Leading the list was a Shenan poah cohnty farmer. W. L Veh ; encamp, who produced 199.36 bushels per acre. Other top pro ducers were: J. C. Griffin, Isle of Wight. 174.37 bushels. F L. At well. Smyth. 168 bushels: J V Grant. Roanoke. 163. Farmers who reached and or exceeded 140 bushels tier acre were: R. W. Perkins. Louisa J. D. Wright. Isle of Wight. Thomas Kegley, Alleghany: J. A. Wolfe. Alleghany; Douglas Perkins. Louisa; Bill Stickley. Shenan doah: and Jack Persinger. Al leghany. The farmers had varying for mulas for attaining the high corn yields, but there were several common factors, Lewis said. Gen erally, thick planting, plenty of fertilizer, and adapted hybrids
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