Show THE LINCOLN CORN CRIB out in nebraska where they have more corn than they jiow what to do with the lincoln crib proposes proposed to store away some or the surplus which corn growers are ara finding so burdensome this crib started by the lincoln chamber or of commerce was so successful that other corn belt organizations are considering similar cribs instead of being a huge storage house for corn this Is an organization of about half a thousand men arid and women who call themselves the corn eaters of america the purpose of the organization which is making rapid growth is to direct attention to the value and economy of corn and its products as food and to kielp reduce the surplus of this bralit tho the only failure in connection with the or organization of the lincoln crib according to the chamber of commerce was that there was no banquet room in the city large enough to accommodate the hundreds who wanted to join as charter members with the help of united states department part ment of agriculture food bulletins and circulars an ait exclusive corn menu was planned the first course ocus consisted isted of cream of corn au all gratin corn cake tobacco smoked in corncob pipes substituted for IIa fla vanas at the end of the dinner arid and in between were courses of 0 cornfeld nebraska pork loins corn saute hominy with green pepper corn on col cob corn bread corn salad with pimentos pi corli cornstarch starch pudding corn cookies and corn candy the critical corn situation was depicted by a play in which king corti corn too loo feeble to support himself figured as the chief character with him sa queen minnie wheat characters which depleted depicted the plight of the corn grower were hard times ill III taxes idle labor and speculation but they finally were crowded from tho the stage by high prices and prosperity A proclamation was issued by the high chancellor calling upon all subjects of the king to eat corn once a day members Member of the lincoln crib appreciating precia ting the he splendid did corn preparations which had been served them at the banquet pledged themselves to eat cat more corn arid and corn fed meat meal and to encourage others to do so the menu of corn foods combined with tile the play got the message across in a big way with the result that many other have requested the same show and plans for organizing corn eaters cribs in other cities of the elie state azid and adjoining states possibly this thial crib helps account for the large number of requests coming from that section for government bulletins on different ways of se serving v this valuable and economical food in ill such tasty preparations |