Newark post., 1922-01-11
Delaware State
Corn Growers
J. F. Brackin & Son Carried
Off High Honors at
Annual Show
M. o. Pence Elected to Office

Much interest was shown in th'
Delaware State Corn Growers Asso
citation meeting held in Seaford, las
week. Some of the finest exhibits eve1
presented at a show in Delawar'
were on display.
The annual election of officers tool
place with the following men being
elected:
Fred Trimble, of Hockessin, presi
dent; H. Seemans, of Middletown
vice-president for New Castle county
Dewey Sapp, of Houston, vice-presi
dent for Kent county; Joseph Hop
kins, Of Lewes, vice-president fol
Sussex county; M. o. Pence, of New
ark, secretary-treasurer.
j. F. Brackin & Son, Pleasant Val
ley Farm, Marshallton, carried of
the honors among the prize winners
at the fifteenth annual State Corr
Show. They were awarded the gold
medal for the best 10 ears, and sterl.
ing silver medals for the best &c
ears, and best 10 ears white corn
Other medal winners were J. T,
Shallcross, Middletown, silver medal
best 30 ears; Lester Layer, Hartly,
silver medal, best 10 ears boys corn
A. S. Whittock, Odessa, for best
single ear. These medals were award
ed by the Delaware Bankers Associa-
tion. Other champions were Fred C.
Snyder, Newport, and Granogue
Farms, New Castle county. The
former exhibited the best 20 ears
yellow corn, and the latter the best 10
ears yellow corn.
The list of prize-winners as an
nounced was: best so ears of any
variety, New Castle county,. T.
Shallcross, Middletown; A. S. Whit
took, Odessa; Granogue Farms; H.
Sumons, Middletown; Frederick
Snyder, Newport. Kent county-R.
W. Wiley, Dover. Sussex county
John Ponder, Milton; Novel Pepper,
Seaford; Claude Ellis, Seaford; Hop
kins Brothers, Lewes; Floyd Tull,
Seaford. For the best SO ears of
corn in Class A: J. T. Shallcross.
Best 20 ears from State at large
j. F. Brackin e. Son, Marshallton.
Best 20 ears white corn, New Castle
county,. F. Brackin & Son; H.
Sumons, Middletown; A. d. Whittock,
Odessa; William Naudain, Middle
town. Sussex county-John Ponder,
Milton; Norvel Pepper. Kent county
No exhibits.
Best 20 ears yellow corn: New
Castle county-Frederick Snyder; ]
F. Brackin & Son; j. T. Shallcross
H. L. Dilworth, Wilmington. Kent
county-R. W. Wiley, Dover. Sussex
county-Hopkins Brothers, Lewes
William Krewotch, Delmar.
Best 10 ears white corn: New
Castle county,. F. Brackin & Son
H. Sumons, -Middletown; Frederick
Trimble, Hockessin; j. T. Shallcross
Middletown. Sussex county-John
Ponder, Milton; Eli A. Short, George.
town.
Best 10 ears yellow corn-New
Castle county-H. L. Dilworth, Will
mington; j. F. Brackin & Son; J. T.
Shallcross; H. Sumons. Kent county
R. w. Wiley, Dover. Sussex coun-
ty-Hopkins Brothers, Lewes; Will
liam Krewotch, Delmar.
Best 10 ears State at large, white
cap or calico corn: Fred Trimble,
Hockessin; Eli A. Short, Georgetown;
William P. Naudain, Middletown; AL
bert M. Tarr, Seaford; H. l.. Dill
worth, Wilmington.
For the best single ear, State at
Large: A. S. Whittock, Odessa; Will
liam P. Naudain, Middletown; H.
Sumons, Middletown; j. F. Brackin
& Son; Frederick Trimble.
For the best three 10 ear exhibits
of any varieties from any grange in
DelawareJ Hockessin Grange; Har-
mony Grange, both of New Castle
county.
Boys Class-Open to all club men,
bers of Delaware between the ages
of 10 and 21 years: best 10 ears white
corn: Lester Layer, Hartly; r. S.
Daniels, Hartly; Harry Cobaugh,
Bridgeville; Stanley Short, Cheswold
William Carlisle. Jr., Greenwood
Gordon Pepper, Seaford.
For the best 10 ears yellow corn
William Krewotch, Delmar; Marion
Green, Dover.
Glass B, amateur-2O ears white