Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-24
10 IN PREMIUMS FOR CORN AND
WHEAT.


secretary's Office Iowa farmers College
80 Dies MONIES, July 49, 1868.
Of all the plans heretofore adopted to pro-
cure the best varieties of Corn and Wheat
grown in the State, none have proved suffi-
Gent for the purpose. One of the reasons
for this is, doubtless, that sufficient induce
ment has never been presented in the way Of
premiums to meet the expense of transport
ing the specimens to the points assigned for
exhibition and examination; another reason
IS, our farmers are too careless about such ex-
hibitions, not holding them in that estimation
which their importance demands; and a
third reason, because they think it would be
useless, feeling that anything which they
may have to exhibit would be so inferior as
fail in the competition. The latter is the
most fatal error, as it not unfrequenty occurs
that those who withhold from such an i'm
preston are the very persons WHO could have
won the prize if they had exhibited. If all
should act thus there would be total failure
to procure anything for exhibition. Every
farmer who has a variety or quality esteemed
valuable and superior to most others in the
neighborhood where it is grown, should not
fail to enter it for competition as it may prove
to be the best in the State. The tests to
which the exhibited specimens will be sub
mitted must necessarily be thorough to be of
any value; and should they come, as it is
expected they will. from every county in the
State, the result of these tests will prove of
great profit to our entire agricultural interest
and especially so to the parties who may be
the successful competitors to at least ten times
the amount of the premium, as they would
sell their whole crop at large prices for seed
AS many parties competing will not, prob
ably, attend in person either the State Fair
at Dubuque, or at my Office in Des Moines,
where these specimens are to be delivered,
directions will be found below when and to
whom to forward them.
PREMIUMS ON CORN.
Onefor Northern and one for Southern Losca.
As the Corn produced in the Southern
half of Iowa is not generally best adapted
for growing in the Northern half, and the re-
verse, the State is divided, and separate pre-
miums offered for each section of the same
amount.
SIS PREMIUM ON CORN FOR NORTH HALF OF THE
STATE,
which embraces all the counties north of the
AID degree of latitude, will be paid for the
variety and quality of Corn best suited for
general cultivation in the territory named, in
quantity not less than one half bushel of ears,
which must represent the average quality of
the crop in the field where produced.
Each party competing for this premium
must send his corn securely packed in box
or bag, marked as follows, in such manner as
it cannot be easily rubbed off: specimen Of
Corn, for YIN. Duane Wilson, care Of Messrs
Doolittle d Chamberlain, Dubuque, Iooa,"
with the initials Of the person sending it also
marked on-and placed there free of expense,
by noon of the 10Th day of September next,
so as to be in time for removal to the State
Fair grounds for exhibition.
The Committee of Award is-Peter Mel
endy of Black Hawk County, E. r. Shank
land OF. Dubuque County, and OTIS White.
more of Jones County.
SIS PREMIUM FOR SOUTH HALF OF THE STATE,
embracing all the Counties South of the Add
degree of latitude, will be paid for the variety
and quality of Corn best suited for general
cultivation in the territory named, in quaint
ty not less than one-half bushel of ears,
which must represent the average quality of
the crop in the field where produced
All those competing for this premium
must send their specimens securely packed
in boxes or bags, free of expense, directed so
that it will not rub off, to T" Vim. Duane VII
con, Secretary Farmers College, Des Moines,
Ioso0," with the initials Of the name of the
person sending it marked on also--and plac-
ed in the Capitol building, on or before the
10th day of January next.
The Committee on Award is-Dr. I. K.
Brooks of Polk County, Timothy Day of Van
Buren, County, and Phineas Caldwell of Har.
Iison County. s..r. .
PREMIUMS ON WHEAT.
For the Premiums on Wheat the whole
State will be brought into competition, and
for the convenience of Exhibitors specimens
may be forwarded to either Dubuque or Des
Moines, packed in boxes or bags, under the
same regulations as to time, place, &C., and
having the same directions, when sent to eli.
Their Of these points, as are given for the
Corn specimens.
The premiums on Wheat are as follows:
For one peck Of the best Winter Wheat, 80. $500
For one peck OF the best Spring Wheat, 1900
The committee on awards will examine and
compare the specimens sent to Dubuque be-
fore the close Of the State Fair, and select
such number Of the best as they may deem
necessary for comparison with those sent to
Des Moines where the final examination will
be made and the awards declared, at the
time of the meeting of the State Agricultu-
raj Society, and the Board Of Trustees of the
State Agricultural College, in January next.
The Committee ON wheat is-M. w. Rob-
inson of Des Moines- Co., Oliver Mills of
GaSs Co Robert Seeyers of Mahaska ca