The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09
REALM OF kIno CORN.
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TIE corr plant grows in about every
eeats In the Union, and people
threugheut the country think they are
familiar with II; but TO appreciate
what corn really means enc should
make tour through some q the
western States where the aelds may
b miles rather than acres In extent,
ana where the harvest Il q farmer
means nearer 100000 than 1000 bush-
aas. says the New York Tribune. II IL
N this part u the country that ons
can ~ easily get lost In q eornasld a.
Re would In = forest. 50 vast are the
asids. In the ''bottoms'' ef Kansas
ana Nebraska = man riding through q
patch on horseback win often be hid
dsa from view. ~ the tops Of the
plants extend above his head. resem-
bling young trees in their proportions.
II 10 no wender that the people Of
many Of the prairie States eslebrnts
the coming IT king corn" a. the
southsEnsr dees the appearance Of
king cotton" for some u thsss Gem
msnwsalths alone produce snsugh
corn In year 70 feed Q natisn. The
corn patch Of IoWa. which covers ever
100000 acres yearly. Sometimes pre-
tueos 10000. 900 bushels. Hebrasara Il
another 100000 Htats, but KansaA,
The Stats Of he Sunhewer. takes the
Lead with nearly e.0o00 acres each
year Devoted TO this cereal There are
esunuss In Kansas where sae can see
I eqnare miles-net Aeres-Plantsa en-
ureay with corn. whers Asids are 50
large hat standing At ons end the
visitor sses ths horizon unbroken By
anything except q mas u plants
swaying In ths breeze.
II is not strange that TIE eern har-
vest IL made the occasion Of fetea or
eaFnivals In some Of the Western com.
munitiss. TIE idea probably srigi-
mated from tie corn festival q he In
diana. but the red man would never
recognise the sld-tims festival In the
tansformat1oa which II has under-
gene Weeks before harvest time prep
aratons are made The promInent
ciussns 81 TIE tswn eontEibute 10 a
fund fer decoration. music ana usually
the satsrtainmsnt q tswnsDseple and
gussts at q bAAquSt
Ths services 81 some ieading orator
arS SseurSd and the governor 4 invited
70 ats@se witA other notablea- A spe-
eiAl week 10 sst apart ct a time when
ths faF@aTS have finished gathering
TIE grain and have leisure 70 attend.
Tho railrOa1 companies are induced
- enR special rates fer transportation
and with othsrs oGer priEes for the
bet esaigns and decoratonA A pro-
gran 10 arranged, consisting Of process
siena. publie meetings. coacarts and
other attractions WhicA will interest
ths townspeopls and viaitogR Gener
ally q eo@mittes u leading citizens,
Asaaed ~ The mayor. take charge
and large sums Of money are expend.
81 IN arranging the carnival
Each resident vies with his neighbol
IN the decorations. and there is shown
what can b done with the grain In
bonor Il which the celebration IL held
Some o. the designs are truly wonder
full A Hingis stalks can BE- procured
whieh are aftsea feet in height. an op
portunity IL eRered q construct pa
Eodaa. booths and ether ognamantal
bulldogs vita Wafls and roofs q IN,
plant TIE stalks have such strengsl
and nghtneas that thsy can be easily
made Int representatives of castles
forts and historic structures. Tn,
leaves are worked int an inooncelva
BILE variety Of designs. The womer
and giris make costumes out Of tn,
hnska. even to hats and bonnets Thej
are woven into parasols and umbrel
las. while frequently the front Of I
building win be hidden by q covering
Of them. thirty or forty feet In length
with openings cut for the Window
and doora.
The manufacture Of corn mIliner!
has become an art among the westerI
women. Al = carnival held in Atchi
son the principal milliners Of the tow
produced some wonderful creations o
headKear entirely from the silk, husk
aud tassels Many Of them were wori
turing tho carnival week by the belle
Of the place.