Putnam patriot., 1917-11-23
COUNTY CORN
 SHOW SUCCESS
Entries NumerOuS and Exhibits Fine.
 Prizes Awarded
Attendance Large Notwithstanding Bad
 Weather

The Windham County Corn Show held in Odd Fellows hall Thursday was success in every way. There was good list of entries, fine show ing from the farms was made, The Ia. dies exhibited tempting dishes and be. tween three and four hundred people "took in the shown notwithstanding the hard rain.
 The prize pig, Windham County Corn Queen, of cred by Joseph Baker of Fabyun for the winner of the germi- nation test, went to Leonard H. Hesley of North Woodstock. Another pig, offered by 5. D. Wicks of Pomfret, was awarded to Gerald Waldo of Scot land, as first prize for Dent corn. During the afternoon there was An interesting address on "Home grown seed corn and the germination test, !" by Prof. B. R. Southwick, agronomist of the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege. Miss Charlotte Embleton great ly interested the many ladies present with demonstration of cornmeal fruit pudding and apple corn cake. To an inexperienced eye the corn looked very much the same. The ears were large and full and the rows even. It was surprise to those unfamiliar with what our farms are raising that such a fine product is being grown in this county. It demonstrated beyond all question that fine corn can be raised in Windham county, as was re- gently evidenced when Woodstock boy not only received the champion ship of this state but won in competi- ton with numerous other states. Professor Southwick, who is especi ally interested in the growing of corn, County Agent B. W. Ellis, who had charge of the arrangements for the Windham County Farmers Associa ton, and who did a great deal of work to bring the success about, expressed themselves as well pleased with the show. Similar shows will be held in every county in the state, the purpose being to encourage corn growing, the raising of more and better corn, and, by exhibits, making known where a superior quality Of seed corn may be bought.
 The ladies' department, in charge of Miss Elm bleton, was tempting dis play. When opportunity offered to taste the xhibits tEey were found to De just as good as they looked. All the dishes were made from cornmeal. There was bread, cake, doughnuts, puddings, etc, etc, in large numbers. A plate of wat1ies also looked as if they would be fine for breakfast with it- tie maple syrup poured over them The press got doughnut and was thank ful for that although willing to sam pie every exhibit on the table. The corn was spread about in rows on long tables. The shelling.out con- test also created great deal of inter- est. There were good number of en- tries in this department and competi- ton was keen as evidenced by several being tied for prizes.
 The whole affair was credit to the Mindham County Farmers Associa- ton and Agent Ellis. While to the farmers themselves it may not have appeared so very unusual, to the lay man it was an "eye opener" to see such an exhibit gathered from the farms of old Windham county and brought home more fofcibly the fact that we not only have good farms but good farmers.
 The prizes were awarded AS foll ows:
 Domination Test
 l.. H. HeaIey 1st
 A C. Botham 2nd
 :. Nikolotf 3rd
 Dent Corn
 Gerald Waldo Isl
 Charles Williams 2nd
 E. ;. Southwick 3rd
 Flint, not Yellow or White
 II. NJ. Amidon lst and 3rd
 John Rice End
 White Flint
 A. C. Botham lst
 H c. Williams 2nd
 :. Nikoloff 3rd
 Yellow Flint
 NJ H. Healey lst
 J. NJ. Woodward End
 George :. Bowen 3rd
 Rye
 W. C. Child ist
 Charles II. Hyde End
 Buckwhest
 John Wilson 1st
 Luther Day 2nd
 Oats
 c. .. Hyde, Canterbury The Clark c. LaWton mills of Brooklyn had an exhibit of buckwheat, rye wheat. middlings, corn, corn