Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1908 — HUFF AND SIMONIN HAVE PRIZE CORN [ARTICLE]

HUFF AND SIMONIN HAVE PRIZE CORN

Prof. Christie, of Purdue, Scores the White and Yellow Maize at Long’s , Corn Show.

The annual corn show at Long’s drug store was a great success. The ten ear entry plan, is much better than the five-ear plan previously used and the corn entered in the contest was a very superior grade, showing that-the farmers In Jasper, coun'y are each year going ahead in the matter of corn growing. There were 55 entries, which Is a fine list, and Prpf. Chrisle says the average entries are only from 25 to 35. 7 / 7 He pronounced the exhibit a fine one. In scoring the corn the following features are taken into consideration: Uniformity of exhibit, 10 points; shape of ear, 10' points; length of ears, 10 points; color of grain and cob; tips, 5 points; butts,

5 points; kernel shape, 10 points; kernel indentation, 5 points; kernel uniformity, 10 points; seed condition, 15 points; proportion of grain to cob, 10 points. This makes a total of 100 points. --■=_- The following were the prise winners and the score their corn received: Ist prize, yellow corn, score 73, Julius Huff, gold watch. 2d prize, yellow corn, score 7125* Wm. Havens, half gallon Kreso Dip. Ist prize, whit corn, score 71, John Simonin, gold watch. 2d prize, white corn, score 70, Hugh Yeoman, half gallon Kreso Dip. The corn will be sold at auction Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Long's drug store.