The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
BOYS CORN SHOW
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All Exhibitors Should Be at Fair Grounds by 10 a. m.--Each Should Bring fO Ears
 the Premiums.

The Polk aCounty Boys Corn Show will be Nheld at Fair Grounds in Mena next Saturday, and every boy who tried for premium, ,wheth- CT he had gobd success or bad. is expected to be present, bringing the best ten ears of corn he can find in his acre.
 Each boy is also expected to bring a bushel of his corn, tn be used for the benefit of ths club, but as lit is known that in some cases the corn is not sufficiently ripened for seed purposes, this may be brought | in later.
 Arrangements have been made to entertain the boys at the Antlers hotel for dinner at 1 o'clock on the day of the show, they being the guests of Mena citizens. Other fea- lures to give the boys pleasure may be provided.
 The premiums for which these boys are contesting, and which Twill be awarded on the day of the show, are as follows: $50.0O in Gold for the best acre of corn raised onupland. Given by w. A. Ragland. Also fine trip, with all expenses paid by MT. Ragland, to the State Fair in Hot Springs. $25.0O in Cash for second best acre raised on upland. Given by w. w. Townsend.
 5000 in Gold for best acre raised on bottom land. Given by the First National Bank of Mena. With this Twill go trip 10 the State Fair at Hot Springs, all expenses paid by A. E. Wear, county demonstration agent.
 $25.00 Suit of Clothes for second best acre grown on bottom land. Given by the Grand Leader. 5000 in Cash for the best 10 ears grown on upland. Given by Father Gallagher.
 $500 in Cash for the second best 10 ears raised on upland. Given by Patton X Co.
 | $10 in Cash for the best 10 ears grown on bottom land. Given by Jackson Drug & Furniture Co. $500 in Cash for the second best ! iV O0i SitWH VII tfOttOiik iQitQs WtNCi | by Patton & Co.
 $500 in Cash for best ear of corn, by Vickers Book Store. $25 IN CASH for the boy scoring | highest on yield per acre, quality lof corn as shown by ear exhibit, lowest cost per bushel, and the best lwritten record of how he grew his corn, given by the Planters State Bank.
 Premium on Cotton Stalk. At the corn show Saturday the S5 premium offered by Easterday, the jeweler, for the best stalk of cotton grown and exhibited by a member of the Corn and Cotton Club, will be awarded. Prof. w. T. Adams, Judge w. N. Martin and the Rev. M. K. Irwin have been chosen as the committed on awards.
 Wide Open Invitation. All farmers of Polk county are COT Idiiiai.s, di;asii..sy, invited 10 be present and | to shown any exhibits of corn, cot ton or other farm produce. While
  such an exhibit will be helpful and
 tend towards the worthy end oi producing better crops, and in- creasing the regard in which our county is held by home folks as well as visitors.
 A Special Lecture. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon. inn Imediately following the dinner hour
 there will be an address to the boy:
 and t oll farmers and citizens al the Faif grounds on the Boys anC
 Girls Demonstration Work" by A
 E. Wear, county demonstration !agent- This will be full of valuable suggestions to young arid oiu, siss lshOuld be well attended.
 There will be other speakers Ipresent, if time be found to heal
 them.