PUBLIC LEDGER
JANUARY 17TH 1914.
CORN PRIZE AWARDED.
E. P-
ROBERTS, OF STEM
THE RECIPIENT
Result of the Contest Put on
by the National Bank of
Granville
The progress of corji ideals as
plainly seen in tne great, uuitr
pnPP of the character of the corn
entered in the single ear contest
for $10.00 offered by'The National
Bank of Granville to tne one exni
biting the best single ear of corn
ronmared witn corn exmuitea
Vasir4s aero. This contest was
nnon tn every farmer in Granville
COUnty the Only COnuiliun utuaciieu
being that those ears adjudged to
rank as worthy ot special menuon
were with the best ear to Decome
the property of the tfan giving
the prize. iiL
This is not tne nrst unseiusn
.1 H7i..-l BnviLr -P
frr,no(TP rnfl in a Li una i uauiv ui
Granville has given as an expression
of real interest in farm progress,
its officials having taken a lively
interest in the securing ot tne
S1000 from the Kosenwaia iuna
for Dromoting agriculture in those
counties which would from priv
ate sources contribute a like amount
for the same purpose to be applied
to its own need.
The writer has been told that
the Bank has a plan to distribute
the corn of the best ear to a num
ber of farmers to be planted by
them and cultivated for the pur-
nose of producing from this seed
another best ear, for which a prize
will be given.
There were many splendid en-
tries. Ut these, tne ear aajuagea
by Mr. C. R. Hudson, State Agent
Farmer's Co-operative Demonstra
tion work, to be the best, was that
of Mr. E. P. Roberts, of. Stem.
The next best was that of Mr. E.
C. Harris, of Route 3, Oxford.
The ears of three others were ad
judged worthy of special mention
as follows: C. G. Daniel, Koute 6,
Oxford; Marshall Newton, Route 1,
Oxford: Lloyd Dorsey, Route 3,
Oxford; J. T. Daniel, Route 1,
Oxford.
Mr. C. R. Hudson, the State
Agent of the Farmer's Cooperative
Demonstration Work, made a
special trip to Oxford for the single
purpose of judging the corn. He
is a highly competent and perfect
ly practical judge of corn, having
performed this function for years.
His judgement was based on con
clusions arrived at by comparison
of all ears in such points as size.
shape and weight of ear; filling of
butts and tips of ear; conditions
of cab as to size, shape, density as
indicating soundness and color;
uniformity of shape and size of
kernels, also of color ; arrangement
and straightness of rows; depth of
kernels, chaffiness or flintness,
plumpness of tips of kernels, dis
colorations from mould; color of
germ or embryo, its size and full
ness, shape of kernels such as to be
in close opposition to each other
allowing no space between the
crowns, or tips next the cob.
Eight ears representation of the
entries were weighed, shelled and
then the cob and shelled corn weigh
ed and compared . to tell the per
cent of shelled corn to the cob;
and the corn examined as' to the
market condition of it. The re
sults are here shown:
CO
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Si
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114.5 oz. 11
CD V,
2-14
3- 12
4- 1C '
5- 17.5 "
6- 10 5
7- 9. .
8- 16.
oz.
12.75
1025
14.
13.5
9.75
7.
13.85
75.3 98 p.c.
91. 95 "
85. 98 "
87.5 98 "
70. 98 '
92. 100
77.77 95 "
86. 95 "
13.68 11.5 83.17 97.12
No. 5. of these ears deserves
notice from the fact that it was a
W !uear, weihing'over a pound,
th? fuTows between the rows
or grains were so broad, and the
are that its shelled corn
weight ; as compared with the corn
and Cob weight was only 70 per
tent very low.
roHnfS6' ear deserves special
of a n vT the fact that t was
Z J lfic Varietv and therefore
cent Vl' u Shelled ont 92.g per-
condH SheUed corn and its rket
TUo" . was Perfect-100 per-
liit in 6ar was No- 7 ot the
year n, iWaS entered the twelve
Currin nfSR f Mr' Lucius A.
MaS; f He8t. Route 1.
