The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-06
$322.5OGIVEN lNPRIzES
POMONA GRANGE, THE DEMOCRATIC
ADVOCATE, B. F. SHRIVER co. and
SMITH-YINGLING co. GIVE AWAt
LARGE CASH PRIZES TO WIsN1RS
OF CORN CONTEST.
Vim. E. SChaeffef Wins $55-W. G.
Shlpley, SHnglutf Beacham, James
C. Myers and Others Are Large
Winners.

WlllllGESs
Last Saturday was momentous
day for the men and boys OF the coun-
| ty who had entered. the contest to
compete for the cash prizes offered
| by The Democratic Advocate, the Po-
mona Grange, the ID. T.. Shriver Com
pany and the Smith & Yingling Com
pany. On that day the results of
their efforts were brought to the Ar
mory i'm this city and placed on ex-
| hibitiOn.
The monthly meeting of the Pomona
Grange of Carroll County was held
| there Saturday morning, when dele
gates from the various oranges of the
county were present and many inter
esting subjects relating to grange
matters were discussed. The after
noon meeting was open to the public
and the questions of cooperative buy
ing and cooperative selling discussed
by Mr.. Charles e. Shriner, of Taney-
town Grange, and DR.. ID. T.. Ship1ey,
of Westminster Grange, and Mr.. Har-
vey Morelock, of Silver Run Grange.
At the conclusion of the addresses
Prof Nicholas Schmidt, of the Mary
land Agricultural Experiment Station,
College Park, announced the success
full competitors in the field corn
growing contest Prof Schmidt was
the judge of the II best ears of field
corn in the several contests, and a
committee was appointed by the
Grange to act as judges for shelled
corn, most profitable crop, sweet
corn, and greatest yield in barrels.
1t was disappointment to those who
had contributed the cash prizes that
larger number Of men and boys had
not complied with the rules and en-
tered the contest. However, the re-
suits were considered very good, and
| Prof. Schmidt, who is an expert, an
nounced that the corn exhibited by
William E. Schaeffer, of Silver Run,
was as good as any he had ever come
across.
Results Of Corr Contest.
| The prize winners in the corn con-
test Of the Boys Corn Club of Carroll
county.
For the Greatest Yield i'm ShelIed
Corn.
1st prize, .$25.00, William E. Shaef-
|
End prize, $4,000, Guy Wilhelm, New
Windsor, 9492 bushels.
3rd prize, $500, James c. Myers,
Taneytown, 92.S6 bushels
4th prize, $1,000, SIingluff Beacham,
Avondale, 1854 bushels.
| 9TH prize, $780, }. Ralph Shirk,
Middleburg, 1888.
For most profitable crop.
LIST prize, $3.50, James c. Myers,
! Taneytown, cost OF growing, 1917
cents per bushel.
End prize, $500, j. Ralph Shirk,
Middleburg, cost of growing, 2203
cents per bushel.
For best II ears of field corn.
William f. Schaeffer, Silver Run,
White Dent, $500.
w. G. Shipley, Smallwood, Lean
ing, $500.
James c. Myers, Taneytown, yell
low Dent, $500.
| Charles C. Walsh, Hampstead,
White Cap Dent, $500.
For Sweet corn i'm B. X. Shriver Co,
contest.
1st prize, $25.OO, Stanley Maus,
End prize, $4,000, Leo G. Althoff,
Taneytown, $3.50 pounds.
3rd prize, $500, Slingluff Beacham,
Avondale, 4315 pounds.
Smith a Yingling Co., contest.
1st prize, $25.00, w. G. Shipley,
Smallwood, 1920 pounds.
End prize, $4,000, VIM. H. Walsh,
Hampstead, 284O pounds.
| 3rd prize, $1,000, Slingluff Beacham,
Avondale, 1855 pounds.
Democratic Advocate contest.
For greatest yield in barrels.
1st prize, $25.OO, William E. schaef-
fer Silver Run, 20 barrels, 467 bush
lels.
End prize, $4,000, Stanley Maus,
Frizellburg, 1875 barrels.
3rd prize, $500, w. G. Shipley,
Smallwood, 1877 barrels.
4th prize, $1,000, Guy Wilhelm,
New Windsor, IS barrels, 4 92-100
bushels.
5th prize, $500, James O. Myers,
Taneytown, IS barrels, 2 $4,000 BUSH
els.
For best IL ears of field corn.
Chris Schnable, Smallwood, Lean
ing, $500.
Joseph Althoff, Taneytown, White
Cap Dent, $500.
James G. Myers, Taneytown, Yellow
Dent, $500
VIM. 2. Schaeffer, Silver Run,
White Dent, $500.
The following persons exhibited
corn On Saturday.
Yellow Dent, James Myers, Guy Will
helm, Joseph Bankard, John il. Peltz
and Frank Metcalfe.
Leaning, Wesley Grove Shipley,
Slingluff Beacham, VIM. Fl. Walsh,
Harry Ohler, Clarence Ohler, VIM j.
Nelson, Stanley Maus and Christian
Schnaubel.
White Dent, Wm &. Schaeffer and
j. Ralph Shirk.
white Cap Dent, Charles q Walsh,
VIM. Hoff and Joseph Althof.
In the early part of the year it
looked a. il a large number Of boys
from different parts OF the county
would exhibit corn in the twelve
hosf aarc and The Advocate contests