Evening journal., 1918-12-10
EXPERT IS PROUD
OF STATE CORN
Ten Ear Exhibit of Wallace
Cook Worthy of Finest
Exh bition
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED

This corn is good enough to go to
any OF the big shows" said Prof. A.-E.
Gfantham Of Delaware College. last Fri
day afternoon at the New Castle-Kent
County Corn Show, which was held In
the New Century Clubhouse at Smyrna
on December and Z. as he tied the
grand championship ribbon on ten-ear
exhibit of white corn shown by Wal
lace Cook OF Newark.
The Farm Bureaus OF New Castle and
Kent Counties IN cooperation with the
business men OF Smyrna provided the
premium list and managed This corn
show at which three silver cups. $500 in
money and % ribbons were distributed
anong 2i exhibitors from Rent, and six
from New Castle County. Besides the
regular exhibit OF corn the Home Dem
onstration agents OF the two counties
had very attractive display Of fire.
less cookers and food products. The
Boys Corn Club contests proved TO be
very interesting to the fathers and
mothers as well as TO the boys.
The Boys Corn Club exhibit consist
ed Of 10 ear samples OF corn grown by
corn club boys in the two counties.
Some of this corn was as good as any
in the show and the exhibit was good
throughout Wallace Cook OF Newark.
who exhibited the grand champion 40
ear and 80 ear samples in the show Is
corn club boy and he also exhibited
the best 10 ears In the Boys Corn Club
exhibit A judging contest in which
the boys. judged three. 10 ear samples
Of white, and the same number OF yell
low corn, was held during the show.
Cash prizes were also offered In this
contest.
The following list OF prizes and
awards were given:
New Castle-Kent County Corn Show.
Smyrna. Delaware, December and Z,
1918 New Castle County showing sep
arately.
Glass, 10 Ears Write Corn-First. Wal
lace Cook. Newark, si; Second, Fred
Trimble. hockessin, SO; third. A. S.
Whiitock. Odessa, So; fourth, C. f
Meyers, Mlddletown, ST.
Class. 10 Ears Yellow Corn-First,
Fred Snyder. Newport. 81.
Glass, 10 Ears Mixed Corn-First
Fred Trlmble, Hockessin, 81.
Champion 10 ears, any variety, Wal
lace Cook. Newark.
Glass, 30 Ears White C0rn-First,
Wallace Cook. Newark. So; second, A. 5.
Whlttock, odessa, SO; third, Fred Trim
bic. Hockessin, So.
Glass, so Ears Yellow Corn-Rlrst,
Fred Snyder, Newport, So; second. no
one competive; champion 30 ears, any
color. Wallace Cook, Newark, ribbon
Kent County showing Separately.
Class. 10 Ears White Corn-First, T.
d. Garrison, Cheswold. 81; second, Gil
Ihert Cosden, Dover, 50; third. w v.
ososden, Dover, So; fourth, Harry Clark.
Kenton, 81.
class 10 Ears Yellow Corn-First.
George s. Hoffecker, Dover, 81: second.
George Poultney. Hartly, 50; third, p.
II. Donovan. Smyrna, 50; fourth, N. w.
Hudson. Clayton, 81.
Champion 10 ears, any color, T. y.
Garrison. Cheswold. ribbon.
Glass. 80 Ears White Corn-First T.
d. Garrison, Cheswold. IS; second.
Harry Clark. Kenton. So; third, L.
z. Roland, Viola. So; fourth, Gilbert
Cosden, Dover, 81.
Glass, 80 Ears Yellow Corn-First.
George Hoffecker, Dover. s5; second
George Poultney, Hartly, So.
Champion 80 ears, any color, t. d.
Garrison. Cheswold, ribbon.
New Castle and Kent County Showing
Together.
Champion 80 ears corn, any variety,
Wallace Cook, Newark, silver cup.
Champion 80 ears corn, any variety
Wallace Cook, Newark, silver cup.
Grange exhibit won by Capitol