Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-11
$50 FOR EAR OF CORN
Highest Price Ever Paid For
Single Ear Given at Ames
Short Course
WON THE SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE
Owner Bids it in Against Competitors
Other Winners in Corn Contest =
Fine Livestock Parade Given Thurs
dsy-short Course Nearing the
Close.
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Ames, Jan. 11.-Thursday was a red
letter day at the short course at the
Iowa State College. Early in the morn
ing French coachers and driving horses
were taken up in the class room and
proved to be an exceptionally inter-
esting study to all the students in the
classes. Some very fine animals We're
shown in this class belonging to Nc
Laughlin Brothers, of Columbus, Ohio,
and to Tichenor, of Chicago. This
class finishes the work In horses and
the remaining time will be spent on
hogs.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the course not only to students but
also to all the Ames people and farmers
in the vicinity that could attend was
the livestock parade given on the CEN
trail college campus in the afternoon at
three O'Clock. The array of stock led
out in this parade was as fine as one
is ever privileged to see, save at
state or. national fair. 1t was indeed
exceptional for short course, perhaps
the best ever shown by any college. In
it were the following animals. Defend
er, the sweep stakes steer at the recent
international livestock show, Etrade-
giant. the sweepstakes stallion at the
same show and one of King Edwards
horses which took second prize in the
shire class ut Chicago General Man
ager, the reserve champion steer OF the
1906 International show and prize win
ner in his class this year, was also in
line. Refiner, the champion Clydesdale
stallion of Canada, England and Amer
lea, which is stationed at the Iowa
State College, was one of the attrac-
tons. In addition to these the horses
of Mclaughlin Bros. and Tichenor
were very conspicuous. The Tichenor
horses were the only drivers on the
ground and created no little interest.
Immediately after the stock parade
the entire crowd rushed to the corn
room in Margaret hall where the sale
of prize winning corn took place. The
first sample of corn to be sold was the
ten ear sample exhibited by Mr.. Geo.
M. Alice, of Newell, and was purchased
by Mr.. Alice for $500. This corn was
shown at the show OF the Iowa Corn
Growers Association, held here during
the short course, and after being en-
tered became the property Of the asso-
citation. After all prizes had been
awarded the prize winning corn was
put up at auction and sold to the high
est bidder. In a number of cases the
breeder of the cereal bought his prize
winning sample.
The highest price ever paid for an
ear of corn was paid by D. l.. Pascal,
won the sweep stakes prize at the
show and is pronounced by both Prof
Holden and Prof. Shamel as the best
ear they have ever seen. The ear was
bred and raised by Mr.. Pascal himself
and he Yves willing to pay the enor-
nous sum Of one hundred and fifty dol
lars rather than part with it. The next
highest bidder was e. NJ. Wentworth,
of State Center He desired to obtain
it and present it to the Iowa State Col
lege but his last bid was one hundred
and forty-five dollars and Pascal put
the buying. five to that amount.
The second prize ear was sold to Mr..
Harry Hilton, of Malvern, the grower
for the modest sum Of $500, or about
$500 per bushel, not small revenue
from an acre Of Iowa corn at even rs
bushel per acre.
The first prize sweepstake 10-ear
collection grown by Bennett Bros, Of
Story county, was bid in by Mr.. Edd-
son Bennett for $31.0O and presented to
the Iowa State College, to be exhibited
in October, 1907, at the Chicago Corn
Exhibition Bennett Bros. are winners
of the Whiting trophy this year. The
Iowa Corn Growers Association have
had a. most successful exhibit this
year. The quantity exhibited has been
enormous, the entire floor space Of ag-
hall hein9 occnnied