Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-22
SECOND ANNUAL
. FRUIT SHOW At
THE UNIVERSITY
College of Agriculture Puts On
Big Show December Z.
NEARLY EVERY COUNTY
WILL BE REPRESENTED

Exhibits From Every Section Of The
state Shown Next Month--Spee'-
mems May &c shipped ny Farmers
And Exhibited Without Charge
Przss offered In All Divisions.
MoRGANToWN, w. Va. Nov Is
The College Of Agriculture will hold
its second annual fruit show Decem-
her 7 in the armory on the university
campus The exhibit this year prom
ises TO be enc Of The beat ever held
in thu State Fruit from nearly ey-
cry county In the State viii be shown
nd several other States, including
New York, Pennsylvania, Washington
and Idaho vii lsend exhibits The 40
Mongolia County Horticultural Socie-
liz viii hold the annual exhibition in
connection with the college show, as
viii also the boys and girls county
corn club. a farmers corn show will
be held at the same place.
Farmers who have some good ap-
pies this year may select 10 or II Of
the nest specimens Of each variety
and ship them by express, collect to
Prof w. Fl Alderman, College OF AZ.
riculture, Morgantown, W. Va. Others
who have some good corn may send
10 ears of it to Prof. /. S. Cook, at the
same place Let the people at the col
lege and in Monongalia county know
what kind of fruit and corn you are
raising. Absolutely no expense need
be incurred by the exhibitor.
A man Of Kanawha county recently
told a member Of the Agricultural Col
lege at Morgantown that this year he
has lost at least s25 on three acres of
corn due to the fact that he sent away
for seed and the corn was not adapted
to his climate or soil, therefore has
not matured. Another man from Mon
ogalia county, who sent away for seed
to one of the Southern States had at
the first frost corn that was at least
10 feet high, but had scarcely an ear
Of matured corn on it. Farmers should
select seed from their own corn and
hang it in some place where 1t will
fully dry before freezing weather. 1t
means greater yield and greater
profit for the farmer Do not be de-
ceived by getting foreign seed corn.
Country Girls Entertained BY City
Cousins.
At New Martinsyille on October 20
the Wetzel County Corn and Tomato
Show was held One hundred and
twenty boys exhibited corn and 80
girls exhibited canned tomatoes The
e ghth grade pupils and their teacher,
Miss Gibbons, served free dinner to
all these boys and girls, together with
their fathers and mothers Large
Prizes were given to the amount OF
of corn and the best tomatoes.
Corn Show
One hundred and twenty-eight boys
of Wood county came TO Parkersburg
on October 26 to exhibit their best 10
ears of corn from their corn plots.
Prizes were given to the amount of
about S100. Besides earning a prize
the boys were given practical lessons
in corn judging II is interesting to
note that these bcys are growing in
most cases better corn than their
fathers and are providing their local
community with seed corn. There are
$500 such boys in West Virginia
Local Corn Show.
There will be ribbon awards given
for 10-ear and single ear exhibits Of
corn exhibited by men at the combined
ruit and corn show to be held at
Morgantown, w Va, December 7. As
many corn growers as possible should
take advantage of this opportunity to
exhibit their corn and determine what
chances it would have of winning in
the State show to be held January 20.
the educational benefit 10 be derived
from this show is very very vaIua-
bic
Big Prixs.
Do not forget that there is "A chance
for any farmer ia the State to win a
part of the $500 in farm machinery
and money to be given away as prizes
for the best corn exhibited at the State
corn show to be held at Charleston in
Januarp& These prizes win be divided
so that over 40 men will receive a
premium. Awards viii be given in tie
following classes:
First best 10 ears sample in show;
second, best single ear IN show; third.
10 prizes on 10ear sample Of white
corn; fourth, 10 prizes on l0-ear sam
pie Of yellow corn; fifth, 10 prizes on
10-ear sample of other than a yellow
or white 10 prizes on single ears.
Prizes will be given on best peck OF
wheat oats buckwhsat, barley and
rye. Every one Interested should