Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
MANY CORN SHOW PRIZES
Winter Exhibit Will Be Larger in
Spite Of Drouth.
DISPLAY WITH FRUIT SHOW
Many Lots and Great Variety of
Collections Upon which Growers
May seek 60 Get Money
for Experiences.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

CFrom n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 4-tSpeciaL) 1.-The win
ter corn show will be bigger and better
than ever Anyone visiting the Audi
torium at Lincoln. January 1873 will be
impressed with what the drouth did not
do to the Nebraska corn crop
The Nebraska Corn lmprovers' associa-
tion has planned display in connection
with the Nebraska State Horticultural
society's big fruit and floral display and
the state live stock breeders home-cured
meat show.
The corn show will include both Junior
and senior exhibits. Including the trophies
and the grand champion prize. there will
be $50 offered in prizes. The special
features OF the show are the Junior and
senior ten-ear exhibits the boys acre
contest. the single ear entries. the high
yielding ear contest, the seed corn mems
display. the freak classes, the five-acre
wheat contest. the experiment station ex-
hibits. the domestic art and domestic
science exhibits and the sweepstakes and
grand championship prizes.
Ten-Enr Exhibits.
The ten-ear exhibits include the honor
airy. amateur and Junior classes. In the
honorary classes there are two lots. 50 In
cash premiums being offered. In the
amateur classes there are six lots. four In
the eastern section and two In the west
ern section of the state. In these six lots
tt2S are offered as premiums.
In the Junior ten-ear classes there are
six lots, three in the eastern and three
In the western section OF the state. There
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also two lots of potatoes in these Junior
Offered.
The acre contest is open only 10 the
juniors The contest is divided. there being
one part open TO the eastern and one
part open TO the western section OF the
state. The prize money aggregates $3.50
single Ear Entries.
There are two single ear entries, one
Is In the senior contest and one in the
junior contest. The sum OF $4s is Of
fered for the best ears entered.
The high yielding ear contests are prac-
tically the same as last year. there being
contest open TO both juniors and seniors,
Sixty dollars In the senior classes and
$40 In the junior classes are the cash
premiums offered. The contestant picks
high yielding ear and sends II to the
experiment station. where II is planted
and tested.
Seed corn growers who wish TO make
a display at the winter show will be
furnished space free OF charge under the
same terms as last year.
Freak Classes.
The freak classes. three in number
a..
seniors. There are SIS offered In these
classes. These exhibits will be highly
interesting and all those who have found
freaks are requested to. send them to
the show.
The millers' five-acre wheat contest is
open 10 the honorary and amateur MEM
bers. The premiums include SIS IN cash
and the millers' club trophy. worth So
The domestic science exhibit is held
in connection with the junior classes
This exhibit has been enelarged this year
and includes the departments of domestic
art and domestic science There are nine
lots In the domestic art exhibit and five
lots In the domestic science exhibit, si5s
being offered for exhibits in these classes.
sweepstaISe Prizes.
In the sweepstake prizes the following
are Included; Griswold Seed company's s
trophy, offered for the best ten ears Of
yellow dent corn; the Rudge trophy,
given for the best ear OF corn OF any
variety and the mlllers' trophy. The
International Harvester company offers
this year fully equipped Buckeye farm
wagon as grand championship prize
In the ten.ear contest. This Is open to
both junior and senior classes,
in the junior classes the Commercial
club of Lincoln offers a trophy for the
best ten ears OF any variety. The Daugh.
ters fthe American Revolution give a
trophy for the best domestic science ex-
hibits.
For particulars concerning the junior
show write the superintendent OF the
junior show and for details concerning
the senior show, write superintendent Ne.
oraska Corn show. University farm, Lin
coin, Neb.