Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-12-31
CORN PROMINENT
At EXPOSITION


The third annual Agricultural and
Industrial Exposition will be held in
the State Armory. Hartford, January
21st-26th. Corn holds a prominent
place among the premium offerings.
and there are also good number Of
prizes FOR potatoes. The list As an
nounced for these two important pro-
ducts is as follows:
LIST. Offered by the State Board Of
Agriculture:
Glaze A-Flint Germ
Div. 4. Ten ears yellow, Is, IS, 81.
Div. 2. Ten ears white, ts, -. 81.
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Div. !. Ten sars yellow, es. IS. ".
Div. 2. Ten earn white. IS. rs, ~.
Class c. Ten eAr early sweet
corn. IS, %, e4. - 81 sAss
Class D. Ten ears late sweet corn.
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Class E. Ten ears pop corn. IS. es.
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End. Offered BY the Connecticut
State Fairs Assseiauen In ee-opers-
ton With Colonel william n. Hall:
For the best ene-hatf bushel exhibit
Of potaeosa. $50, $50. t2s. $50. =
Por the best ten ear exhibit Of field
corn, $50. $50. e25. 800.
Competitors IN this class limited to
those who have made one-hAlf bushel
exhibits Of potatoes Or ten car ex-
hibits Of corn ct one or more Of the
agricultural fairs. or farm bureau ex-
hibits during the past fair season All
exhibits must be Connecticut grown
and raised by the exhibitor. Only one
entry In each class accepted from an
exhibitor.
3rd. A ssed corn class offered by
thte State Beard Of Agriculture, Con-
necticut Dairymen's Association and
Connecticut State Grange, arranged
for the purpose Of stimulating the
growing Of seed corn and 70 offer seed
corn growers an opportunity to adver-
tise and sell their corn upon its mer-
its
Class A. Flints. any color and
length. $50. go. us. $40.
Class B. Dents, any color and
length. $50. t20,3 Is, $40.
Rulss For SEED Corn Exhibitoss
l. Open to anyone in Connecticut
who has ten bushels or more seed
corn to sell, which is accurately repre-
scented by sample on exhibit.
2. Must be corn grown by exhibit
or in 1920.
8. A sample must be sent to the
New Haven Agricultural Experiment
Station for termination test.
4. The above sample should be a
mixture Of kernels taken from thirty
ears representative Of the corn which
is for sale. Pick of ten kernals at
different places along each ear from
near the butt to near the tip. Mix the
800 kernels from the thirty ears, pack
securely, and send ppostpaid to the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station, 1913 Huntington street, view
Haven, with the name and address Of
he sender and name Of the variety at
tached. This sample must be sent pre-
vious to January 5th. 1921.
S. The exhibit shall consist OF 100
pounds Of ear corn, which Is typical
of seed corn offered for sale by the
grower.
6. The exhibits shall be set up so
that the corn can be handled and ex-
amined.
z. Exhibits shall be placarded with:
Name of variety Of corn; growers
name and address; price OF similar
corn that is for sale; quantity of such
corn for sale; result Of official germi-
nation test made by Connecticut Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station.
All exhibits should be sent prepaid
on or before January 10th, 1921, to
L. II. Healey, care of Sergeant Merry,
State Armory, Hartford Conn.,
The State Board of Agriculture, CO.
operating with the New England To-
bacco Growers Association, is plan
ming a series Of prizes TO be offered
for exhibits Of tobacco. Full particu-
lars will be mailed any one upon re-
quest.
Very truly yours,
LEONARD H. HEALEY,
Secretary.