5 wasrTnrS Came in while the
the Uppt . . proceas and evinced
It is ZT- interest in the work.
etched Mat,ntK bTfit 33 as
reffrTV1. thro"gh. The writer
mat every farmer
ville county could not see how ac
curately and practically true to its
worth corn may be judged by one
who is competent; so that every one
might learn to select seed and grow
and breed better corn. Mr. E. P.
Roberts, the one winning first
was asked how he learned, it is
said, and answered, "I have been
watching the judges every year at
the fair."
This is an educating force he
has not neglected with the result
that he has become a regular win
ner of first in contests; but better
than this, his crib is full of more
and better corn, and he is going to
be able to dispose of as much corn
as he can spare at seed prices. We
take off our hat to him ! There
are others doing this same thing,
a long list ot them, anu we are in
the beginning of what promises to
be a most interesting era of friend
ly rivalry of corn growing. Gran
ville is getting up speed. All honor
to the Bank, the business man and
the farmers who are coming to
gether to help! J. A M
"Pine Ridge Puffs
Farmers around here are getting
readj' to burn plant beds.
Murray Hinton, of Durham, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. J. W. Russell.
Miss Lessie Burnett, of Chapel
Hill, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. R. Burnett.
Mrs. L. B. Crews and daughter,
Ethel, have returned home from a
visit to'relatives at Lyon.
Mrs A. M. Cash and son, Otis,
have returned from a visit to rela-
ives and friends at Durham.
Mrs. R. W. Adcock spent the
week end with her brother, R. F.
Murray, of Oxford, who as very, ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wilson, of
Brevard, who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cash have re
turned home.
Miss Blanche Adcock and brother,
who have been visiting their aunt.
Mrs. W. A. Hinton. of Durham.
have returned home .
Stem Stemmings
J. H. Gooch was an Oxford visi
tor Tuesday.
M, R. Stem, of Oxford Route 1,
has moved to Knap of Reeds. .
W. S. Gooch and W. R. Farabow
attended the Grand Lodge at Ral
eigh last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Minor, of
Route 1. moved last week to the
neighborhood of Wendell.
Alex Roberts, of Lawrenceville,
Va v, is on a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Roberts, of Route 1.
Elder John Hall, of the Raleigh
district, filled the pulpit at the
Methodist church Sunday night.
Master Hardee A verett, of Provi
dence, is on a visit to his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Stem.
W. H. Hedgpeth, of Route 1,
went out hunting last Thursday
and killed five wild turkys at one
shot.
Rev. Kennerson, pastor of Gen-
eva rresoyterian cnurcn, wni
preach at Tally Ho next Sunday
night.
Mrs. S. W.v Bowman, of High
Point, is on a visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stem, of
Route 3.
Plans are rapidly materializing
for the erection of a new Masonic
Hall, which work will commence
in a short time. . 7
Frank Thomasson, of Route 3,
returned Friday from the hospital
in Durham and we are sorry to to
say is improving slowly.
Misses Flesie and Myrtle Whita-
ker, Fredda and Sadie Bragg, of
Creedmoor, spent the" week end
with Miss Janie Pearl Rogers, of
Route 3.
Quite a pretty marriage occurred
at the residence of Squire W. S;
Gooch Sunday morning, the con
tracting parties being Mr. 01 lie
Bullock, uf Route 2, and Miss Ida
Oakley, of the same neighborhood.
Accompanied by a number of friends
they arrived at eleven o'clock and
n a few minutes entered the .par-
or to the strains of Mendellshons
wedding march rendered by Miss
Katie Lee Gooch. Squire Gooch
in his usual forceful manner spoke
the solemn words which made them
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one. immediately ionowing ine
ceremony the happy couple repair
ed to the home of Dave Mitchell, of
Oxford Route 6, where a sumptuous
dinner had been prepared. They
will reside in the, neighborhood of
W. H. Washington, of Route 1.
Our best wishes go with them on
the journey qf life.
