Evening journal., 1911-12-06
OFFER MANY PRIZES
FOR STATES BEST CORN

q. premiums VIII ut oAtltQ iulS gtat
for other grains and seeds. at the
fifth annual Delaware State Corn
Show. to be held under the direction
OF the Delaware Corn Growers As
sociation in Dover. on December IA
and 10.
The FIRST day Of the state show will
be devoted to judging and shelling
exh bits in the yield contests The
three men who secured the highest
yields per acre last year. Arnold
Naudain. Marshallton; E. II. Shall
cross. McDonough. and Alonzo 5.
Whittock. Odessa. will give ten-min-
ute addresses in the afternoon. At
O'Clock Professor A. E. Grantham, Of
Delaware College Experiment Sta
ton. will give a steropticon lecture
on wheat growing.
Friday mornings Institute program
begins with an address by the presi-
dent OF the Delaware Corn Growers
Association. II. p. Cannon, Of Bridge
Vile. followed by a talk on breeding
as a Means Of Increasing Our Yields
of Corn" by c. p Hartley. Bureau OF
Plant Industry, Washington. ID. G.
Before the noon intermission the an
report of the secretary will be the
order Of the day. At the afternoon
session at 1.30 o'clock. Professor y.
Schmitz. agronomist Of the Maryland
Experiment Station. College Park,
Nd. will speak on Some Factors
Affecting the Yield Of Corn and
Professor Grantham will discuss
"The Relation Of Legumes to Grain
Growing"
Only Delaware corn Of the 1911 crop
can enter In competition. In Judg-
ing the entries, the credits given each
point will be as follows Uniformity
of exhibit. IS; maturity and market
condition, Is purity of cob, 8; purity
of kernel. s shape of ear, 10; pro-
portion OF length TO circumference
10. shape and uniformity of kernel
10: BUTTS, 5 tips. 5 space between
rows, s: proportion Of corn to car
10.
The premium list follows:
CLASS A.
Section For the best 20 ears
white corn. Sc; 2nd, 81; 3rd, 81
sec. 2-For best 30 cars yellow
corn. Sc; end 81; Srd, 81.
Sec 3--For best 20 ears mixed corn
Sc: 2nd, 81; 3rd. 81.
Sweepstakcs IN Glass A-One
Guernsey bull calf value S25, bred
and donated by Delaware College.
CLASS ..
Section For best 10 cars whi'e
corn. S5: End, SO; 3rd 81.
sec 2-For best 10 ears yellow
corn. s5: end, SO; Srd, So
eoc 9-For best 10 ears mixed
corn. S5; End. SO; 3rd, 81. 49,,
Sweepstake prize in Glass B-@o
cash.
For the best 10 cars OF any variety
or color from
New Castle Couuty-1st. SO; 2nd'
So 3rd, So. Ath, 81.
Kent County-lst, 50; 2nd' $Si 'lu'
50; Attn. 81. .. o.
Sussex County LIST, SO; End. S5' oru'
sweepstakes in Glass Cone No
50 oliver Chilles Breaking PloW, 40
mated hy The Industrial Supply Com
paey, Wilmington, Del
r CLASS d.
For the best 10 ears, OF any VarieC
or color. shelling the most gram D
1st premium-one Chester White
MIG yalue $40. bred and donated b.
Naudain & Son, Marshallton Del.
2nd premium-S2.0O.
CLASS Z.
FOR the best 5 ten-ear exhibits o
any varieties or colors. from an,
New Castle county-1st So; 2nd
So
Kent County-1st. S5; 2nd. SO.
Sussex County-1st. IS; 2nd, 50.
In addition to the above premiums
which are offered by the State Grange
IL. p. Cannon, president Of the Della
ware Corn Growers Association, VII
give a silver cup as a sweepstakes.
Each ten-ear sample OF the Grange
exhibits must have been grown by al
individual Grange member whos'
name and address shall ACCOMPANY
the sample when delivered TO thu
show
CLASS F.-vARIETIES.
For the best ten ears OF each o
the following varieties Of corn:
Boone County White-lst, 81; 2nd
30 cents
Reds Yellow Dentist. 81; End
so cents.
Leaming-1st. 81; 2nd. so.
Golden Beauty-lst. 81: 2nd, so.
100 Day Bristol--1st. 81: End, so.
sussex-1st. 81: 2nd. so.
Delaware-lst, 81; 2nd, so.
Hickory King-1st, 81; End, so.
CLASS G.
For the best peck samples Of whea
grown in 1911:
New Castle County-Red wheat
1st, SO: 2nd, 81. White wheat. 1st
81. End, 81.
Kent County-Red Wheat, LIST. So
End, 81. White wheat. lst, 81; 2nd
Sussex county-Red wheat. 1si
50: End, 81. White wheat, LIST, SO
End, 81.
For the best peck Of the followin
grains and seeds from the State a
large. grown during season Of 1911:
White Oats-1st, 81; End, soc.
Black Oats-1st. 81; 2nd, soc.
Rye-1st. 81; End soc.
Barley-1st, 81; 2nd. soc.
Black Soybeans-1st, 50; End, 81.
Green Soybeans-1st. 80; End, 81.
Yellow Soybeans-1st 80: 2nd, s
whippoorwill Cowpeas-1st s.
End, 81.
New Era Cowpeas-1st, 50; End, s
Black Cowpeas-1st. so; 2nd. 81.
Field Beans (White)-1st, 81; 2n
sec.
Red Clover-1st. 50; End. 81.
ri~trnco, Clovar--Ief 50. 2nd 81