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NEW YORK, JAN. 6, 1883 
PRICK FIVE CENTS 
$i00 PER YEAR. 
[Entered aewording to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by the Rural New-Yorker, In the office of the Lib; arian of Congress at Washington.] 
Awarded to A. F. Barnes, Ovid, Mich., who 
reports an average yield of 2.12 pounds shelled 
corn (Flint) to a kernel, and 206# bushels 
per acre. 
FOURTH PRIZE. 
Farmers' Friend Two-horse Corn Planter, 
with drilling attachment, presented by Farm¬ 
ers’ Friend M’f g Co., Dayton, Ohio. $55. 
pure bones, etc., to the amount of fifty dol¬ 
lars, or Fifty Dollars in Cash, as winner 
may select, presented by the Mapes Formula 
and Peruvian Guano Co,, New York City. $50. 
Awarded to J. W. Good, Cameron, Mo. 
SIXTH PRIZE. 
Silver-plated Tea Service, six "pieces, Tea, 
Coffee and Hot-water Urns, Cream Pitcher, 
plete, with Champion Hay Carrier, presented 
by J. E. Porter, Ottawa. Ill. $45. 
Awarded toW. H.Chamberlin, Medina,N.Y. 
EIGHTH PRIZE. 
\ eteran Corn Sheller complete with Table 
Crank and Band Wheel, presented by Sand¬ 
wich M’f’g Co., Sandwich, Ill. $33. 
Awarded to C. Pugh, Ada, O. 
NINTH PRIZE. 
A selection of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
and Balbs, presented by J. M. Thorburn & 
Co., 15 John Street, N. Y. $30. 
Awarded toWm, Durkee, Monroe, Mich. 
TENTH PRIZE. 
Collection of Plants presented by Peter 
Henderson & Co, 35 Cortlandt St., N. Y. $25. 
Awarded to P. H. Conard, Monticello, Ill. 
ELEVENTH PRIZE 
Collection of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
and Bulbs, presented by J. M. Thorburn & 
Co., 15 John Street, N. Y. $20. 
Awarded to Nelson Slater, La Grange, Ind. 
TWELFTH PRIZE. 
Oae No. 3 Cornell Corn Sheller, presented 
byTreman, Waterman & Co., Ithaca, N.Y. $18. 
Awarded to J. Stinchcomb, Tiffin, O. 
THIRTEENTH PRIZE. 
Adamant Plow, presented by New York 
Plow Co., 55 B jekman Street. $15. 
A warned to Mrs. M. W. Varner, Toledo 
Iowa. 
FOURTEENTH PRIZE. 
Hoosier Corn Drill, presented by Hoosier 
Drill Co., Richmond, Ind. $15. 
Awarded to J. M. Lydick, Georgeville, Pa. 
FIFTEENTH PRIZE. 
Planet Seed Drill, presented by S. L. Alien 
& Co., Philadelphia, Pa. $14. 
Awarded to Otis Ford, Richfield, O, 
SIXTEENTH PRIZE. 
One handsome Silver-plated Ice-Pitcher 
presented by the Rural New-Yorker. $14. 
Awarded to A. L. Stutzman, Danvers, Til . 
SEVENTEENTH PRIZE. 
Collection of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, 
presented by Peter Henderson & Co. 85 
Cortlandt Street, N. Y. $10. 
Awarded to R. J. McDonald, Aledo, Ill. 
EIGHTEENTH PRIZE. 
One hundred Manchester Strawberry Plants, 
presented by J. T. Lovett, Liitle Silver’ 
N. J. $10. 
Awarded to J. J. Salter, St. Cloud, Minn. 
NINETEENTH PRIZE. 
Collection of Flower and Garden Seeds, pre¬ 
sented by R. H. Allen & Co., 1S9 and 191 
Water Street, N. Y. $10. 
Awarded to H. R. Roberts, Eldena, Ill. 
TWENTIETH PRIZE. 
One Silver plated Cake-basket, presented by 
the Rural New-Yorker. $y. 
Awarded to Wna. Palmer, FitchviUe, O. 
TWENTY-FIRST PRIZE. 
One Aquapult (Force Pump) presented . 
the Rural New-Yorker. $9. 
Awarded to Enoch Auten, Tipton, Iowa. 
