The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-09
A GOLD CORN SHOI
Where Best Ten Ears Win $500 and p.
500. National Event in Little T.
Henry Field i'm Farm and -


1t may surprise you to know IN
greatest corn show of the wear
best corn and the biggest cash nri,.
held December So, 1915, in a EttIo
town with a population of 125
Whitesville is typical little old inI.pM
in northwest Missouri, about so miIoa
of the Iowa line. 1t is surrounds
good farming country, probably M
and no worse than the average of nor,
Missouri and southwest Iowa. but M
course, means pretty good. But II
class of farmers around about that
eXcelled anywhere in the country MI
comes to enterprise, enthusiasm and
nerve.
About ten years ago they formed an
citation among the farmers and held
borhood corn show. It was a great snA
So they held show again next wear
have kept on holding bigger and 1
shows every year.
Five hundred dollars in gold was A
for the best ten ears, any color. Ona
bred dollars for the best single ear
on through the list. Not medals or cA
diplomas, but real cold, hard cash.
And they didn't limit the exhibito
their own county or state either. but |
it open to the world. Nobody barred /
man in the United States who thougI
could grow better corn than the fsTl
around Whitesville, Missouri, was dared
invited to try it. They were from NHs,l
and had to be showed" This was
ninth corn show.
And incidentally. Indiana came over
Showed" them, and won the prini
p11f ba oro
and they all admitted that the Indian
did it by having the best corn, and in
them to exhibit their best corn again
year.
The show was strictly national one
exhibits of corn from all over the con
were shown. Naturally there were i
exhibits from Missouri than from any
one state.
While there have been shows where
corn was exhibited than the last shO
Witesville it is very doubtful if corn
high quality, or as much strict fancy
was ever before shown at any of the nat
shows.
The big contest and the greatest int
conferred on the ten ears, any color,
which $500 was offered as the first ?
The decision went to ten ears of job
County White, grown by Peter ]. Luz
Shelby county, Indiana. They were
doubtedly the best ten ears OF corn
exhibited in the United States. The
were practically perfect in shape, color
and type, perfect in soundness and &c
nation, had deep, wide wedge-shaped {
and beautiful uniformity. The ears WeF
exactly the same in size and weight,
inches long, 8 inches around and q on
in weight. Fifty-three such ears v
make bushel.
Peter Lux is a typical young corn
farmer. He has farm of 73 acres,
nally rather poor land, old white clay
he has brought it up to a high stat
fertility with a rotation, manure and
blowing. He has drained the entire
with lines of tile placed eight rods
His rotation is wheat, clover and corn
1915 he had 80 acres of corn that mao
average of so bushels an acre. Lux dot
his own work. He has been exhibiting
at the state and national shows Tor
ten years. This is the first time he mas
won the capital prize.
The Whitesyille people are royal
tanners. With no big town or city 10
nish prizes and entertainment the lar
simply went at it and did 1t thenls'
They were away from the railroad, OuV
took their automobiles and met all VIZ
at the train There were no hotels, Dul
took the visitors into their own homes