Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1916 — Lafayette Will Have Corn Show In December. [ARTICLE]

Lafayette Will Have Corn Show In December.

Lafayette Journal. Plans are under way for a county corn show on December 14, 15 and 16, under the auspices of the Fivfe Acre Com club. The Purdue authorities and a number of the city’s more prominent business men are lending their support to the project. About $250 in premiums will be awarded to contestants, this money to be donated by teh Lafayette Retail Merchants’ association and other pa> ties interested. There will be a number of five acre premiums and also prizes for county exhibits of ten ears in each class. A special premium for individual ear displays will be offered. Two special prizes of $25 eaeh will be -given for exhibits, the nature of which will be decided later. It is probable that com show moving pictures will be shown in the local theatres during the week of the corn show. These reels will be furnished by the university.