The Washington times., 1913-01-20
BOY CORN-GROW[RS
ARRIVE IN CAPITAL
Advance Guard Here Today,
While Fifty Who Comprise
Party Will Come Tomorrow.

The advance guard of the "All-Star''
corn growers of the corn-growing clubs
of the South and North arrived in Wash
ment of Agriculture for the week be.
ginning tomorrow morning.
BY tomorrow morning fifty boys, who
have grown 100 bushels of corn to the
acre, will have arrived to carry out
the program arranged for them. While
here the boys will be quartered at the
New Ebbitt.
The fifty boys to arrive today and
tonight are the best of 1860 boys who
raised cora on an acre of land last
summer. 1t was the intention Of the
Department of Agriculture to have one
boy from each Southern State. but In
many States the second and third prize
winners made such excellent records
that they were also invited.
Prizes of $4,000.
The money to pay for the trip is
subscribed by each State. In addition
to the trips the Southern States put
up $4,000 in prizes last summer for corn
growing.
One of the boys to arrive today has
a record that the Department of Agri-
culture, and Georgia are proud of. He
Is Ben Leath, from near kens.Lston,
Ga, who won the grand prize Of his
State a year ago. Young Leath raised
2I4Is bushels of corn on his acre, and
won the State prize, a mule offered by
and made 70 bushels, which he also sold
his corn for nearly s. a bushel Last
summer he planted five acres of corn
and made 730 bushels which he also sold
for seed corn, and by the work of the
two summers had made enough money
to take him through an agricultural
college.
Each of the boys who won the grand
prize in his State will receive a diploma
at the hands of the Secretary of Agri-
culture showing that the department
has taken cognizance of his work.
Program For the Week.
The program for the week follows:
Tuesday-s-9, breakfast; 9-9:I5. assemble
for trip at Ebbitt House; 9:15-11. Bureau
of Education and Treasury building;
l1-l2:3o. Washington Monument, Bureau
Of Engraving ands Printing; 12:ao-1:3o.
MONDAY lunch: I:SO-5:So, Arlington and
Fort Myer; 6-7:3O, dinner; 7:30. special
reception to be arranged.
Wednesday-9-l1, United States De-
partment of Agriculture. receive di-
plomas of Secretary Wilson, moving
pictures of party to be taken: l1-12:50,
Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of
Fisheries and Medical Museum; l2:3G-
1:30, MONDAY lunch: 1:30-i:30, White
House and interview with President
Taft, moving pictures of party to be
taken: 1905. Center Market; 6-7:30, din
ner: 7:30 Congressional Library.
Thursday-9-l2, National Museum: r.
i, noon day lunch; 1-6, trip to Mt. YER
non by street car through historic Alex
andria; 81. dinner; 7:30. Chase's Thea
ter.
Friday-9-12. Geological Park: I2-12:3O.
MONDAY lunch: 1892. reception. House
Office Building; 2-6. Agricultural Com
mittees of both Senate and House.
Capitol. Visit Senate and HouSz of
Representatives; 81, dinner: 7-10:30, an
nual club reception.
Saturday. to II. auto trip to Pan
American Union Building: Art Gallery,
Y M c. A; IL to l. MONDAY lunch at
Y. NJ. c. A., perhaps a swim: l to 6,
Navy Yard and trip to Annapolis or
Government Printing Office: to 7:30,
dinner: 7:50 to 1890. Polls Theater
Sunday-l0. attend church services:
Il to 1:30. dinner: LEO TO 4:S0. rest and
social time together; 4:30 to s. prepare
TO leave for home or Columbia, S. c.