The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-02
STATE CORN SHOW
7 @ BE HELD In
DENVER DURIN G
THE STOCK SHOW
State Farm Bureau Promotes
Exhibit; F. r. Lamb Heads
Committee of Bureau.

orado State Farm Bureau for 1920 was
der that this could be married out to a
| successful conclusion. committee of
three was placed in charge. F. R..
Lamb. vice president of the Colorado
State Farm Bureau, is chairman Of
this committee. He is assisted by
E. r.. Bliss, member of the executive
committee OF the State Farm Bureau.
and A. E. McClymonds of the college
extension ofrce, who has had charge
of the field work during the season.
/ This committee has put lot OF time
and effort on this project Mr.. Lamb
Is sending out the following excellent
statement of the matter which every
ore in Coiodado should read:
The state corn show. wricn Is now
being promoted by the State Farm
Bureau. in cooperation with the Agri-
cultural Collge and Extension Service
viii be held at the stock yards in Den
yer during the National Western
Stock Show. The premium list vii
be out in a short time and will show
what lot OF preparation is being
made to make the first state corn
show an important event in the agri-
cultural history of Colorado.
Very few crops in Colorado have
made such rapid gains in Importance
as corn has made in the last few
years. both in increased acreage and
increased yields per acre. The in
creased acreage has been brought
about largely by a realization of the
fact that the corn is paying crop uL-
der nearly every one of the various
soil and climatic conditions of the
state. This fact has not been gon-
orally realized in many sections of the
state, and at the present time there
are still hundreds of farmers who are
not aware of the great possibilities OF
this crop The increased yield an
acre has been the direct result OF
iced selection registered seed, get
ting varieties that are adopted 10 the
various conditions, and general i'll
provement of corn farming methods.
Those who are directly responsi-
BILE for these gains are he County
Farm Buresr Officers. county agents
and other extension workers, for the
counties where the most progress nas
been made are the counties where
these have been the longest and fave
done the most active work Many
farmers have been induced 20 try out
some OF the methods recommended in
corn growing The work done by the
Boys and Girls clubs has produced
the most valuable suggestions and in
struction in the better farming meth
DDS.
This corn improvement work has
been SO manifest in several parts of
the state that the State Farm Bureau
decided that the time had come when
farmers OF every section of the state
should see and realize whs. was act
ually being done in these few corn
growing counties. To accomplish this
result the state corn show was de-
cided upon as the best possible
means.
The county agents, club leaders
and other extension workers have
made an especial effort this year L..
set as much good corn grown as pos
sible. so that the exhibit would shCv
the results of the careful work that
had seeS done. Reports from every
section of the state prove that tho
work has been vel done. and that the
state corn show will be one tina, would
De n credit to any corn growing state.
The exhibits this year will consist
OF single ear. 10-ear and one-half
bnshel crates. There will be sepa-
rate classes for registered seed. ma
ket seed and the different varieties.
There will also be classes for the diff
ferent attitudes as follows: Below
5000 feet: between 5000 and 5000
feet. and above 6.0oo feet with no
distinction between dry land and irri-
gated corn.
Every farmer in the state shorld
see these exhibits. for they win be n
revelation to many corn growers who
are not familiar with the advanve,
ment that has been made. Tho BOYS
and Girls Club exhibits will show
what can be done by these YOUNGSTERS
under proper supervision. and vii!
~eveal their ability to be the farmers
OF tomorrow. Farmers and stockmen
from many other states will get at
first hand clear demonstration of the
valuo OF the corn crop IN Colorado
that could not be gotten in any other
way
with everyone pulling together
with our committee with each exten-
sion worker, county agent and County
Farm Bureau officer In search Of a
lot OF exhibits of good corn In the
various counties. with the farmers and
the bcya and 9frla In tha c,,,h. tool