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Missouri Agricultural Report. 



BEST TEN EARS WHITE CORN. 



SWEEPSTAKES, BEST TEN EARS IN BOYS' CLASS. 

 Chester Matheny, Miami. Score 79.7 



LIST OF CERTIFIED CORN JUDGES. 



Thirty men took the examination for recognition as a certified 

 corn judge, twelve of whom did sufficiently creditable work to 

 warrant the judges in granting them certificates. The list of suc- 

 cessful men follows: W. P. Brinkley, Linneus; L. B. Bell, Monroe 

 City; C. C. Cockefaire, Unionville; P. E. Crabtree, Hannon; K. S. 

 Harriman, Pilot Grove; E. L. Hughes, Glasgow; S. M. Jordan, Co- 

 lumbia; C. C. Lockwood, Columbia; E. L. Newlon, Lewistown; H. 

 R. Nelson, Springfield ; F. M. Riebel, Arbela ; Geo. H. Sly, Rockport. 



The winner in the corn judging contest held in the Boys' Short 

 Course was Paul Laughlin of Rich Hill, Bates county. 



The boy who won the first prize for the best essay describing 

 his methods of growing corn in the contest was John Tharpe of 

 Armstrong, Howard county. 



M. F. Miller, Secretary. 





