Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-08
PRIZES FOR MARION
COUNTY CORN SHOW
ANNOUNCED TODAY

The sixth annual Marion count
corn show will be held in this city a
the tractor display rooms of the Valle
Motor company State and From
streets, beginning December Is am
running until the goth. The show i
under the auspices of the Marion
County Community Federation.
Many prizes for corn displays viii
begiven. A complete list of the prize
follow;
Glass A, lot loo ears yellow dent
first SIC. First National bank of Sill
verton: second. So, Bank of Mt Angel
third, 81, Bank of Mt Angel
Lot Zoo ears white dent. First
$40, Farmers & Merchants bank, Stay
ton; second, $6, Bank of Woodburn
third, 81, Bank of Woodburn.
Lot 300 ears of any other color
dent. First IS, Aumsville State bank
second, $4 third, IS.
Glass Is, lot 10 ears yellow dent
First IS. St. Paul State bank; second
So: third, So.
Lot 2--1O cars white dent. First, SIS
First State Bank of Donald; second
$4; third, So.
Lot 3--l0 ears any other color dent
First SO, Oregon state bank, Jeffer-
son; second, SO, Oregon State bank,
jefferson; third 81.
Glass c, lot Ii ear yellow dent.
First. 81, Aurora state bank seconG
ST, Turner State bank; third, so cents.
Lot FL ear white dent First, 81.
Monitor State bank; second. 81, Tur-
ner State bank; third, 80 cents.
Lot al ear any other color dent.
First, 81; second, IS cents; third 80
cents.
Class d. lot 1--15O ears pop corn
First, $6 second, 81; third, 50.
Lot 2--12 ears pop corn, small "a
rieties. First IS; second. So thirl,
ST.
Lot S--t2 ears pop corn. large va
rieties First, IS: second. 50; thirJ,
81
Lot S--12 ears pop corn, large varic-
ties. First SO, Aurora State bank.
second, 50; third 81.
Glass S. lot LIP ears sweet corn.
early varieties, First, 50, Monitor
state bank; second, 50; third. ST.,
Lot 2--12 ears sweet corn. late va
rieties. First SO, Turner State bank.
second, SO; third 81.
Glass F--Best individual collection
OF corn First $7; Coolidge & McClain
bank, Silverton; second, IS. Coolidge
y McClain bank, Silverton third, sS.
Coolidge x McGlaine bank, Silverton.
IN addition to the regular prizes, the
Capital National bank of Salem offers
w each in cash on the best 10O-ear'
Jeis Of yellow and white dent pro-
Nided these lots are left with the bank
for display until April l, 1920.
The United States National bank of
Saiem offers $4 on the best 10 ears
Of yellow dent; $4 on the best 10 ears
white dent and S each on the second
and third best Of these lots.
The L3dd & Bush bank Of Salem Of
fers So, S4 and $2--flrst, second and
third prizes-on the best indivfdua,
collection
The Salem Bank of Commerce Of
fers IS second prize on s1Oo ears OF
yellow dent and S. second prize on
400 ears white dent,
y. a. White & Son offer $3.50 third
prize on 100 ears yellow dent and
$3.50 third prize on 100 ears white
dent
The boys corn judging contest will
be held Saturday afternoon of tne
show Boys up to and including the
eighth grade in schools are eligible to
ehler this contest. All day Saturday
the boys and girls pig club viii show.
Rules governing the submission of
corn for the exhibition follow:
l. Maturity-Thls is an index of the
adaptability of the variety or strain,
Corn may have reached full maturity
but if it is not thoroughly drN il will
appear immature. Exhibits should
therefore, be thoroughly dried.
2 uniformity--All the ears is an
exhibit should be uniform in size and
color and conform to given type.
Look at the exhibit as a whole and
take out any ears that attract the
eye or stand out conspicuously. 1t is
wei even to remove the best ear from
an exhibit il il destroys the uniform
ity by its outstanding merit.
g. Color of Cob--A yellow variety
should not have white cob and q
white variety sohuld not have a red
COP This is an indication of impur |
NY or mixture and disqualifies the en-
tire exhibit. Remove one or two kerr
heis II necessary to make sure of this I
point.
4, Dent of Kernel-Dent varieties |
should show marked dent or rough |
ness OF Kernel. Smooth Kernels indt- |
cate reversion to flint varieties and
score against the exhibit
p Compactness-The rows should |
DC straight ana tho furrovs between
the rows narrow Wide burrows indj-
cate small percentage Of corn to cob |
II Is usually true that a rounded ker- |
mel which causes the burrows between
ne rows has Il corresponding furrow |
next the cob. Kernels should be an |
'roNimately rectangular instead of
'ouhded or marked pointed at the
inner end