Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-23
Maine SEED I'M
PR0VEMENT ASSN
MEETING AT AUGUSTA
First Week in December at City
Hall-Lists of Premiums Of
fered for Various Exhibits
and Much Interesting 1nfor-
nation Relative to the Meet
ing.

The following has been lssueu' ny
the Maine Seed Improvement Associd-
ton concerning the exhibits ana pre-
NUNS for the annual show which Will
he held in Augusta in December:
Exhibits must be delivered at CITY
hall. Augusta, not later than noon,
Saturday, Dec. 9, unless accompanied
by the owner, in which case the eA-
hibit must be in place by O'CLOCK
Monday afternoon.
All exhibits entered for competition
must be selected from this year S
crop, No exhibits may be entered
for more than one regular premium
except in such special classes as are
noted in this premium list. Separate
entries will be required for speclai
premiums. Exhibits will be released
Friday neon, Dec. s. Programs anu
entry blanks VIII be sent to all APP
plicants.
Express charges must be prepaid on
all exhibits.
POTATOES
Crates will be furnished by the asso-
citation.
Best peck Irish Cobbler. Early
Rose, Noroton Beauty, Eureka, Early
Harvest, Spau iding Rose, Mills Pride,
Green Mountain, Delaware. New Snow,
Gold Coin, Norcross, 1st. IS; "a, 81;
Sd. s.. Best exhibit. s25; SIS, $40.
Any variety or varieties, in any
amount over three pecks. This lot
will be judged On the quality of the
tubers and the merit Of the exhibit.
Sweepstakes, best peck early variety
IS; late variety, SIS.
CORN
Premiums will be offered to growers
of corn in northern. central and south
ern zones. Growers of corn in each
zone will compete only with others
from the same zone, except for sweep
stakes prizes. In selecting corn Tor
exhibition, choose ears which are as
nearly as possible all Of the same
type and length select for small TO
medium sized cob, ears well filled al
the TIPS and butts without extra rows
or open spaces:
Flint corn: Best ears Of eight and
1o-rowed. SO, 81, 81; best single ear
eight-rowed and 12-rowed, 81, 81. soc
Sweepstakes: Best 10 ears eight
royed and 12-rowed, s.; best single
ear eight-rowed and Proved, 3d.
Dent corn: Best 10 ears yellow
dent or white dent. 50, 81, 81; best sin
gle ear yellow dent or white dent, 81
81 zoe. Sweepstakes: Best 10 ears
SIS; best single ear. So.
Popcorn. best 10 ears, 50, 81, 81.
Sweet corn: Best 10 early canning
late canning, early market, late mar
ket, 50. 81, 81: best single ear early
canning. late canning, early market
late market, 50, 81, soc. Sweepstakes:
Best 10 ears, s.; single ear, So.
Ensilage corn: Best five stalks, s.,
SO, 81.
Best half peck old fashioned Vel
low-eye, Improved Yellow-eye, Pea.
Red Kidney, Loves Champion, Gran
berry, Sulphur. 81, 81, soc; best ex-
hibit, IS, So, "a This lot must con-
tain at least three varieties and will
be Judged on the quality of the beans
and upon the merit Of the exhibit.
PEAS
Rest half peck field. early marekt,
late market, 81, 81, SOC.
GRAINS
Best peck Pearl oats. Banner oats,
Swedish Select oats, Montana oats,
black oats, any other variety, So, 81,
81; highest scoring peck of oats, s.,
SO, and 50; best peck Of wheat, barley,
beardless barley, rye, buckwheat, So.
81. 81: best exhibit of grains, $40, IS, s..
Sheaves of grain (sheaves should be
four inches in diameter): Best shear
barley, oats, rye, wheat, 81, 81, 500.
To encourage farmers to raise their
own garden seed: To qualify for these
prizes, the person entering must
show a produce grown from the seed
shown Sample to consist of not less
than fve): Best pint beet seed, tur-
nip seed, squash Seed carrot seed, SO,
81, 81.
|. BOYS JUDGING CONTEST
eighteen years Of age and under).
Corn and Potatoes: Judging corn, S.,
49, 81; judging potatoes, same.
MEMS JUDGING CONTEST
Corn and Potatoes: The prize Of
fered in the mems judging contest is
the Bell Merrill cup, offered five years
ago for the first time and won by c.
NJ. White of Bowdoinham in 1910 and
1913. Guy c. Porter of Houlton in 1911
and 1914, w. F. Robinson of Bowdoin-
ham in 1912. and Chester H. Bean of
Vienna in 1915.
Condition of gift:
l. This cup is to be competed for
annually until it shall have been won
by a single person three times, when
it shall be awarded to such person per-
manently.
2 The contest will consist Of scor-
ing corn and potatoes. The associ-
alton reserves the right for it's execu-
tive committee to add oats and any
other small grain to the contest at any
time.
8. Contestants should report at
the exhibit room, City Hall. Augusta.
| Thursday, Dec. I, at o'clock in the
afternoon to be assigned numbers
and to receive final instructions.
EXHIBIT OF FARM GROWN
GARDEN SEEDS, $50.
Exhibits may be made in this class
by any farmer or gardener sin the
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