Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
ANNUAL CORN INSTITUTE
ARRANGES FINE PROGRAM
LIST OF PRIZES AND OTHER IN.
TERESTING INFORMATION
There Will Also be Some Speeches by
Well Known Experts on the Sub
ject of Corn Growing

Plans for the annual Corn Insti
tute have been completed. Th,
program follows: Thursday, De
cember 14-The day will be devoted
to judging and shelling exhibits il
the yield contests. In the after
noon ten minute addresses will be
made by the three men who secured
the highest yield per acre in 1911
Messrs. Arnold Naudain, Marshall
ton; E. H. ShalIcross, McDonough
Al9nzo S. Whittock, Odessa. The
exhibition will be open to the pub
lie throughout the day. In the
afternoon at o'clock, a steropticon
lecture on "Wheat Growing" will
be given by Professor A. E. Grant
ham of the Delaware College Exper-
iment Station. Friday, December
Is, 10 a. m.-Open address, H. P.
Cannon. Bridgeville, President Del
aware Corn Growers Association ;
Breeding as Means of Increasing
Our Yields of Corn, C. P Hartley,
Bureau of Plant Industry, Washing
ton, d. c.; report of secretary and
annual election of officers. 1.3O
p.m.-Some Factors Affecting the
Yield of Corn, Professor N. Schmitz,
Agronomist, Maryland Experiment
Station, College Park, Md. The Re
lation of Legumes to Grain Grow
ing, Professor A. Z. Grantham, Ag-
,ronOmist, Delaware Experiment
Station; discussion is invited at the
close of each address.
Rules Governing Contest
1. Only corn grown in Delaware
by the exhibitor during the season
of 1911 shall compete for prizes.
2 An entry fee of so cents will
be required of each exhibitor. This
entities him to full membership in
the association for one year in ad-
vance. Remittance for entry fee
may be paid in person or sent to the
secretary by mail. No exhibits will
be judged unless accompanied by en-
try fee.
8. No exhibitor shall make more
than one entry of the same variety
of corn in a single class. He may,
however, enter any or all classes.
a. Exhibits must be delivered to
Secretary A. E. Grantham, Dover,
9oNlater than Tuesday, December
sES If shipped, freight or express
it, ';sg''' :. g must be prepaid.
5. Each ear shall be carefully
wrapped to prevent shelling and
tightly packed in light box.
6. Each exhibit must be accom-
panied by full instruction giving
name and address of exhibitor, to.
gether with the name of the class
it is desired to enter. The commit
tee will have all exhibits properly
displayed and judged for those who
are unable to attend.
z. Any deviation from the above
regulations will be referred to the
committee for adjustment.
8. All exhibits shall remain
property of the exhibitor.
Suggestions on Selecting Corn
Before selecting corn for an ex-
hibit, study the requirements of
the score card in order to have a
definite idea of the characteristic of
a good ear. The next thing to do is
to select an ear of corn which is
most nearly like the idea in mind.
Then pick out considerable number
of ears which approach the ideal
ear. From this number select the
number, ten or twenty as the case
may be for the exhibit. One of the
most important points to consider in
selecting an exhibit is the uniform
ity of the ears. In other words all
the ears of the exhibit should look
alike. In corn breeding, as well as
in animal breeding, results will be
most rapidly accomplished only wher
particular types are developed. Thus
each exhibit should present a def
mite type. 1t is not so important
what this type is, provided it hal
tie acteristics Of good corn, bu
--- ylld be taken to have tn,
exhibit represent some type. Fol
this reason the ears exhibited shoult
have, as nearly as possible, the SAM
length, the same diameter, the sam
shade of color, the same characte
of indentation, the san ne size, widtl
and shape of kernel and the sam
sort of butts, tips and cobs. Sc
that the ears are sound, mature, fre
from injury and that kernels are no
shelled off. Score card-Uniformit
of exhibit, IS; maturity and marke
condition, Is; purity (as shown b.
COLOR of cob, 5; Of kernel, 5; shap
ear, 1Oi proportion Of length t
circumference 10; shape and uni
formty, of kernel, 10; butts, 5
tips, 5; space between rows, 5; pro