Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
BIG CORN STILL COMING.
Some Wonderful Surprises in Lincoln
County Crop.

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old friend from Norway--Tom Ulrik
SON stepped into the LEADER offic
with two ears of corn under his arm
"Who's in the lead now on big ear
of corn" said Tom. The ear presente,
by DR.. Hetlesater from Lars Sogn'
field, stands at the head of the process
sion'' we remarked eying Toms corr
suspicious!y the while. Tom smiled {
smile of confidence knowing tina
under his arm he carried the RECORD
smasher. "Look at that" said Tom
''and count it." We did, and it wen
144O kernels to the ear. Tom smiled
and remarded that his boys picked th'
corn out of his field. 1T is the AL
Gold brand and fine. The seed cost mt
$3.50 a bushel." Shortly after Ton
left, Halder Helgerson, also from Nor
way township, called to see Toms corn.
"That's pretty good corn, said Halder,
but I guess I can beat it. I have the
three ear variety, and husked seventy
bushels to the acre this year" We
looked at Halder in surprise and with
doubt, but he soon convinced us that
the yield was correct. Most of the
stalks have three ears and this accounts
for the amazing yield of seventy bush
els to the acre, and corn at 80 cents.
Halder is going to bring up three ear
stalk and leave it at the LEADER
office so that all may understand how
he could husk seventy bushels to the
acre in year when everybody is salts
fed with 25 or 80 bushels in Dakota
and from 10 to Is bushels in other
states. Joe Chapman, Z. B Peterson,
Andrew A. Rommereim, Gunder Tvedt,
Henry Hanson. Nels Larson, Andrew
T. Tvedt. Lars Sogn, Tom Ulrikson, s.
A. Todd and Alb Wells have left sam
pies of corn at this Office that will 20
between 40 and SC bushels 10 the acre.
A magnificent yield for very poor
corn year.
The editor of the LEADER is delight
ed with the record 80 lar, and it is
evident that Lincoln county raised as
fine, if not the finest, crop of corn in
the state or in the west, and it is very
gratifying to be able to me this state
ment. The party who presents the
biggest ear of corn-the most kernels
to the LEADER collection this fall, will
be suitable awarded, not for the sake of
giving prize but as a desire on our
part to arouse spirit of competition
which may result in greater care in
selecting seed and in cultivation. and
thus improve the entire crop both in
quality and yield. The golden corn
fields of Lincoln county represents cash
or pork or fat cattle, and it is thus that
our farmers are growing prosperous
and independent Bring along your
prize corn and get on the record and
thus show your neighbors what you are
doing and by this means arouse spirit
Of competition that will produce better
corn and more of it, and larger bank
accounts and greater comfort. Corn
is getting to be king and this county is
in the king corn belt. Tom Ulrikson car
ried the belt and victorious farmer until
Monday when son of Gunder Tvedt
of Moe, came into the LEADER Office
and handed us an ear of corn that
cleaned out all competition with a
bound. Gunder's ear of corn had 1854
kernels, and young Tvedt intimated
that his father had something better in
case it was needed. Tom Ulrikson
and all the other competitors have a
chance to beat Gunder yet.