Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-22
PUTNAM

The second annual corn show of the Mindham County Farmers association was held Thursday in Odd Fellows hall. Pomfret street, l. c. Davis. of Storrs college, described the show as bigger and better than any corn show held in Connecticut last year. Hun areds of gelden and red ears of the great staple cereal made ! pretty pie ture as they were displayed on long ables set along the hall, and again attested the fact that Connecticut, and especially Windham county, is a great corn growing sectionA
 Not only was the corn shown on the COD, butsthe show went much further than that, in exhibiting, through a do- mestie science display, arranged under the direction of Miss Charlotte Elm bteten, home economies director for Nlndham county, what a great part corn can be made to play in providing the tables of the people with splendid and nourishing and healthful food stufs.
 There was public interest in. the ex- hlbit, too, for people from most of the 10 towns in the county were among those who inspected the exhibits, with View to gaining advantages there from, and listened sttentively to what was said by speakers relative to the importance of corn among the states products
 To David Clark, resident on. Killing " avenue in the town of Putnam, went the first prize for the finest exhibit l50. ears) of high grade corn. Mr Clark, S3 years of age, is p-neteheF as g. corn grower and represents as good as New England has to, offer as a farmer who can get results from corn field The prize to him was thoroughbred Berkshire hog from the Joseph Baker farm in Thompson, and this was presented by Rev. F. D. Har- rlsson of Woodstock, an officer of the Farmers association. Mr. Clark was warmly congratulated upon his sue- eessfully competition in the show.
 On a 10-ear exhibit of flint corn a first prize was awarded to Samuel perrance of the town of Plainfelh. A first on a 10-ear exhibit of dent eorn went to s. H. Peekham of Woodstock. In the smelling out contest first prize went to Charles H. Hyde of Brooklyn, formerly of Canterbury. Thirty -five pounds of Mir. Hyde's corn shelled out oO.9 pounds of solid corn, remark ably fine showing, as the lot contain ed only Al pounds of cob. Second prize in this contest went to J. R. Stromherg of Abingdon, whose B PodAAuo VI COIIl Si1cllCu out 0u,l pounds of corn. This showing will compare with the best in the country.
 These who attended the show were particularly interested in the address of Prof. W. l.. Slate, Connecticut Az rieultural college. on the subject of corn, his theme being that the only actually measure of values in corn is the yield.
 Many women who attended the show found much to interest them in the domestic science department. Each ot the gFanges in this immediate vii cin1ty had an exhibit in this depart ment, showing appetizing foodstuffs with corn as the chief ingredient. To Wolf Den grange of Abingdon went the first prize, second to Putnam grange and third to Senexet grange of Wood stock.
 In this department of the show there was a table set with what would be
 mighty fine Thanksgiving dinner for any family. There was a stuffed July 4th of this year; vegetables, bread, fruit pie. eornmeal cakes and many other things, including sweet ei- der, everything, including the wheat of which the bread was made, grown on Windham county farms! This little display was a most convincing dis play of the superlative independence of New England and its people if New England and its people only wish to assert themselves as tillers Sf the pro- ductiVe acres that a kindly Providence, has bequeathed to them as a heritage that will supply them with the prin :; cipai, and many of the luxurious, needs of life.
 As a contrast to this beuntiful dis play there was an exhibit of the Bel gians' food ration during the war pe-. ried, Scanty, but wholesome, it show ed the meagre daily ration that the people of the brave little Kingdom have had to subsist upon for more than four years, while the people of New England could have had an abundance of foodstuffs, as most have had, during the period of world strife. Miss Emhleton said that the Belgian ration, as displayed, was based &C., curately on tables furnished her from Washington and in which was set out the daily allowance for each of the Belgians.
 There was another dinner display. with corn as the basis, by the young ladies of the Willimantic Normal school. This display also was really excellent and attracted much atten- tion.
 Still another exhibit that attracted special attention was a breakfast tray, loaded with good things, arranged by Miss Lois Ransom, aged g, of Pomfret Center. This little miss had arranged a dainty breakfast of stewed prunes, cornmeal mullins and cornmeal mush and hungry person would not have to be leased to eat it, either The breakfast was a great tribute to what may be expected of a coming genera tion of Americans.
 Some special awards were: A first to Wolf Den grange of Abingdon for genuine Mexican Tamales. first to Mrs. C. S. Hyde, Canterbury, for corn meal doughnuts; first to Mrs. George Perry, Putnam, corncakes; first to Mrs. William Gallup, Woodstock hulI- ed corn; first. to Miss Eleanor Herr, Brooklyn, dried. corn first to Mrs. L. F. healey. Woodstock. canned corn; first to Mrs. George Perry, Putnam, Rhode Island Johnny cakes; first to Mrs. Oscar Munyan. Thompson, muf- fins; first to Mrs George Williams. Putnam, mullins; first to Mrs. Luther Warren, wheat bread; first to Mrs. William Gallup, Woodstock, brown bread; first to Mrs. IA H. Healey, Woodstock, corn meal mush:' first to Mrs. c. s. Hyde, Brooklyn, Indian pud- ding.
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