The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
The STATE CORN SHOW
Many Prizes Offered for Exhibits in
the Contest at Windsor

the Contest at Windsor
Plans for the Vermont corn show
to be held in Windsor, November "a
and 20, are now assuming definite
shape and the scope of the undertake
ing has grown to much larger pro
portions than was anticipated at the
start. The movement has met with
the hearty cooperation of many of
the agricultural interests and the sue
cess of the show is assured.
The Windsor county Y. M. c. A,
committee, under whose auspices the
corn show was first launched, now
has the cooperation of not only the
Vermont Agricultural college and
Commissioner of Agriculture o. l..
Martin, but of the public schools,
oranges and locally the Windsor bus
mess men and churches and Windsor
county. Y. M. c. A. Secretary Archi-
bald c. Hurd has given and is giving
the plans for the exhibit his special
attention as executive secretary, as
sisted by w. E. Davies. Charles Tux
bury is acting as chairman of local
arrangements at Windsor.
If il is found that the town hall
will not offer accommodations enough
f. A. Kennedy has offered to the com
mittee ~ use of his fine riding sta
BILE, which is one OF the finest build
ings for exhibition purposes in New
England.
In addition to the displays of corn
and corn products agricultural
schools and public schools will make
special exhibits. Special emphasis
will be placed on the educational fea-
lures of the show and some of the
leading authorities of New England
have been secured to give lectures
on the various phases OF the corn
raising industry
The show is run not as a money
making venture but as big co-opera
tive undertaking for the advance
ment of Vermont agriculture and IL is
confidently believed that 1t will prove
Of great stimulus to the development
of this important industry.
The show will open Friday morn
ing, November "a, closing Saturday
noon, November 20.
The educational program of the
show has been arranged for Friday
afternoon and evening.
Prof. f, W. Taylor of Durham, N.
H., and George L. Taylor of Shell.
burne, Mass, have been secured to do
the judging.
The committee expects to secure
a special speaker on the subject of
domestic science.
Special orchestral concerts have
been arranged for Friday afternoon
and evening.
The most interesting features of
the show will be the boys corn husk-
ing contest in which any boy between
the ages of IL and 16 can enter at
the show A large cup will be award
ed in this event
Nearly $500 is offered in the vari.
Gus classes as prizes, a full program
and list of which can be secured on
request TO the secretary at White
River Junction.
Windsor business men are Offering
a special grange prize OF $25 for
first, $40 for second, IS for third, for
best and most attractively arranged
display OF corn furnished by members
OF any one grange in the state.
In the home making department
special prizes are offered to school
girls and farmers wives for the best
dishes of cooked food made from
corn, by the committee, and Charles
TuXbury of Windsor.
The sweepstakes prize in the shane
OF S75 DeLayal cream separator
has been donated by the De Laval
Separator company of New York CITY
for the best 10 ears of corn. any var.
iety, at the show.
The executive committee of the
corn show has been informed BY the
New England Farmer company OF
Montpelier. that a one year subscrip-
ton to the New England Farmer will
be given TO every winner OF prem.
ium at the show.