FOR RENT I wish to rent the
old B. F. Taylor place near Hunt's
woods. Howard Dorsey, Rt. 3. 2p
l COTTAGE FOR RENT, with five
rooms, on .King street. Apply to
E. G. Crews. - : r 3t
LOST -Lamp front two tubes
and one jack, lost between Bullock
and Clarksville Saturday. A small
reward if returned to Sam Booth,
in Gran- Oxford, N. C.
BIRD'S NEST CHANGED ROAD
Thousands of Men, Horses and Wag
ons Turned Aside to Avoid Doing
Harm to Songster's Home.
Some years ago, Gen. David S. Stan-,
ley ef the United. States army was
teadmg a force across the plains. He
was laying out the route for a great
railroad. There were 2,000 men, 2,500
horses and mules and a train of 250
wagons heavily laden.
One day the general was riding at
the head of the broad column, when
suddenly his voice rang out, "Halt!"
A bird's nest lay on the ground di
rectly in front of him. In another mo
ment the horses would have trampled
on the nestlings. The mother bird
was flying about and chirping in the
greatest anxiety. But the brave gen
eral had not 'brought out his army to
destroy a bird's nest.
He halted for a moment, looked at
the little birds in the nest below, and
then gave the order. "Left oblique!"
Men, horses, mules and wagons
turned aside, and spared the home of
helpless bird. Months, and even years
after, those who crossed the plains
saw a great bend in the trail. It was
the bend made to avoid, crushing the
bird's nest.- Young People's" Paper.
LITTLE TOY IS EDUCATIONAL
Wheel Rolls Round Ends of Magnet,
but Does Not Fall Off Puzzling
to the Uninitiated.
A toy that is both amusing and of
educational value has been patented
by an Ohio man. A horseshoe magnet
with unusually long poles has the ends
of these poles rounded. A single
wheel, with- a round steel bar running
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An Educational Toy. .
through it for an axle, rests upon this
axle on the poles .of the magnet.
which form an endless track for it.
The wheel, of course, is made lig-ht
enough that the attraction of the mag
net keeps, it from falling off, yet the
wheel can roll about easily on what
is practically an endless track. To a
child this toy brings homo more forci
bly than any lecture by his school
teacher the powr and principle of
magnetism, and he will delight in
"fooling" his friends with it. The un
initiated will naturally expect the
wheel to roll off the arms of the horse
shoe and will be amazed to see it
merely roll- down the ends and back
on the-under side.
Occasion for Pride.
Dorothy, Delia and Daisy, three
youngsters of a New Jersey town,
were discoursing aDout tne DaDy
brothers who had,taken up their resi
dence in the three families during the
last year. . . .
"My little brother Tom's got a love
ly silver mug that grandfather just
sent him," said Dorothy. "It's a
beauty, and he had a silver knife and
fork from grandma, too." " .
"My little brother Harry's got a
beautiful carved rattle that Uncle
Dick sent him from Japan," said De
lia. "It's the prettiest rattle that I
ever saw. .
"My little brother Willie's not as
big as your brothers," said Daisy,
with an air of endeavoring to conceal
a feeling of triumph, "but the doctor
says he's had- more spasms than any
other baby in the whole neighbor
hood, so there! Llppincott's.
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W.Z. Mitchell
His Reason.
Once when Phillips Brooks was re
covering: from a rather severe illness
he ordered that no one whatsoever be
admitted to jsee him. One fine day
Robert G. Ingersoll called and the
bishop requested that he be admitted
and brought to the sickroom at once.
"I' certainly appreciate this," -said
the mystified Ingersoll, when 'he had
shaken hands with the reverend gen
tleman, "but why see me when you
deny yourself to your friends?" ;
"It is this way, responded the bish-
"I feel confident of seeing my
friends in the next .world, but this may
be my last chance of seeing you!"
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The Mystery Revealed. . '
Little Ethel Y know why it isn't
safe to count your chickens before
they're hatched.,." . 7 '
Little Ethel Coz sum of 'em might
be ducks. Ohio State Journal.
A Vacuum Abhorred.
What is that which a young girl
looks for, but does not wish to find? ;
A hole in her stocking. , t
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