The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21
CORN CAR IS HERE.
stops Today in Topeka and Entcrtains
Visitors.

The Missouri Pacific car which con-
tains the exhibits of the prize win
ming corn at the state contest which
was held at Manhattan recently ar
yesterday afternoon. 1t was switched
over to the Missouri Pacific and was
LETT on a siding under the viaduct un-
til this morning when it was removed
to East Fifth street where it remained
until o'clock this afternoon when it
was sent on the Missouri Pacific train
to Overbrook.
This car which is now touring the
state under the auspices of the Farm
crs' Institute department of the State
Agricultural college is in charge of
Prof. ]. H. Miller, head OF the Farm
ers' Institute department. and Presi-
dent Nichols of the Kansas Agricultural
college. Although the main purpose
of the car is a corn show, there are
twenty different varieties of wheat
different specimens of alfalfa. millet
and other farm products. There is
also a large display of peaches, apples
and other fruit. The larger part of the
car which was constructed especially
for exhibits of this kind is devoted to
corn.
The corn samples are arranged on
long tables on each side of the car.
On one side is the exhibit of the best
ears of the farmers exhibits and on
the other side there are the ears which
secured the highest ranking in the
in bundles of ten ears each. each
bundle bearing the name of the ex-
hibitor.
The prize winning corn in the white
variety was won by S. G. Trent of Hia-
watha. He disposed of his ten ears
for SIS. The yellow prize winners
were raised by w. r. Hildreth of Alta
mont. Mr.. Hildeth secured sixteen
dollars for his ten ears. Both of the
prize winning exhibits are kept in
glass cases as they are only loaned to
the Agricultural college for this trip.
Although last year was the first year
for a boys corn raising contest there
were over five thousand boys in the
state who entered and 5000 was distrib-
uted in prizes. 1t is the purpose of the
Agricultural college in running this ex-
hibit car to stimulate more interest in
the contest and already the prospects
bid fair to have a much larger enroll
ment in the contests for this year.
An interesting story of perseverance
attaches itself to the grit of one seven
teen year old boy. J. NJ. McCrary, who
lives near Manhattan on farm. This
lad entered his corn in the contest at
Manhattan but received only third
place and a prize of Sc He watched
t--e corn judging in the county contest
very intently with the result that he
entered another exhibit in the state
contest and won the fifty dollar prize
and first place. He retained only three
of the original ten ears entered in the
county contest. This netted him $56
and he added to this pile by selling seed
corn to the extent of $17.75 which
brought his total up to $73.75 He is in
tending to plant the corn of his ten ears
next year and then he says he will sell
the seed which will net him a hand
some profit in addition.
In the council chamber this morning
President Nichols gave a lecture on
growing and breeding which was well
attended and very interesting Mr.
Nichols was thoroughly acquainted
with his subject and many valuable
pointers were received by his hearers.