The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
.f|vE-ACRE CORN
CONTEST SUCCESS
FARMERS OF KING WILLIAM AND
CULPEPER PLAN TO BROADEN
SCOPE or EXHIBIT.
FINE PRIZES ARE GIVEN
!CTLPEPER MAN GREW IFS rs
BUSHELS PER ACRE on FIVE
ACRES, AND WINS RICHMOND
sEEDMEN,s ctr.
FINE PRIZES ARE GIVEN

MarasSas. Va. Nov. ss-The mem
ners of the Farmers Five Acre Corn
contest and the Boys Club, competed
for the large list OF prizes. One of
the best exhibits of corn that has
ever been shown Ia Manassas was
made in the storeroom of the NJ I. c.
Building. and proved . good attrac-
ton for n large number Of farmers
In this section. who came here for
the day.
W. n Brown, field agent for the
Southern Railway. wishes. through
the columns OF this paper. to thank
every contestant for his earnest ef-
forts In this contest, and expresses
hope that those who did no. win a
hrst prize will not be discouraged.
Next year there 10 going to be an
other contest, and It IL hoped that
every man will enter. and make a
greater effort TO produce more corn
on FIVE acres of land. In next years
contest some changes are TO be made.
There are to be three sets OF prizes.
First. for the best ten ears: second.
best yield on upland; third. best yield
on bottom land. Every man will be
required TO keep an iternized state
meut OF cost of producing his corn.
Two out of three OF the sweepstakes
prizes went to Culpeper County this
tttftc, ana WSrc W.T. pE II. CIlK-
Ter, who grew 1913 as bushels of corn
per acre on his allotted ave acres.
Mr.. Criglsr. who Ia a brothers, OF A.
NJ. Crtgler. formerly of Manassas. 10
now the proud possesSor OF the hand
some cup. offered by r. W. Wood &
Sons. seedsmen. OF Richmond. John
W. Kline. Of Manassas. won tho sweep
stakes prise for the best ten ears Of
corn shown by contestants for Gull
nj
The prize was a power corn shelter
offered by the International Harvester
Company. d. NJ. Pitts, OF Manassas.
also shared In the honors. he taking
first prize on the large yield Of corn.
Eighty-thre bushels per acre were
raised by Mr.. Pitts on the Pcrtner
eatate- The prize was an Oliver chill
cd turning pillow. offered by the Oliver
riow Company, through their agent,
". c. WAGNER. Following Is the list
OF prfses and the winners:
Largest Yield ON Five Acres.
First Prize--D. NJ. Pitts, Manassas.
Va Yield. eighty three bushels per
acre. or as bushels on five acres.
PFise. one Oliver chilled turning
plow.
Second Prise l.. Fleming, Ma
nassas. Va Yield. 1884 bushels per
acre. or 393.32 bushels on FIVE acres.
Prise, one Hog-Joy oiser and ten gal
ions of OIL given by the Hog joy Com :
pany. of Springfield. III
Third PrixS-J. T. Fiory. Nokesvifle.
Va Yield. seventy-two bushels per
acre. or 3S0 bushels on ave acres.
Prize, 50 bottle o. Farm-o-[serr, by
the Coe- Mortimer Company. Charles.
ton, s. c.
Fourth Prise--Slough 4 Dove, Ma
nassas. Yield. seventy-two bushels
per acre. or $50 bushels on ave acres.
Prise. one gallon Conkey's Fly Knock
or and one Perfect sprayer. By the g. e.
Conkey Co.
Fifth Prixe---J. J. Conner. Manassas.
Va. Yield. sixty-seven bushels per
acre, or s35 bushels on hyc acres. Prise.
subscription to the Progressive Farm
err.
Sixth Prixe--Steele-Shum -Hyn.
son. Manassas. Va. Yield IS :-s bush
els per acre, or 3fs la bushels on
ave acres. Prize, quantity of Bee Dee
Stock Medicine.
First Prise--D. NJ Pitts. Manassas