Newark post., 1919-12-24
ST. GEORGES HUN
DRED PRIZE CORN
GROWING REGION
Diamond Hill Farm Makes
Splendid Showing at
Dover

ne PAIN lOr 1919 corn raising
goes this year to St. Georges hun
dred. James T. Shallcross of Mid
dletown won gold medal, silver
medal, S29.50 in cash prizes and
nine ribbons. Alonza Whittock of
Odessa, was another big winner
from this hundred.
Diamond Hill Farm, Herman
Cook, proprietor was also con-
sistent winner. The awards made
by Prof. Schmitz of State College,
Pa. were as follows:
Class A, best fifty ears of any
variety from the three counties in
the state. New Castle, first SO
James T. Shallcross, Middletown;
second, 81, A. B. Whittock, Odessa;
third, 81, Roswell Shafer, New Cas-
tie; fourth, ribbon, Diamond Hill
Farm, Newark. Kent and Sussex
had no exhibits in this class.
Glass B, honorary, for best twen-
ty ears from the STATE at large:
White corn, first, 81, A. S. Whit
took, Odessa; second, S., James 7.
Shallcross, Middletown; third, So,
Diamond Hill Farm, Newark;
fourth, ribbon, Harry B. Clark,
Kenton; yellow corn, first, ST,
Russell Shafer, New Castle; sec
ond, S., Harry B. Clark, Kenton;
third, So, F. c. Snyder, Newport;
fourth, ribbon, F. Stahl, Greenville.
Best twenty ears from the state
at large: Glass B, Cosden, Dover;
only entry; yellow, first, 81, B. A.
Stahl, Greenville, only entry.
Glass G, honorary, best ten ears
from state at large, white, first, ST,
James T. Shallcross, Middletown;
second, S., A. S. Whittock, Odessa;
third, So, Diamond Hill Farm,
Newark; fourth, ribbon, w. V. Cos
den, Dover; yellow, first, ST. Ros
we'll Shafer, New Castle; second,
S., F. C.. Snyder Newport; third,
SO, J. B. Stahl, Greenville; no
fourth prize.
Class c, amateur, for best ten
ears from state at large, white
Stanley Short, Smyrna, first ST
Lester Layer, Hartley, second, S. !;
yellow, first, G. H. Shockley, Dover,
ST. Dewey Sapp, Houston, second,
S5; B. A. Stahl, third, So; no fourth
contestant.
Glass D, for best ten ears of any
variety from New Castle county,
first, S5, James T. Shallcross; sec
ond, SO, A. S. Whittock; third, 50,
Roswell Shafer; fourth, 81, Dia-
mond Hill Farm, Kent county
prizes same as New Castle, first
Harry B. Clark, Kenton; second
Harry B. Clark; third Stanley
Short; fourth, Gilbert c. Cosden
Sussex Country, prizes same as
New Castle and Kent, first, w. A
Stein, Dagsboro; second, w. A
Stein; third, Ella A. Short, George
town.
Class E, for the best single cal
from New Castle county, first, A
S. Whittock; second, Diamond Hill
Farm; third, James T. Shallcross
Kent county, first, 81, Harry B
Clark; second, $780, Harry B
Clark. Sussex county, first, 81, W
A. Stein; second, Eli Short, $3.50
Class G, varieties, for best tel
ears of the following varietie
from the state at large. First, 81
ReiRs Yellow Dent, F. c. Snyder
no other contestants; Johnso,
county white, first, 81, James l
Shallcross; second.
Class H, small grains and seed
of wheat grown in 1919, from Ne1
Castle. Wheat, first, 81, j. {
Stahl; second, B. A. Stahl. Ker
county, first, So, Frank Attix, Ker
ton. Best peck sample of graf
and small seeds from state at larg
1919. Oats, first, 81, Frank Atti>
second, B. A. Stahl, so cents; ry
first, 81, J. B. Stahl; second,
cents, B. A. Stahl. Soy bean
first, 50, Frank Attix; buckwhea
first, 81, Eli Short; second, j.
Stahl.
Class |, frain and forage
sheaf, for best sheaves or bundle
(not less than six inches in diar
eter) of the following crop
Wheat, first, 81, J. B. Stahl; secon
so cents, B. A. Stahl; oats, frs
81, B. A. Stahl; second, so cent
]. B. Stahl; Timothy, first, 81,
A. Stahl; second, so cents, j.
Stahl; soy beans, first, 81, j.
Stahl; second, so cents, B. .
Stahl: second, so cents, B. A. Stai