The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-08
CORN, CANNING, AND
POULTRY CLUB EXHIBITS

the SODD COuuly SOIh. canning ait
Poultry Clubs were arranged in /;
vacant store next to the Morton
Hardware Co. and were judged by
Mrs. Andrews, of the College OF
Agriculture at Athens, and by Mr.
d. A. Summerour and Mr.. E. NJ
Legg, of Cobb County.
The members of these clubs with
their parents and friends met in the
court house at II o'clock where
farm demonstrators, w. D. Hasty
presided and introduced the speak
ers.
Mrs. Andrews spoke on Domestic
Science.
Hon. Herbert Clay made a fine
speech on the importance of saving
as well as earning money and Hon
M. L. Duggan rural school agent
talked about school work in gen
eral.
Mr.. Britain, State Superinte=
dent of Schools, was not present.
Mr. Chauncy Smith explained the
plans of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company in awarding a
pig TO each one of 20 boys who are
entitled by their standing in the
corn club to receive one. Those
who came up to the standard neces-
sary to receive a pig in the contest
Saturday are:
Ogle Allen, Carl Argo, Carl Davis,
Alfred Gunner, Ellie Lowe, Hoyle
Dobbins, Hammond Smith, Cecil
Hardage, Charles Maues, Guy Mayes
Ray Cunningham, Frank Oglesby
j. T. Greenway, Paul Greenway, Ed
ward Mayes, John Mann, Elmer
Daniel and Glen Moon.
MIR. Smith proposes to come ia
Marietta on the second of January
1917 to meet these boys and as
sist in organizing their pig club.
The telephone company will give
suitable prizes to pig club boys for
points of excellence in their work.
one of which will be course at
the summer agricultural school in
Athens.
Ellie Lowe, of Powder Springs,
won first prize for the highest yield
of corn on one acre-63.43 bushels.
Herman Smith, of Marietta, second
prize, Cecil Hardage, Marietta third
prize, Hoyle Dobbins, Marietta,
fourth prize, Ogle Allen, Kenne-
saw, fifth prize, Carl Davis, Mari
eta, sixth prize and Carl Argo. Ma
rietta, seventh prize.
Cecil Hardage won the prize for
the highest yield on one acre by A
boy under / ) years of age. He
made 60 bushels. John McNeely
took the prize for the best ten
ears OF corn. First prize for the
best record book was given to AL
fred Gunter and the second to Ogle
Allen:
Cecil Hardage spent less than any
boy per bushel, only 20 l-2 cents.
and Herman Smith spent 2O.O5
cents a bushel.
There were 60 different corn ex-
hibits.
Miss Maggie Hendrix, of Pow
der Springs, was the only poultry
club exhibitor and took both prizes
for best pair and also best pen
of chickens. Hers were Rhode Is
land Reds. She had won the 4th
and 9Th prizes for chickens at the
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta.
CANNING CLUB HONORS
Miss Annie May Adams took first
prize for the best record in general
canning club work; Fannie Ad-
ans, Marietta, second and Sarah
Lovelace, of Marietta third. For
the best variety of canned goods.
Annie May Adams, Marietta. was
awarded first prize; Fannie Adams.
Marietta, second; Sarah Lovelace,
Marietta, third; Stella Argo, Mari
eta fourth; LESSEE Argo, Marietta.
fifth; Rosa Lee Argo, Marietta.
sixth Annie Belle Kent, Marietta.
seventh, and Lou Ella Mcclure.
Marietta eighth.
DUROC-JERSEY.
A small pig, or months old,
will be given to each of the 20
boys in March and all these pigs
must be and appear at the South
eastern Fair in Atlanta next Octo-
Der to be Judged ANA graded for the
award OF prizes.
Nothing definite has been de-
clded upon yet. Later we will an
nounce the details Of the agreement
between the donors and the recipi-
ents of pigs.