Rural School Leaflet 1007 



Then came the important question of the two prizes for the State as a 

 whole, which were awarded as follows: 



Dent Com — District 10, Town of Newfane, Niagara County. Vesta 

 McKee, teacher; W. D. Wisner, district suijcrintendcnt 



Flint corn — District 6, Town of Hamlin, Monroe County. G. Feni 

 Brooks, teacher; Fred W. Hill, district superintendent 



Books were sent to these schools in addition to the blue ril^bons. 



The ninety-six prize cars of corn wxtc mailed back to the schools from 

 which I hey came, and wc have heard from many of them that the com was 

 kept and planted. We expect that some of the corn sent this year will 

 be the product from these prize cars, and have suggested to the teachers 

 that they mark such com with a red ribbon and write us a letter about it. 

 Year by year the com crop will grow better because of the work the l^oys 

 and girls are doing in selecting good seed. 



On Friday and Saturday of Famiers' Week, ears of com were given away 

 to visitors who desired them and who would agree to write to the schools 

 that sent the com telling them where it was and what was done with it. 

 Many did this, and so the good work spread all over the State. Ask your 

 teacher to read you the letters on pages 216 and 217 of the September 

 leaflet. You will fmd also, on pages 218-221, a list of all the prize 

 schools, and }'ou can see who won the prizes in yotir county. 



Altogether the com exhibition was a great success, and we are proud of 

 the girls and boys who contributed to it. We expect this year that twice 

 as many schools will be represented and that the com will be much finer 

 because of the good season we have had. So be sure to hold Com Day 

 on December 4; have a good program and exhibit, invite the whole com- 

 munity, have the corn judged, and label, wrap, and mail the best ear of 

 flint or dent, or both, to 



Edward M. Tuttle, 



College of Agriculture, 



Ithaca, New York 



The com should reach us not later than January 31, 191 5. Do not fail 

 to have your school represented in the list next year. 



