Smyrna times., 1926-01-06
COMING CORN SHOW AT DOVER
PROMISES BIG STATE EVENT
DISPLAY THIS YEAR MAY IN
CLUDE NINE CLASSES ENTRIES
Bankers Cup to Be Given to High
School Judging Team Scoring
Most POints.-Other Prizes

The nineteenth annual state corn
show will be held in the amory at
Dover, january 19, 20, 21. There
are nine different classes in which
entries may be made. The interstate
class which comprises Virginia, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Maryland is
for 10-ear samples of white and yell
low corn. The 5O-ear class is for
New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties
respectively for any variety of corn.
The amateur class consists of 10-ear
samples of white and yellow corn and
is open to any one who has not won
a premium in a previous show. The
honorary class consists of 10-ear SAM
Piles of white and yellow corn and is
open to those who have won prem
iums in previous shows. The white
cap or calico consists of 10-ear sam
pies and is open to any one. The
single ear class consists of white and
yellow corn and is open to any eXhibi-
tor. The boys class consists of 10-ear
samples of white and yellow corn Sc
lected by any boy between the ages
of 1920 years. There are sweep
stake placings for these classes, in
which a championship ribbon is
awarded to the best sample exhibited.
There is also a class for small grain
and seeds, consisting of peck samples
of winter wheat, soy beans, cowpeas,
rye, buckwheat, crimson clover, red
clover and oats. There is also a class
for grain and forage in the sheaf con-
Sisting of bundles not less than six
inches in diameter of rye, wheat, al
falfa, oats, timothy, crimson clover,
soy beans, cOwpeas, mixed vetch or
vetch hay, alsike clover and red Glow
er. All exhibits must be delivered to
the secretary, G. L. Shuster at the
aImory at Dover by Tuesday, January
19, at 10 a. m. If they are shipped
by freight or express charges must be
prepaid. Exhibits will not be return
ed unless requested by the exhibitor.
The officers of the association are:
President, Wallace Cook, Newark
New Castle county, F. A. Trimble,
HOckessin, Kent county, Dewey Sapp,
Houston, Sussex county, A. NJ. TaIT,
SeafOrd, secretary-treasurer, Geo. L.
Schuster, Newark.
There will be three sterling silver
cups to be contested for at the state
corn show. A sterling silver cup do
mated by the Dover Rotary Club will
be awarded to the boy that has the
best 10 ears of corn in the boys class
This may be a ten-ear white or ten
ear yellow sample. A sterling silver
cup donated by the Delaware Bank
ers' Association will be awarded t.
the Agricultural High School team
that scores the highest in the corr
judging contest held in connection
with the state show. Every Agricul
tural High School in the state will
send a Judging team consisting o.
three boys and these teams will com.
pete for the cup. The cup is now
held by the SeafOrd High School
Mr.. Wallace Cook will have charge
of this contest and it will begin at Il
a. M, Thursday, January 21. Th'
Delaware Corn Growers Association
offers a sterling silver cup to the bes
corn judge from among the corn clul
members of the state. This cup i
now held by Lawrence Meredith o.
Greenwood. A. D. Cobb, state clul
leader, will have charge of this con
test and it will begin promptly at ;
p. m, Thursday, January 21.