Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-19
The Marion County
Corn and Potato Shows

Seven corn shows will be held in
Marion county this fall. The places
and dates are as follows:
Mt. Angel, October 1928.
| st. Paul, October 1926.
Aumsville, November 5-6.
Silverton, November 101l-12-l3.
Woodburn, November 1S-19-20.
Aurora, November 22-23-24.
Salem, December 1884
At a recent meeting of the Marion
County Potato Growers association it
was decided to make an exhibit Of po-
tatoes at the Marion county corn show.
Each local corn show has also added
potatoes to its list so that the entire
county will be represented. A farm
ers institute will be held in connection
with each show.
The introduction of corn into our
cropping schemes will do much to inn
prove our general agricultural condi-
tions. 1t supplies profitable culti-
waited crop to take the place of summer
fallow on the. grain farms and clean
culture in the young orchards. Fifteen
DuSU6ls VI COEu W Iut hOiO VIII pay Inv
cost Of production under ordinary con-
ditions. All above this may, therefore,
be added TO the cost of clean tillage
or summerfallow as net profits. A con-
servative estimate of yields on lands
that are now in summeTfallow every
third year is 80 bushels per acre.
Records of this year $ yields in every
section Of the county warrant tne above
estimate. In fact, many fields that
have but recently adopted suitable
rotation are yielding from 35 to so
bushels per acre.
Besides changing a year of total loss
to a profit, rotation of clover, corn,
and grain will double the yield Of the
grain. Greater yields means greater
economy of production and, therefore,
to selecting exhibits for the corn and
potato shows the following suggestions
are given:
Dent Corn.
The ears should be ripe, uniform in
size and shape, rows straight, butts and
tips well covered, kernels deep and
closely set, rough at outer ends. Smooth
glazed kernels indicate run-out seed,
reversion to the flint type. A per.
feet ear should be cylindrical or near
ly so in shape. The circumference
should be 3-4 of ihs length. The ker-
nels should be well formed, about 516
of an inch wide by SIS of an inch long,
uniform in size and shape and six to
the inch in the row. 1t is not expected
that anyone will find perfect ear nor
ten ears tnat look alike. 1t is hoped,
nevertheless, that everyone who has
corn win make the best display possible
in order that the main purpose of this
years corn show may be accomplished
to show that corn can be prOfitably
grown in Marion county.
The greatest yield of good feed corn
is what is sought and the only reason
for following the above standard is
that more corn can be produced by so
doing.
Potatoes.
Select 70 as nearly uniform tubers
as possible-aot necessarily the largest
ones-true to varietal type, smooth,
free from bruises, knots, and other ir.
regularitics and free from scab, rhizoc
tonia and other diseases. The best
market potato is always the best show
potato
1t is hoped by these shows to dem
onstrate which are the sbest varieties
to grow and how to grade them. A spe-
cial day will be given at the county
show, at Salem, of potatoes, how to pro,
duce and market them.
The premium lists for all of the
shows, including the Marion county
show, are as follows:
Corn.
Best 100 ears any dent variety.
Best 10 cars yellow dent.
Best 10 ears white dent.
Best 10 ears flint corn.
Best ~ ears sweet corn (ripe)
Best l2 ears pop corn.
Best single ear any dent variety.
All of the shows, except the Marion
county show, also give prize for best
individual display.
Potatoes.
Best l2 potatoes, any variety.
The Marion county show will offer
prizes for each of the leading varieties,
the Ladd & Bush bank donating all
of the cash for these prizes.
LUTHER j. CHAPLIN.