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Earl J. Kilby, Woodville, was declared Corn King King of Rappahannock County at the banquet held last Friday night in the basement of Reynolds Memorial Baptist church at Sperryville, honoring those attaining the one hundred bushel per acre production goal in 1952. Mr. Kilby, who has never produced under 100 bushels of cofn per acre since first entering the contest five years ago, made a yield of 125.4 bushels. In doing so Mr. Kilby conducted the following cultural practices: planted an adapted variety (US 505) having a stalk every eight inches apart in the row with rows 42 inches apart thus allowing 18,750 stalks of com per acre. In addition he applied 300 lbs. of 2-12-12 fertilizer which was worked into the seed bed with an additional 300 lbs. applied in bands in the row at seeding. Also 200 lbs. of nitrogenous fertiliser was applied as a top dressing. Cultivation was shallow and just enough to hold down weeds. •' , The sterling silver challenge trophy, donated by Rappahannock Supply, will again go to Mr. Kilby for a year giving him two-thirds of a leg towards permanent possession. In addition Mr. Kilby won a bushel of adapted hybird seed com donated by Culpeper Farmers Coop, and $6 in cash as the winners share of proneds from membership fees.
Second in the contest (senior division) was the partnership entry of Dr. E. M. Eastham and Charles Center with a yield of ltO.7 bu. per acre from U. S. 262. Other winners were: 3rd, C. E. Johnson, 104. bushels; 4th, H. L. Manwaring, 103.1 bushels; 5th, M. C. Gore, 101.5 bushels. The second prize consisted of $3.75 in cash and third $2.25 and in addition each a half bushel of seed corn donated by Culpeper Farmers Coop, and Rappahannock Supply. In the Junior Division Kelly Updike, member of the Washington Senior 4-H Cub, was again winner with a yield of 104.1 bushels per acre, followed by his brother, Glenn Updike, of the Sperryville III club, with a yieM of 97.9 bushels, and 3rd, Melvin Williams of the Forest Grove Club with a yield of 96.4 bu. per aevre. Prizes in this division were: 1 bushel of seed corn to 1st and a half bushel to second and third with privilege of taking part of value > in fertilizer donated by Rappahan! nock Supply. Other participants included: Senior I Division—Nelson Atkins, D.D. Miller land Thomas Norman; Junior Division—Randall Updike, Buddy Moore, “Newbill Miller, and Jackie Sisk. The average yield of the contestants was 95.7 bushels per acre—why be content to grow less?
Moffett Takes Over
As Commonwealth Attorney
Commonwealth Attorney William F. Moffett, Jr., took on the duties of his office early Monday morning, taking the oath of office before. Clerk James M. Settle.
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