Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
THE CORN CONTESTS.
Announcements and Suggestions as to
the Events Offered by the
Farmers Institute.

Farmers Institute.
A large number Of contests have
been arranged to be held in connection
mers' Institute, which meets next fall.
These include corn growing contests,
prizes for the best ten ears of corn.
and many others. The prizes offered
are many and valuable.
To the farmer of Wapello county
raising the best ten acres Of corn and
also to the boy under 18 years Of age
raising the best single acre of corn,
the Ottumwa Brick and Construction
company will offer premiums In tile
to the amount of several hundreds Of
dollars.
In connection with this, James H.
Shepherd, "The Implement Man" will
place an additional cash prize of SO
on the best field Of corn, Sc on the
second best field, and 50 OH the third
best. provided the winning corn Is
planted with New John Deere No.
8 Edge Drop Corn Planter the party
winning being a bona ffde owner Of
the same.
: In addition to the regular premiums,
to the farmer raising 100 bushels or
more to the acre 1000 tiles extra will
be given. This 100 bushel mark is
to be the goal of the present contest
and the officials Of the county insti-
tute feel sure that it Will be
reached.
Below are given the rules Of the con-
test. For any further information de-
sired by prospective contestants, a
letter should be addressed to Charles
Bluhm, R. F. D. No. 5, Ottumwa.
Rules Of Contest.
1. Any farmer in Wapello county is
eligible to the contest.
3. All entries must be in by June
/. 1907, and recorded by the secretary
Of the association.
8. Each piece of ground entered
must be definitely stated as 10 exact
location and size, and must be in one
body. The township, section and part
Of section must be given SO that any
piece Of corn can be found for inspec-
ton.
4. All returns of the contest must
be in by December l, 1907.
S. The field of corn must be meas
| ured by bulk in the crib, allowing 21a
cubic feet to the bushel for the med
ium cared varities and 21s cubic feet
for the large varieties. and the corn
must be clean. An affidavit from four
honorable men will suffice for data in
regard to the yield. Two of the above
men must be land owners.
| g. Ali of the above corn must be
t raised on tile land.
1 Z. No entry fee will be charged.
| 8. Awards will be made at the next
Farmers Institute in Ottumwa. Dec
ember IL, Is and IA, 1907.
| Each boy entering the above contest
! must be under Is years of age and
must perform all the work, from the
turning of the ground by the plow until
the corn is cribbed.
The Dain Special.
| For the best ten ears of corn, any
] variety, raised in Wapello county, the
] Dain Manufacturing company offers
one Dain five foot vertical lift mower:
| for the second best ten ears, one Dain
double geared feed grinder with two
! sets of burrs; for the third best ten
ears of corn the institute offers cash
prize Of $40.
i Rules Of corn contest:
No entry fee charged.
| Any farmer in Wapello county is eli
gib1e to enter the contest.
All corn entered must be the prop
erty of the Wapello county institute
1 to be sold to the highest bidder to pay
/ expenses of contest.
All persons wishing to compete must
signify their intention by fling a
properly filled out information blank
with the Dain Manufacturing company
on or before June 1. 1907. Blanks
/ may be secured from the Dain firm OF
/ from Charles Bluhm, Ottumwa R. F
/ D., No. 5.
]! Suggestions on Raising Prize Corn.