Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-30
Great Wheat show In Rochester.
STATE AGRICULTURAL Rooms,
Madison. July 90, 1865.

Madison, July 90, 1865.
MEssRs EDITORS 1t having been ar
ranged by the farmers of New York that
an exhibition of wheat, open to all parts
of the United States and the British Prov
inces, shall be held at Rochester on the
9Th and 9th of September next, desire,
through your columns, and in advance of
the next issue of my own paper, to notify
the wheat-growers of Wisconsin of said
exhibition, and to urge the advantage
which might be derived from competi-
ton on their part.
The premiums are not so large as to be,
of themselves, a sufficient inducement,
but inasmuch as Wisconsin has really
produced some of the best wheat hitherto
grown IN this country, as well as the larg-
est yield of any one State in the Union, it
seems to me very desirable that her high
high reputation for quantity should be
added to by satisfactory demonstration
of superior quality.
But there is still another important rea-
son why our State should be represented.
Experience has shown that wheat, as well
as other grains-and, perhaps, to greater
degree than most others-is improved by
an occasional change of seed. The pro-
posed Exhibition will afford an excellent
opportunity for exchange, and the best
possible selection of new and approved
varieties for trial.
The premiums and conditions of COM
petition are as follows:
For the Best 20 bushels of White Winter
wheat. - ..;.......' ........ $3.50 90
For the Second Best do........... ....... IS 90
For the Best 20 bushels Red Winter Wheat 100 90
For the Second Best do do so 90
For the Best bushels White Winter Wheat 80 90
For the second Best do do 25 90
For the Best bushels Red Winter Wheat. 40 90
For the second Best do do 20 90
For the Best bushels Spring Wheat. ..... 20 90
For the Second Best do do 10 90
"Competitors for these Prizes will be required
to furnish samples of the wheat in the ear and
with the straw attached, (say fifty of wheat
and straw also to furnish written statement of
the nature OF the soil which the wheat grew
method of cultivation, time of sowing, quantity of
seed fown, manures Gf any used) and mode and
time of application also the time of ripe ming and
harvesting and the yield per acre, with such other
particulars as may be deemed of practical fmpor-
lance also the name by which the variety KIN
in the locality where IL grown. The Wheat
must be one variety, pure, and unmided. The
prize to be awarded to the actual grower of the
wheat, and the wheat which takes prize is to be-
come the property of the Society,""
The time OF holding this Fair has been
fixed so as to enable farmers to purchase
seed for fall sowing from the wheat enter
ed for competition.
Should there be disposition on the
part of the farmers of this State to COM
pete, | have but little doubt that arrange.
ments can be made with ali the interme-
date railroads for transportation of both
grain and exhibitors at reduced rates.
Presuming upon such disposition, | shall,
at all events, endeavor to make such ar
engagements on their behalf, announcing
the result of my negotiations as early as
practicable.
Notice of intent to compete, or enqui-
ries for further information as to the Ex-
hibition. may be addressed to Joseph
Harris, Rochester, n. 7.
The promise OF great crop of good
wheat was hardly ever better, in this
State, than to-day. Let Us hope that our
farmers will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity to make the most of it.
Respectfully, j. w. HoYT,
Secretary W. s. A. S.