The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
fine CORN DISPLAY
Will Be Shown by Boys Corn
Clubs This Year.
1900 EARS OF FINE CORN
Will Be Shown in This Exhibit, Ae-
r cording to the Expectation of the
Mapagement-Many Prizes Offered
the Juvenile Corn Growers.

cording to the Expectation OF the
Mapagement-Many Prizes Offered
the Juvenile Corn Growers.
The progress made by the boys OF
Louisiana in raising corn has been
wonderful. as evidenced by the excel
lent exhibits they have made at the
State Fairs held at Shreveport in late
years. What they hive done hereto
fore, however, will look small compared
to the showing that is expected to be
made at the big Fair this year, be-
ginning October 80 and continuing
eight days. Reports from all Of the
parishes indicate that interest is at
fever heat and there promises to be
tremendous rivalry in the matter of
exhibiting the corn grown by the diff
ferent clubs and individuals thereof.
AS an inducement to the members of
these clubs-the juvenile farmers of
Louisiana-the Fair Association has Of
fered $1,000 in cash premiums to those
making the finest showings. There are
about 1000 members of boys corn clubs
scattered through all of the corn pro-
ducing parishes, which means through
practically all of Louisiana. In addi-
ton to the general Boys Corn club dis
play there will be exhibits by the re-
spective parishes, and also individual
members exhibits. Prizes are offered
for all of the different exhibits. From
each club it is expected that there will
be twenty or more exhibits of ten ears
each and that there will be no less
than 1920 boys participating, which
will mean in the neighborhood of $4,000
ears of corn on display at the Fair.
Prof. E. S. Richardson, who is in
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nection with the State Agricultural De-
partment, expects the 1912 exhibit to be
without equal. Heretofore the exhibits
have been excellent; they have won
great praise for the boys and shown
the wonderful possibilities of the state
in the matter of producing corn and
the capability of the boys in handling
the crop; but the showing this year
promises to eclipse all of its predeces-
sors. BY seeing what their friends and
neighbors have done at the former
Fairs many more boys have Joined the
clubs and planned to take part in the
State Fair exhibit And this also in
dicates that the display this year will
be of record breaking nature.
AS a matter of reminder, it might be
| mentioned that the boy, Stephen Henry
| Of Natchitoches parish, who carried off
first honors at the Louisiana State Fair
In the Boys Corn club contest two
years ago and was given a trip to
Washington as gift from the Bank
ers' Association of the state. put his
| corn on exhibit at the National Corn
| Show and also carried off highest hon.
ors there. And last year his brother,
another Natichitoches juvenile farmer,
| took first honors at the Louisiana Fair.
Other boys made magnificent records,
their productions being far ahead of
what their fathers produced due to the
| fact that the boys followed the adj
vanced methods of cultivation. Satur-
| day, November 2, is school and college
| day. also Boys Corn club day. Don't
forget the dates, Oct. 80 to Nov. 6. eight
| days Fair.