Evening journal., 1913-12-12
GIVE PRIZES
TO GROWERS
OF BEST CORN
Farmers Of State In George
town Convention Hear Of
Best Methods
PROMINENT MEN
DELIVER ADDRESSES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

GEORGETOWN, Del, Dec l2.-ln-
stead OF the cld-fashioned on cart or the
horse and buggy, it was automobiles that
brought hundreds Of farmer TO George
town yesterday to attend the opening
session OF the Corn Growers Associa-
ton.
The State Grange meeting. which had
Just come to q close in Milford, also
sent down big delegation and the
farmers special train brought many
more.
In the morning the whole time was
taken up with judging the many corn
and grain exhibits in the Opera House.
In the afternoon the regular session
began IN the Peoples Theatre, with an
address Of welcome by Andrew Marvel
which was answered by ~ w. kinen
OF FELTON, the president OF the associa-
tion. The speaker OF the afternoon was
Prof. y. Schmitz, of Maryland whose
subject was How to Secure Larger
Yields OF Corn Through Better Seed
This evening the lecturers from the far
mcrs' train had charge Of the exercises.
The winners Of the prizes are:
Glass A, best 80 cars OF corn OF
any color or variety from.
New Castle County-First. J. A..
Hopkins. Newark, $40; second, ]. T..
Shallcross Middletown 81; third.
Naudain & Son. Marshallton. 81:
third, Naudain & Son, Marshallton,
Kent County First and only entry,
J. w. Killen. FELTON,. SO.
Sussex County-First J. n. Rus
sell. Bridgeville. SO; second, ]. w.
VIII, Georgetown, 81.
Sweepstakes in Glass A-One
Guernsey bull calf. value, $50 bred
and donated by DelaVare College, J.
A. Hopkins, Newark.
Class B. honorary, from the State
at-large: Section 1, for the best
twenty ears OF corn. white First,
Naudain & Son, Marshallton. IS: sec
ond. J. T. Shallcross. Middletown. Sc
third. j. A. Hopkins. Newark, S4;
fourth, Harvey Ball, Stanton, 50. Sec
tion 2. for the best 20 ears Of yellow
corn--First Naudain 6 Son, Marshall
ton, s.; second, A. S. Whittoclx. Odes-
sa, S6; third, J. T. Shallcross, Middle
town, "a. Section 3. for the best 20
ears OF mixed corn-First. L. c. East
burn, Marshalltob, So; second, Nau-
dain & Son. Marshallton. Sc: third,
Harvey Ball. Stanton. s4; fourth. J.
w. Killen, FELTON,. 50.
Class b.. amateur, from the State al
large; section J., for the best 20 ear
white c6rn-first, j.. a. Shallcross, Nc
Donough, So; second ". II. Shafcl
New Castle, 80. Section ?, for the bes
20 ears Of yellow corn-First, Brook
dale Farm Of Greenville. 81; secon'
NV. II. Shalfer,i New Castle. SO; thir,
Walter B. Hilyard. Georgetown S4 Sec
tion >. Tor the best twenty ears nike
com- First, L. +. Eastburn. Marshall
ton. s..
Glass c. honorary, from the State a
large; section !. Tor the best ten ear
of white corn-First, y. A. Hoplin.
Newark. So; second Naudain and Son
Aiarshallton, 50; third, j. r. Shallcross
Middletown, 81 fourth. H. A. Dillworth
Montchanin, So. Section ,, for tn
best 10 ears yellow corn--Fitst. II A
Dilworth. SO; second, Nmdain and Son
81: third, A. 5. Whittock, 81; fourth
J. #. Shallcross. 50. Section 3. for tn
best 10 ears mixed corn--First, l..
Eastburn. Marshallton, Sc; second, Nau
dain and Son. Marshallton, So; third
Harvey Ball, Stanton "a; fourth, J.
Killen, Felton, So
Glass G. amateur, from the State-at
large: Section 1, for the best 20 ear
white corn-First, +. II. Shallcross
Sc; second, II. c Webb, Blackbird, So
third, W. H. Shaffer. New Castle. s4
fourth, Roswell Shaffer, New Castle
SO.
Section 2, for the best 10 ears vel
low cOrn-First L. II. DillWOrth
Montchanin. Sc; second, Roswell
Shaffer New Castle. Sc; third. w. II
Shaffer, New Castle. "a; fourth. w. Q
Melvin, Townsend SO.
Section 3. for the best 10 ears mix
cd corn-First. Harvey Walker, Mar
shallton, Sc; second James Boy6
Townsend, So; third, John vii
Georgetown. 81.
Sweetstakes in Glass B and c. fou
tons Limoid, donated by the Charlie
Il Warner Company, Wilmington, E. Il
Shallcross.
Glass d. for the best ten ears OF an
2 variety or color: New Castle County
(, First, j. 7. Shallcross. Aliddletowr
F, 50; second, Naudain & Son. Marshall
I. ton, SO; third, J. A. Hopkins, Newarl
So: fourth, H. g. Webb, Blackbird. s.
Kent COunty-First. S. c. Phillip.
Dover, SO; second. J. E. Killen. Eel
ton, So; third. +. G.. Packard. Dove
. SO: fourth. A. yillbrandt. FELTON,. s.
Sussex county-First, v. r. Aller
, Scaford, 50: second. W. 1. Hubbard
/ Bridgeville, SO; third. ]. ~ Russell
l Bridgeville. S2 fourth. j. w. VII
: Georgetown. 81. Sweepstakes
e Glass D. one pure bred Berkshire soV
I pig. value S25, 4. J. Shallcross, Mid
S dletown.
Class e. for the best single ear q
any variety or color from New Castl
: county-First, J. A. Hopkins. Newarl
SO: second Il. Fl. Shallcross, 81
third. j. T. Shallcross, 81.
Kent county-First. r. G.. Packard
Dover. SO; second, J. e. Killen. Eel
ton, 50: third. s. {. Phillips, Dover, 8
Sussex counH-First. John
Steele, Georgetown. So; W. j. Penue
Georgetown, 50; third. Andrew Mar
vel ST.
Class G. grange exhibits. for tn
best ten ear exhibit of any variety O
color from any grange in New Castl
county-First, Reach Blossom Grang'
Mddletown. Sc: second. Harmon
Grange, 81
Kent County First. Trophy Grang'
FELTON,. So.
Sussex County Sunnyside Grang'
l3iidgeville. Sc.
Tho Sweepstakes was Won by Peac
Blossom Grange, a silver cup present
ed by J. w. Killcn. president Of th
Delaware Corn Growers Association