TWENTY-SECOND PRIZE. > 
One Peerless Clothes Wringer No. 2, pre¬ 
sented by the Rural New-Yorker. $S. 
Awarded to W. H. Beebe, Mears, Mich. 
TWENTY-THIRD PRIZE. 
Patent Screw Wedge One-horse Cultivator 
presented by the Wheeler & Melick Oo„ A1 
bany, N. Y. $8. 
Awarded to H. H. Clark, Onarga, Ill. 
TWENTY-FOURTH PRIZE. 
Peier Henderson, four books, Gardening 
for Profit, Gardening for Pleasure, Practical 
The Great Corn Contest of the 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Free Seed Distribution ot 
1881-82. 
AT THE RATE OF 269# BUSHELS 
SHELLED CORN TO THE ACRE OF 
RURAL HEAVY DENT. 
206# bushels shelled corn per acre of 
THE RURAL THOROUGHBRED FLINT. 
The Premium Awards 
THE PRIZE-TAKERS, 
In awarding the corn premiums, we have 
pursued the following method to do justice to 
all: We requested, it will be remembered, 
that all contestants should repoit to us the 
number of kernels planned, the number that 
grew, the weight of ears, and the weight of 
shelled corn, as a basis for awarding the pre¬ 
miums, the method of cultivation, the fertili¬ 
zing and distance apart of planting being 
optional with them save only that not more 
than one-fortieth of an acre (88x33 feet or an 
equivalent) should be planted. As it will be 
seen, fev, if any, of the contestants succeeded 
in raising all the seeds that were planted, 
hence we have based the awards on the great¬ 
est or heaviest proportionate amount of shelled 
corn raised from the number of seeds that 
grew; or, in other words, the first prize is 
given to the contestant who had the heaviest 
average amount of shelled com to the single 
kernel grown. 
In order that we might not award the prizes 
unjustly, we requested affidavits from all those 
who reported a yield at the rate of 100 bushels 
of shelled corn per acre, or over, presuming 
that the full amount of land—one-fortieth of 
an acre—had been used. Of these there were 
about 35, of 30 whom forwarded their affida¬ 
vits. The whole number competing who have 
favored us with reports is over 500. From the 
reports which have been certified to we have 
determined those entitled to a prize, basing 
our calculations on the average amount, by 
weight, that each one raised from a single ker¬ 
nel grown as before stated. From this deter¬ 
mination we are able to make the following 
announcement of awards. The detailed re¬ 
ports as to methods of cultivation, the fertil¬ 
izers used, etc., etc., will be given hereafter, 
as space permits. From the fifth prize down¬ 
ward the average yields per kernel ranges 
from .97 of a pound to 1# pound. The prizes 
were about equally divided between the two 
varieties of corn. 
FIRST PRIZE. 
One Loring and Blake Palace Organ, pre¬ 
sented by the Rural New-Yorker. $205. 
Awarded to Peter Thein, Roselle, Carrol 
Co., Iowa, who reports an average yield of 
2# pounds shelled corn (Dent) to a kernel 
grown, and a yield at the rate of 269# bush¬ 
els shelled corn per acre. 
SECOND PRIZE. 
New Spring Tooth Sulky Harrow, with 
Force-feed broadcast seeder, presented by the 
Wheeler & Melick Co., Albany, N. Y. $60. 
Awarded to Alfred Rose, Penn Yan, N. Y., 
who reports an average yield of 2# pounds 
shelled corn (Dent) to a kernel grown, and 
226JI bushels per acre. 
THIRD PRIZE. 
Big Giant Corn Mill, latest improved, size 
No. 2, presented by J. A. Field & Co., St. 
Louis, Mo. $60. 
RURAL THOROUGHBRED FLINT CORN—FROM.NATURK.-SEVENTEEN INCHES 
IN LENGTH—FIG. 1. 
Awarded to W. S. Robinson, Circleville, 
Pa., who reports an average yield of 2.05 
pounds shelled corn (Dent) to the kernel, and 
196# bushels per acre. 
FIFTH PRIZE. 
Fertilizers from stock of complete manures, 
Sugar and Slop Bowls, presented by the 
Rural New-Yorker. $48. 
Awarded to J. H. Van Neste, Del Rey, 
Illinois. 
SEVENTH PRIZE. 
Porter’s Patent Wire Cable Derrick com 
