Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
OFFER PRIZES
FOR CORN SHOW
EXCELLENT DISPLAY is EXPECT
ED UPON CONVEYING OF
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Prof. P. G. Holden Of Iowa State Col
lese Will be One of the Judges
Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa-
ton viii be In Session.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
In the neighborhood of $3.50 will be
expended in prizes at the corn show
IN connection with the annual State
Farmers Institute and Agricultural
conventiony which opens in the rooms
of the department of agriculture in the
state capitol building in Des Moines on
December 49, Fred Hethershaw will
be the superintendent in charge Of the
show and Prof. P. G. Holden Of Ames
and such assistants as he may name
will be the judges. The corn show
will be exhibited in the rotunda of the
state house. The contest is open to
the state and no entry fee is charged.
The following is the list of premi-
ums:
Northern district-Lot 1. Best ten
So; lot 2, best ten ears small Yellow
Dent, $12, $40. SIS, So, 50; lot 8, best
ten ears large White Dent, SIS, So, 81;
lot 4, best ten ears small White Dent,
SIS, So, 50.
Central distrist--Lot 5. Best ten ears
large Yellow Dent, $40, So, IS, 81, 81,
81; lot 6, best ten ears small Yellow
Dent, $40, So, Sc, 81, So, 81; lot Z, best
ten ears large White Dent, Sc, IS 81,
So, 81; lot S, best ten ears small White
Dent, Sc, SIS, 81. So, 81.
Southern district-Lot 9. Best ten
ears large Yellow Dent $40, SO. Sc, SIS,
So, 81; lot TO- best ten ears small Vel
low Dent SO, SIS, Sc, 5, SO, So; lot H..
best ten ears large White Dent, Sc, SIS,
"a, So, 81; lot II, best ten ears small
White Dent, Sc, S., 81, So, 81.
Sweepstakes IS. Best ten ears,
:. any variety. Competition limited to
hrst prize corn in each of the preceding
twelve lots, $50 and medal
Champion single ear-Lot IA. Best
ear Of corn, any variety, from the state
at large, $40 and medal.
The Western Passenger association
has granted a rate of one and one-third
fare for the meeting on the usual GER
tif1cate plan, the only condition being
that there be an attendance OF 100 or
more at the meeting.
In connection with the institute will
be held the meeting of the Corn Belt
8 Meat Producers association, which
will convene in the rooms of the Com
mercial club, on the afternoon of Tues
day, December IL, and will continue
over Wednesday. The State Hortfcul-
tural society will hold its meeting in.
Its rooms in the state house on Tues
4 day, Wednesday and Thursday, Decem-
Der il, IL and 10, in connection with.
the Iowa Park and Forestry associa-
ton, with which it will hold a Joint
: session on Tuesday afternoon and ev-
ening.
Officers of Board.
The officers of the state board of
agriculture are as follows:
President, w. W. Morrow of Alton;
vice president, G. e. Cameron of Alta
secretary, John G. Simpson of Des
Moines; treasurer, G.. d. Ellyson of
Des Moines.
The district members are as follows:
First-R. S. Johnson, Columbus juno.
ton.
second-C. w. Phillips, Maquoketa.
ThirdvC. w. Brown, Clarion.
Fourth-R. T. st. John, Riceville.
Fifth-S. B. Packard, Marshalltown.
Sixth-T. G. Legoe, What Cheer.
Seventh-C. F. Curtiss, Ames.
Eighth-John Ledgerwood, Leon.
Ninth-M Mcdonald, Bayard.
y Tenth-O. A. Olson, Forest City.
Eleventh.. L. Pike, Whiting.
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