The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-04
GIVE LESSONS IN CANNING
University Experts Judge Corn and
Teach Girls and Their Mothers How
to Can Tomatoes-Prizes Given by
the S. s. j. Gottlieb Company.

Great piles of yellow corn, harvested
from the fields G& Kenosha county and
grown by Kenosha county boys and
girls made up most interesting ex-
hibit started at the Kenosha High
school this afternoon. It was the sec
Ond annual exhibit of corn grown from
pure bred seed distributed by the S. &
j. Gottlieb company and considering
the fact that this was considered an
soft year" for corn growing it was a
remarkable exhibit. There were more
than fifty samples of corn on the long
tables. The added feature was big
display of tomatoes grown by the girls
of the county and with this was dis
play of tomatoes which had been can
ned in the kitchens of the farm homes
in Kenosha. The boys and girls We'd
for the highest honors in this new sort
of '"Made in Kenosha County, ex-
hibit.
County Superintendent John J. Ker-
win was in charge of arranging the
exhibits. "There is corn here from
nearly every school district in Keno
sha county and it is real corn. Of
course some Of it may have been touch
ed by the frost but this was not the
fault of the efforts Of the boys who
raised it. The display by the girls of
the schools is wonderful one. There
are tomatoes canned and uncanned and
both show great skill.
Prof. T. L. Bewick, of Madison,
state leader of the boys and girls
clubs and agent of the United States
Department Of Agriculture was the
busiest man at the exhibit for he had
been put IL charge of the judging of
the corn and tomatoes. cit is a great
display of corn for this year in Wiscon-
SIM" said Mr.. Bewick, "During the
present week I have judged at four
county contests and I would have to
go long way to find as fine corn as
some of the samples shown here today.
believe that Kenosha county corn is
far above the average Of Wisconsin for
the year. Some Of the displays made
here today are among the best that
] have seen anywhere during the sea-
son.
The Judging of the exhibits will take
up most of the day as more than hum
dred samples must be passed upon. The.
prize list is probably the most notable
ever offered for contest of this kind
in the state and the Gottlieb company
has been royal in making these offers.
The first prize in both of the classes,
for the boys and the girls is trip to
Madison and all expenses while attend
ing the short course Of the University
of Wisconsin with an addition of five
dollars in cash in the corn contest. The
second prize for corn is the same with
the exception that the cash prize is
three dollars.
This afternoon there was a notable
gathering of farm boys and girls at
the high school and many of them
brought their fathers and mothers with
them On the program were addresses
by Mr. Bewick, a demonstration in
canning by Miss Bowen of Madison
and short talks to the boys and girls
by Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent of the Kenosha schools and by
County Superintendent John J. Kerwin.
The full list of prizes to be awarded
in the two contests follow.
The Corn Growers Contest.
First prize-Trip to State University
at Madison, short course. with all ex-
penses paid, and $500 cash.
Second prize--Trip to State Univer-
sity at Madison, shourt course, with
all expenses paid, and So cash.
Third prize-Trip to State University
at Madison with all expenses paid and
$500 cash.
Fourth prize--$500 cash.
Fifth prize-$400 cash.
Sixth prize-$9.0o cash.
Seventh prize--$2.o0 cash.
Ninetysix prizes of $1.00 each.
The Tomato Contest,
First prize-Trip to State University
at Madison to the young ladies' short
course with all expenses paid.
Second prize--$50o cash.
Third prize-$3.O0 cash.
Fourth prize-$2O0 cash.
Twenty-Five prizes of $1o0 each to be
awarded worthy contestants.
The full list of prize winners will be
announced on Monday.
J. Q. McGibbon, formerly of this city,
who spent the past five years in the
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