The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
Girls Canning Glasses Rival
Boys Clubs With At
tractive Displays.
BETS IS INCHES LONG
Twenty Boys and Girls Will
Be Sent to Morgan
town.

Exhibits OF apples. corn. beets.
pumpkins. potatoes. poultry, canned
goods, ETC.. drew many farmers and
members of the Boys and Girls clubs
Of the county to the court house to.
day. Prizes we're awarded for tho
best showing in each variety Of CIV.
srything shown.
In the girls canning classes under
Miss Cora Price. the judges. Mrs. S. j.
Brobst, Mrs. 3. l.. Butcher and Miss
Martin. domestic science instructor at
Fairview. awarded the first three
prizes to Dencie Curry. aged 13 years,
Mary Clelland, IL years and Hazel
Bowman, IA years.
II was difficult matter to Judge
these prizes as all were worthy OF
honorable mention If not better. The
judges were forced to consider the
neatness, the cleanliness and the
clearness, the Wilderness Of the fruit
and the degree to which the preserves
were cooked.
Those with exhibits worthy of hon.
orable mention and who did not re.
ceive prizes are as follows: Lena
Huey, Bessie McVicker, Pearl Noel.
roy, Christine Boor, Madge Smith,
Sylvia Riggs, Kathyrn Wilhelm. 1cie
Morgan. Forest Piggott. Nellie Fast.
Marie Koehler, Mrs. J. NJ. Gump and
Wanda Stawart.,sy -.-.---r----ass-~.
Canned and Jared and appetizing ap
bearing were peaches, cherries. beans,
5lackberries, raspberries, tomatoes. to.
mato relish, beets. corn, both OIL the
ear and off. pears. mince, apple butter.
ate. The exhibits prive beyond doubt
that the Girls Canning club is an eff.
ficient organization and that the In.
struction which has been given the
members has had some good result
The poultry exhibit. birds raised
chiefly by boys In the county. filed
one end of the lobby at the court
house. c. II. Hartley. of the Exten.
sion department ut Morgantown. will
act as judge OF the poultry exhibit
the regular Judge having failed 10
make connections on the railroad. Mr.
Hartley will also Judge the corn. pota'
toes, pumpkins. beets. etc. County
Agricultural Agent II. l.. Smith will
score the fruit.
The prizes for the greatest number
Of varieties in the general apple ex
"Sht " SHAW. Y.
Robinson. second; and J. D. Bowman
third. Honorable mention was given
the exhibits of T. =. Wilson, !. l..
Hamilton. Frank Arnett. c. b. Jones
. md George Hull. These nine have
displays OF apples. there being 6.
plates.
In the farmers class there are also
seven potato exhibits. 10 of yellow
corn and two OF white corn. three oil
pumpkins and bunch of heets grown
IN the Fairmont Farms. These bee;s
Rre of the stock variety. being a yield
If 10 tons to the acre. They are used
instead of ensilage by many farm
ers. Each beet was about 1G inches
long. and about 6 inches across. Il
Is the only beet exhibit.
Lester Atha, of Pennington. wOr
The prize in the Boys Pig club. liz
having killed one weighing 351 pounds
It sold dressed for $4,000. this being
at a profit OF 50 per cent
There will be- about 20 boys anC
girls sent TO the course at Morgan
town, several OF these going from the
districts in which they exhibited
Among these will he nine from the list
IF exhibitors at Fairmout today.