Smyrna times., 1917-10-17
I[NT FARMERS FOR BIGGER
AND BETTER CORN YIELD
.,,spesT ATTACHED TO CON-
w veNT COUNTY CORN SHOW
,,.. Show to be Held in Connec-
tOn With Sussex Show on NOV 10
.dI7 TO be a Notable Affair

-.,. Show to be Held IN Connec-
~. 80. With Sussex Show on Nov. Is
All 10 be a Notable Affair
rumber from Smyrna-ClaytOn-
v'D,on. Cheswold and vicinities are
interested in the next annual Kent
cOunty Corn Show which will be held
:. Milford on Nov. 16 and II in con-
:~nrtiop with the Sussex County Corn
Chow and the Milford Grange Bazaar.
r@orts are being made to have this
.orn show surpass the former county
so,r shows in both size and character
of exhibits. The large building op-
0o.ite the Grange Hall will be used
tor the corn show and is large enough
a. sceomodste a large number OF ex-
bibits. The Kent County Show has
.lwsys been held in Dover but this
year Milford was decided upon as the
most desirable place for the two
oountv shows to be held together.
The merchants of Milford have been
most liberal in putting up money for
cash premiums and are willing to CO.
operate to make the show a success.
The Dover banks and the Milford
hanks have promised to award cash
premiums for the boys and girls ex-
bibits. There should be more interest
than ever on the part of the farmers
IN exhibit corn and attend this show
as never before has it been so impor-
tspt that each man should be inter-
ested in the best type of corn and get
in touch with those who are raising
and selling the best producing strains.
Efforts to Get Best Corn Yield in Kent
The corn variety demonstration
plots give promise of throwing light
on the best varieties of corn so far as
Weld is concerned and the facts COL
lected from the years tests in the
county will be shown at the corn show.
Some varieties have shown themselves
to be far better yielders than others.
There will be exhibits of both ten
and twenty ears of white and yellow
corn and it is probable that Individual
farm booth exhibits will have a part
on the premium list. One of the
special features will be the exhibits
of the canned goods, needle work and
pastry by the girls clubs and corn
exhibits by members of the boys corn
club. The boys and girls are doing
great service along the lines of food
production and food conservation and
the better practice on the farm and
deserve our commentator and en-
cOuragement. Every Kent and Sussex
county farmer is urged to consider
this his corn show and do all he can
to boost by beginning now to save
corn for exhibition purposes.
To Select Seed as Well as Show Corr
The proper time to begin selection
is at the time of husking or when
hauling the corn to the crib. Two
birds can be killed with one stone, al
you can select your seed corn anC
your show corn at the same time. A
good show ear should also be a gooC
seed ear. Pick out a large number
OF desirable ears for seed and from
these pick out the show corn. Show
ears should be uniform in size, il
character of kurnels, have we'll fillet
QUITS and tips, have a deep vel
matured grain, good size, and be gooC
SEED ears. Many a farmer has beer
,nlueneed to grow better type of corr
Oy seeing the best types at the corr
snow, and for this reason it behoove
every corn grower to get in touch viii
tne growers Of good seed at the com
ing corn show in Milford.