The sun., 1916-12-09
n. Y. NOT 50 MUCH
TO OHIO PRIZE KIDS
Corn, Pig, Calf and Pea Cham
piOns Fail to Get
Thrill.
GIRLS IN THE PARTY
PetticOated Farmers Hoe
Fields With the Best
of Them.

Macmillan Jones. 10 years old. stood
at the tail end Of the fcrryboat Brooklyn
yesterday while II churned down Butter
milk Channel. He was one Of the Korn
Fed Kids OF Ohio. He had raised 50
much corn on his plot OF ground that
the State Of Ohio paid 325 to let him
take a peek at the wonders OF New York
along with i24 other prize Winners
Macmillan had been around the Bat
terry. past the navy yard. where battle
ships and torpedo boats lay. had
glimpsed at the woolworth Building
and was thcn splashing past the Brool,-
Ign docks. where big freight boats were
being laden with war supplies for Eu-
rope. And Macmillan had stood rapt
In deep thought at the end OF the boat
for at least fifteen minu'es. the longest
time he had stayed in on, place since he
arrived In New York. Dne went up to
him with some t%repidatlCn.
We'll. son, hat do you think OF
it,"
lis round. sober countenance turned
to his questioner and the accumulated
wisdom Of ages seemed to rest in his
eyes.
Il wonder II that waters too cold for
swimmin'.'' he said.
showed No Appreciation.
One backed away from Maximili'n
and decided that the young were frlvo-
lous. They did not show the proper aI,-
probation OF the wonders Of the modern
Babylon which were being spread out b"-
fore them. The venerable figure of q.
q. Thomas, one of the pioneer farmers e.
Ohio. caught the cHe. and one rushed
over to him for an antidote to Maxi
milan. Mr.. Thomas Is 81 years old
and has "A face like the prophet Jerc-
miah. His beard reaches far down Ills
chest. Dignity and wisdom radiated
from him as he leaned on his cane and
looked long at the shore of upper Man
haitian. where the apartment houses
rise tier on tier from the river front.
Here at last was one 10 get the cIyp-
tic phrase that would express the feel
ing Of these simple back countrymen as
they confronted the degenerate elegance
OF Manhattan. out of the mouth OF -.
G.. Thomas would come words with
which one could rush back to the office
and paralyze n city editor.
MIR. Thomas" one began diffidently.
What do you think Of New York;"
me sage turned Il ItrSttlns eye uppl
his questioner. lie seemed to be seeking
the answer TO the great problems Of the
age. one trembled in apprehension.
say" he said. his voice rumbl.ng
from his whiskers. do you know how
man Congressmen there are in this
island
BattIeships. Pooh!
His modest interviewer crept way in
despair. lie didn't kno how many
Congressman there were In this island
He didn't even dare guess. He sought
out one Of in~determinate age and hope
lcssly entered into IA discussion on corr
raising. As NE talked the unobtrlsive.
ness OF this farmers personality became
more and more impressed upon him. III
was a man Of sense. He would responC
to the thrill OF the city If the thrill Were
properly applied. The boat was passing
the battleship Kentucky.
See the bs,tleship,' the reporter sale
to him. Don't see those often out II
Ohio, do your
why these kids have done more 70
the corn crop. Last year.
"Bu look at the battleship. What III
you think Of it,
ION, yes. ] used TO go on them whei
first went down to my winter place n
Key West. The inside of a submarine
is interesting, isn't it, As | was saying
the corn CROP
The water was only twenty feet down
but one gathered the impression tina
nobody on the boat would care much
one Jumped or not. Not even that woul,
stir them from their complacent attitud
toward the great city. OF course Ne,
York is all right. and everybody ha
treated them well. and all that. but
the water cold, how many congressmei
, winter home at Key West, Help Wher
! Is the simple countryman?
|. Dewey some Corn grower.
There was Dewey Hanes. the cham
plon corn grower Of Ohio. Dewey is /
, years old and has been champion thre
) wears. ever since the state CAV prize,
The average corn yield per acre Is >
. bushels. Dewey got 1873 bushels Il
! acre. How does he do II?
y "Oh. I used fertilizer. or course tina
p handicaps me- said Dewey. "but I TAX
: the handicap and md It pays. Believ
E me. the soil is the thing"
y Ana Dewey is only 10 years old,
And Rhodapearl Bayha Of Clermor
e county. the girl wonder. grew IL
ushels on her acre OF ground. al
boy. she did that with n hoe" ~
Rhodapearl! Then there is l.oreth
Potter OF Rugglcs Centre, Ashlan
county. Loretta il 10, but she bake
better bread than any OF those girls
the domestic science schools. and :
Loretta got a prize trip.
!, There was Lewis wallace. the chan
: mon pig raiser. and Carl Wholey. III
champion calf raiser, and Andre JOIN
. son, the champion pea raiser, and n
u the other champions, not TO speak
% Ei,ie Singer Of Ruggles Centre, and a
y London cadet band. and Bill Dun, y
founder Of the Johnny Applesced Assoc
u alton. and all tn" other persons who ~
adding $40. 900 900 to the Ohio corn cio
/ In such "A matter OF fact way that tbs
don't know whether New York
l. bounded on four sides by water and h.
'e hig buildings or not, don't car>.
!; TOURISTS TO TRY NEW FIELDS