The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-02-11
A GOOD PROJECT.
A Corn Competition Invited for
Which Prizes Will be Paid
for the Finest Exhibits
The Sedalia Produce Exchange
Starts a Notable Scheme In
the Farmers Interests.

Said Mr.. r. P. Archer of the Sc
dalia Produce Exchange to the
"BAzoo man" late Friday afternoon.
you are authorized to sayl that l
will pay a premium of So in cash for
the best sample of white corn of
twenty ears and S. for the best sam
pie of twenty ears of yellow corn de-
ilvered at my Office, 213 Ohio street
before and including the 2Sth or last
day of February, "mind you" pro.
ducers "only" can be contestants.
Samples will be received at any time
at my office properly numbered and
cared for. The exhibitors names will
not be made known to any one until
the committee composed of good judges
and impartial men, make the awards
on Saturday the frs: day of
March" "What is your object in
Offering such a reward for so small a
YuantIty wnen price OF corn is so very
low" queiried the. reporter.
swell, / propose to commence a
collection of the cereals of Central
Missouri tor the Worlds Fair-which
[ hope our state will secure, and
whether we secure the Fair or not, we
will he participants wherever it may
he located, and We can hardly hope
to be able to procure a more excellent
quantity of the cereal products of
Missouri the coming two years than
at the present time, And then, too,
it is as much in line with my business
to do what | can to encourage the
productions of the best quality of its
cereals in this state as it Is the stock
breeders 10 encourage the improve
ment OF stock raising. do you know
that it is next to an imposslbiity 10
buy car lead of pure white or yellow
corn in this section of the state ?
When such of either will nearly al.
ways sell for two to FIVE cents per
bushel more than the average mixed
or poor white. What about wheat,
oats, rye and other cereals and seeds
for the worlds fair or o her purposes?"
asked the reporter. you will hear
from me about that later" replied |
MIR. Archer. 81 will wait to see what
the responses amount to in way
of corn exhibit. You can just |
say that / am IN charge
Of a strictly commercial and agricultu-
raj business, and if my health and en-
ergies fail me not, l will continue as
in the past, to do my part to advance,
not only the com mercial interest of
oedalia, but the agricultural of the
surrounding country as well.
You can see yourself that L am not
altogether ignorant of the wants and
necessities of this section as is evil
fenced by the information here before
ne in the way of telegraphic advice
# the markets of the country, as well
IS orders and inquiries for our prod
lets. / trust that you understand
hat my office is not q private one
where business cannot be transacted
r visitors admitted only as per time
ard printed on slate, but is open
y every one from early morning to
tx or seven in the evening and that
~ collection of cereal samples in the
nture will prove to be a small size
air of itself. IL
"Why," asked the reporter, edo you
lake the necessary sample to be
rought number twenty ears Is not {
nat a pretty large amount to bring {" i
THAT is just my object" said he. q
l want it to be competition by the {
rye raisers. Small garden spot pro. I
ucers would find it very difficult to I
nd twenty ears of choice corn" q
The BAzoo man thought the pro- t
ct an excellent one and one that O
onld invite large interest by the C
rmeIs. e