West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-26
COUNTY FARM NOTES
Preston County Agricultural show

was not as large as was expected the
exhibits were all very good and show
ed PREPARATION had been made by those
who did take part. During the day
over 200 people passed through the
| exhibit building TO look over the fine
products from Preston county farms
The exhibit OF apples was exceedingly
good and the corn was also good con-
sidering the corn season. The exhib-
its OF the ladies OF canned fruits vege-
tables. butter. jellies. etc. was as large
as any of the exhibits and created as
much discussion as any. 1t was very
ably Judged by Misses Cokeley and
Corliss, while Messrs. Hartley. Stock
dale and Hupp judged the farmers
exhibits. In the live stock classes the
poultry exhibits outclassed in number
any OF the others. there being 80 en-
tries; the best class OF beef cattle
and beef calves vas shown than at any
previous year. othing but pure-bred
Herefords and Angus were shown and
one herd came over 10 miles to enter
Following are the first and second
prize winners:
10 ears corn. white First prize, G.
+. Loughrie. cultivator from Kingwood
Hardware company: second prize. Ed
win Morris. $500
10 ears corn. yellow First prize C.
A. Craig, hat from j. A. Lenhart's:
second prize. Geo. NJ. Davis. $500.
Single ear corn. white-First prize.
J. r. Loughrie. travelling bag from w.
5. Reed; second prize. J. A. Loughrie.
81 90
Single ear corn. yellow First
prize. Leroy Shaw. rocker from Bruce
Spindler; second prize. Bert Craig.
81 90
10 ears pop corn First prize, Sill
dell Wolfe, two pictures from G. A.
Herring; second prize, Ross Trow-
bridge, soc.
Potatoes First prize. Bruce Nor
gan, shoes from Kingwood Supply
company; second prize. c. w. Wolfe,
81 100
Poultry-First prize, j. w. Parsons,
shoes from Kingwood supply COM
pany; second prize. J. +. Taylor. 5000
Turkeys-First prize. Mrs Ned
Stone. $500; second prize, Mrs. ]. F..
Harmed. 800.
Garden vegetables-Fir prize. c.
w. Wolfe $500 in seeds from w. A..
Burpee; second prize, Mrs II. S. Whet-
sell. $500 in seeds from w. A. Bur
pee.
Largest pnmpkin-First prize. Mrs
II. c. Done, soc; second prize. Mrs
II. s. Whetsell, zoe.
Baldwin apples-First prize. Mrs. H.
S. whetsell. 800; second prize, Mrs.
]. r. Harmed, soc.
Northern Spy-First prize. A. r. Nc
Millen 800; second prize, Kramer
Long soc.
Fallowater-First prize. |. N. Robey,
$1.00; second prize, ]. f. Harmed, soc.
York Imperial-First prize. Mrs. T.
ID. Craig, 81 90; second prize. Mrs. G.
A. Craig, soc,
Rome Beauty-First prize. Mrs. j.
w. Dorsey. 800: second prize, Har-
rison Ringer, soc.
Grimes Golden-First prize, Arch
Schaeffer $1OO; second prize, Writ
Heffner. soc
Wheat-First prize, Howard Craig,
$l.OO; second prize, John w. Dodge.
soc.
Oats-First prize, Howard Craig,
$lOO; second prize, Bruce Morgan, soc.
Buckwheat - First prize. Walter
Harmed, $3.50; second prize. T. E.
Craig, 800.
Rye-First prize. T. H. Craig. 81 90;
second pIIze. Waiter Harmed. zoe,
Soy Bean Hay-First prize, j, c.
Gibson. 75c.
Percheron mare First prize, Mel
win Snyder, halter; second prize. NJ.
Morgan, $1.0O.
Colt-First prize. Ned Stone. Birdie;
second prize. /. p Martin. S1OO.
Beef cow-Ffrst prize, Robert
Brown. halter; second prize, Ernest
Watson, s1.OO.
Beef calf First prize, Ernest Wat
son, $500; second prize, Robert
Brown, 800
Breeding eve First prize, Carl Dor
sey $3.50; second prize, J w. Dorsey,
800
Fall pigs-First prize f. V. Menear,
800
Butter First prize. Mrs. Dorsey
soc; second prize, Mrs. Shay, Soc.
Jelly-lst prize. Mary Bolyard. soc;
second prize Mrs J. r. Harmed. 35c
Honey First prize. Wilbur Liston,
SOC
Cake-F First prize Mrs, Walter Tay-
Tor, Soc second prize Ada White, 35c.
Preserves First prize. Mrs. Lizzie
Taylor. soc; second prize, Jennie
White. 35c.
Pickles-First prize. Mrs. II. S.
whetsell. soc; second prize, Mrs. G.
G. Stone. 35c.
Biscuits First prize, Francine Low
enstein, SOC; second prize, Virginia
Wolfe. S5C
Bread First prize. Francine Low
enstein. soc; second prize, Mrs. Dor
sey, 35c.
Boys Acre Germ Contest First prize,
Guy Stuck, trip TO prize winners
course ~ Morgantown.
Boys Potato Contest First prize,
Merle Orr, trip to prize winners
course at Morgantown.
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