Milford chronicle., 1917-11-23
The KENT-SUSSEX CORN
SHOW WELL PATRONIZED
Two Boys Grow Over 100 Bushels
OF Corn Per Acre-The Girls
Also Merit Much Praise.

The fact that Kent and Sussex
counties can grow as good corn as
can be found anywhere was clearly
demonstrated at the Corn Show held
in the building opposite the Grange
Hall last Friday and Saturday. There
appeared on exhibition over one thou
sand ears of carefully selected corn
of various colors and varieties from
various parts of the two counties.
One of the main features OF the
show as the exhibit of corn by the
corn club boys, which on the whole
was equal to the exhibit of the men.
Two of these boys grew over 100 bu-
shells of corn per acre, and five others
grew 80 or more bushels per acre.
That is a record that should make
many of the older farmers sit up and
take notice. The canned goods ex-
hibited by the girls also attracted
considerable attention and were equal
in every respect to the boys corn eX-
hibits. Some of the canning club
girls under fifteen years of age have
canned over 300 cans of fruit and veg
etables this season. If all the girls
on the farms had made such record
there would be no scarcity of canned
goods this winter.
Saturday afternoon Mr. George
Hall. of the Milford Trust Company,
presented to the boys in the potato,
tomato and corn clubs, cash prizes
as awards in club work. The work
with the junior farmers undertaken
BY the Milford Trust Company is eX-
cellent and will have far reaching
effect on the future agriculture in the
vicinity of Milford. 1t is hoped that
next year a larger number Of boys
will Join these clubs and make the
competition keener than it was this
year.
The corn variety yield exhibit was
an eye opener to some for it showed
how great a difference there was be-
tween the yielding power Of different
varieties grown on the same kind OF
soil and in the same field. Some OF
the varieties outyielded others by fif-
teen to eighteen bushels per acre. An
increased yield due to growing bet
ter variety is clear velvet to the
grower. 1t pays to select good seed
corn in the fall and if you do not have
a desirable kind buy it from some
one who has.
The following is a list of the prize
winners at the Corn Show:
Kent County Awards.
The names are given in the order
in which the prizes were awarded.
Ten ears white corn-Richard Will
son, Dover; Geo. HOffecker, Dover;
Edward Donovan, BrenfOrd; Alex.
Deakyne, Smyrna; Joseph Cowgirl,
Dover.
Ten ears white CONT. D. Gar
rison, Cheswold; Harry Clark, Ken
ton; John Reynolds, Smyrna; W. V.
Cosden, Dover; George Layer, Hart
ly.
Fifty ears yellow corn-Jos. Cow
gill, Dover; Richard Wilson, Dover;
George HOffecker, Dover; Perry
Hitchcock, Kenton.
Fifty ears white corn-T. D. Gar
rison, Cheswold; W. V. COsden, Dow
er; John Reynolds, Smyrna; Harry
Clark, KentOn.
Ten shelling ears-Stanley Short,
Smyrna; George Hoffecker, Dover.
Best single ear-George Hoffecker,
Dover; George Layer, Hartly.
Ten ears boys corn club; white
corn-George Hitchcock, KentOn;
Lester Layer, Hartly; Stanley Short, |
Smyrna; James Ashton, Hartly; Jos.
Vaughn, Cheswold.
Yellow corn-Charles Hitchcock, |
KentOn; Paul Williams, Hartly; OW-
en- Shahan, Hartly; Stephen Regolia, |
Hartly; William Lynch, Milford.
Boys acre contest-Geo. Hitchcock, !
KentOn; Paul Williams, Hartly; Gill |
bert Cosden. Dover; Lester Layer, |
Hartly; Paul Unruh, Dover; Stanley |
Short, Smyrna.
Canned goods by the canning club |
girls-Naomi Hughes, Felton, Dor
Othy Heyd, FELTON,; Agatha Hughes, /
FELTON,; Nettie Greet. Georgetown; Ma 1
Omi Pepper, Georgetown.
Sussex County Awards.
Ten ears yellow cOrn-William |
Heath, Milford; Duval Mustard,
Lewes; Bradley Morgan, Lincoln;
Zack Donovan, Lincoln.
Ten ears white cOrn-R. G. Allen,
Milford: John Ponder, Milton; V. R.
Allen, Seaford; Dan ShOckley, Mil
ton; Walter Phillips, Hollyville.
Fifty ears white corn-R. J. Allen,
SeafOrd; V. R. Allen. Seaford.
Best single ear-V. r. Allen, Sea-
ford.