Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-05
". B. SIMPSON WINS
CORN SHOW TROPHY
Successful in Statewide Contest
for Judging Among
Boys.


Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover. Jan. 3 The State Corn Show
opened here Yesterday afternoon. ct
Armory. The exhibits. which number
$50 are among the best that have been
seen ~ any recent show Yesterday
there was a boys judging contest Tor
silver cup giveh each year by the Corn
Growers Association ~ the boy Who
makes the best record m Judging his
honor has bpen held for two years by
Stanley Short uf Chrswold. Tins honor
was given 10 W B simpson Of Houston
yesterday The person holding Tbs
honor for three consecutive years o.
allowed 10 keep the trophy as his per-
sonal property.
At the afternoon session J. -
Metzger AgronUmist of the Maryland
Experimental Station, spoke ON the
benefits Of seed ccrtlicaiion, pointing
out The manner ~ seed cerifcation, ETC.
Prof.. George l. Schpsier ~ the Depart
ment ri AgrOn0uv ~ the University 81
Delaware gave most interesting tail
on the effect ~ fertilizer on the quality
Of corn
The awards So for made include th'
following
Class s. ~ ears any variety b'
Counties White First s. $. Nmttock
Odessa d second. n IS. Seenans. Md
dletowm 'New Castle County
Kent County First prile White
" v Coadcn. Dover
Sussex County First prize White
". &. Dodd. Iewes. second prize yellow
A. S. Hopkins, Lewes third prize. vel
low. J. " Hopkins. Lewce, fourth prife
yellow. William Krewafch. Delmar
fifth prize. yellow. Lawrence Meredith
+ Greenwood
. Class q" 20 cars Of white corn b.
counties New Castle COUNTY, first
Fred a Trimble, Hockossin, alien wo
championship for best 20 ears, Second
. H. " Scemane. Middleton, third
a $ Whi'tUck. Odessa
Kent county. first ". Y tOSdcr
. Dover. second, STANLEY short Cherwold
third. n. N Wilson and son. Dover
Best ~ cars. YELLOW corn by coun'ie'
New Castle First. Fred Irimhl'
Hockcssin. also won championship ia
bost 20 ears Of yellow corn.
Kent county, FIRST. Stanley Shor'
F Cheswold. second. Dewey Sepp. Hou'
ton
SUSSEX county, FIRST J. w. Hopkin
Lewes. second. William Krewsich. De
mar, third. s. s Hopkins, Lewes.
Class "C''- Best 10 cars Whifo corn p
counties. honorary. New Castle. frs
Fred a Trimblo. Hockessin. also wo
championship for best 10 ears whit
corn. second. s. : Whittock, Odess'
third. " " Seemans. Middleton
Fourth. Diamond Hi Farm. Newark
Kent county. first - " Wilson on
Sons. Dover. second. ". Y CosdeI
Dover. third. Stanley Short Cheswol,
SUSSEX county. first. Norval Prppel
Soaford No second ~ third
Best 10 ears, yellow corn boy counties
New Castle. first Fred Tumble; secon'
J +. Brockson 4 Son. Middleton
third, Horace l. Dilworth. WilmiDgi on
fourth. Fred = Snyder. Newport
Kent county. first. stanley ~hor
/ Cbeswold; se'o1d. Dewey Sspp, llou
ton.
! Sussex county. first. !. W. Hopkin
Iewes; second, a s Hopkins, Lswef
} third. William Krewatch, Delmsr
I Class d. Best 10 ears white z
, ~alco corn. first. Fred Trimhle. Hocke
! sin. second. T n Buckingham & son
, Newark. third, r. l. Dlworth w
: mington. fourth, Dewey Sspp. Housto
? Best single car white corn, 6rst, a.
Whittock. Odessa. also won swee'
stakes. second, r. W Seemans. Middl
town; third. Fred a. Trimbls. HOcke
sin. fourth. Diamond Hill Farm .Newsr
, Best single ear. yellow corn, frs
J. W Hopkins. Lewes, second. Villa
Morris. Greenwood. third. Victor koi
= Middletown: fourth. William krewatc
Delmar, fifth. J. r. Stahl. Greenwood
Amateur Glass. Class b. 20 "a
best white corn, First Brandywlr
I, Sanltanum. Msrshallton; second. II.
Dodd. Iewes: third. W g. SimpsC
Z Houston; fourth, Raymond r. Cord
Seaiord.
d same class, 20 ears, yellow. first, j
- Armstrong. McDonough; second Nict
g Kohl, Middletown, third, J. II. Mitch
20 & Son, Hookessin; fourth T.. II. Don
van, Brenford fifth. Lawrence Me-
dith, Greenwood.
Amateur Class "C"--Best 10 %
white corn, first. Gilbert Cosden, Dow
second, Brandywne Ssnitarium, vi
dletown: third. II &. Dodd, Lew
, fourth, Raymond r. Gordy, Seaior
!. fifth, A. NJ Tarr, Seaford.
\ Amateur Class &C" best 10 ga
yellow corn. first, j. O.. Armstrong. )
Donough, second, Victor Kohl MIDI
town: third. J. II. Mitchell, Hockess
s fourth, r. II. Donovan, Brenford, 81
b. a. Stahl, Greenwood.
BOYS Club Class-l0 ears Of VII
and 10 ears Of yellow first, J. q. Ar
strong, McDOnough, who also "
State championship; second, W.
J. simpson, Houston; third, George Coz
Ie Newark fourth, Harry Cobaugh, Bndl
h vile; fifth. Stanley Short, Cheswold
!, Grange exhibits, first prize best 10 e.
= Of white corn, won by Hockessin Gran
New Castle county; second by Harmc
. Grange, in New Castle county, third
Capital Grange, Dover; fourth, Cen
. Grange, Centerville, Del, New ca
county