry |
shelled corn to be as follows:
Naudain & Son, Marshallton, go bushels |
per acre. |
A. S. Whittock, Odessa, 88 bushels per |
acre.
E. A. Evana, Cheswold, 81 bushels per
acre.
W. s. Davis, Bridgeville, 81 bushels
per acre.
We, therefore, award the prizes as fol.
lows:
lst prize, $50 to Naudain & Son.
2nd prize, $50 to A. S. Whittock.
3rd prize, $40 to E. A. Evans.
Respectfully,