The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-01
BRADFORD MILLER FIRST.
Gets Prize for the Best Shawnee
County Corn.


The prize of $40 for the best ten ears
of corn raised in Shawnee county and
entered in competition for the CONNER
cial club prize has been awarded TO
Bradford Miller by State Secretary OF
Agriculture F. D. Coburn and his as
sistant, ]. c. Mohler. S. j. and w A.
Wood, of Silver Lake, had the second
best exhibit, and B. A. Patton, OF the
same place, had the third best exhibit
The award is contained in the follow
ing report submitted to the Commercial
club by Mr.. Coburn:
Major T. J. Anderson, Secretary To-
pelza Commercial Club:
Dear Sir-In compliance with your
request that 1 award the prize of $40 Of
feFed by your club for the best ten ears
of corn placed in competition therefor.
raised in Shawnee county, Kansas, ]
have to report as follows:
In connection with Mr.. J. c. MOhler,
assistant secretary of the state board
of agriculture, 1 have carefully weighed,
measured and otherwise critically exam
ined the thirty-eight lots of corn. en-
tered in the competition and awarded
the prize to Mr.. Bradford Miller, of To-
peka, upon ten ears of white corn raised
on his farm by T. A. Keigley- The
weight of these ten ears was Is pounds
Az ounces, their aggregate length 120
inches, and aggregate circumference IS
inches. The largest of these was 10
inches in length, weighed 2 pounds 2E
QQnCSSt ana measured dTOuIlQ Tic tIlluOi'-
915 inches. 1t had 20 rows and 1000
grains. This lot was of outstanding
superiority, even among the numerous
others of unusual excellence.
1t is regrettable that at least a sec
ond and third prize could not be award
ed, in recognition of the superb speci-
mems presented by other competitors. In
such event the second prize would have
gone to S. J. and w. A Wood of Silver
Lake, on ten ears of white corn, weigh
ing II pounds ounces. with a total
length of 1141h inches and aggregate
circumference of 81 inches. and the third
prize to B. A. Patton of Silver Lake.
whose corn (white) weighed Is pounds
101z ounces, aggregated 107 inches in
length and IS inches in circumference.
Mr. Patton's exhibits seem to demon
strate that he is a very successful corn
raiser, or at least has been so this year.
He had in the contest five different lots
three of white and two of yellow. The
average weight of the five lots was 1515
pounds, and the average aggregate
length of ears in each 10 AS inches.
THE longest ears of corn where ex-
nibited by Mr.. A. A. Thurman of North
Topeka. Their aggregate length was
125% inches, with a weight however, of
but IS pounds 3 ounces.
THE average weight of the SO ten
ear lots to the competition was slightly
over IA pounds, and the average aggre-
gate length of ears in each nearly Ill
inches.
THE samples of corn entered in this
contest are certainly high-class teSti-
monials to the skill and intelligence of
Shawnee county farmers. and the
adaptability of Shawnee county soil
and climate for the production of the
King of Cereals-'the corn triumphant
that hath made victorious procession
across the tufted plain. and laid foun-
dation for the social excellence that is
and is to be-
THE Topeka Commercial club de-
serves both commentator and con-
graduation for it's enterprise
Below is appended a list of the exhibit
tors:
Bradford Miller. Topeka; G. A. Lewis,
and w. A. Wood, Silver Lake; H. A. Vas
calda, Pauline; Joseph Fields, Auburn
Mcclure, Watson; G. P. Tiffany, North
Topeka, Rural Route No. 8: David Ansel
Granville; B. A. Patton, Silver Lake; B.
A Patton Silver Lake; ]. H. Allen. North
Brown North Topeka. Rural Route No. !:
2. " Mahaffey Pauline; Barley Coynee,
Richiand; J. H. Allen. North Topeka. 23S
Holman street; B. A. Patton, Silver Lake;
B. A Patton. Silver Lake. Scott Kelsey.
Topeka: Scott Kelsey Topeka: Robert
Keith. North Topeka, Rural Route No 4;
E. F. Maus Topeka, Station B.. Rural
ton B, Rural Route No. 2: W. F. Stahl,
Auburn; w F. Stahl Auburn; A. ~.
Thurman, North Topeka, Rural Route No.
1; C. d Williams. Silver Lake; J. II.
Allen. North Topeka; c. w, Slower. North
Topeka; c. w. Slower. North Topeka;
BARLEY Coyne, Richland: F. NJ. Atwell,
North Topeka. Rural Route No. 3; B. A.
Patton. Silver Lake: Riley Johnson, Sill
yer Lake; R. Fowler, Silver Lake: j. T.
Kenneth. Silver Lake; J. T. Kennett, Sill
yer Lake; w. F. Palmer, Silver Lake