The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-24
AT THE CORN
EXPOSITION
G. J. Num- Writes Of the Won
deTs Of the Display In
Chicago
Chicago, oct. 10, 1907.

0NeA
Corn is king. at least In Chicago
at the present time. The Chicago
Cubs" have Just won the worlds
championship IN baseball from the
Detroit Tigers; the University OF
Chicago "Maroons" have won great
game OF football from the University
OF Indiana 'Hoosiers" by score
OF 26 10 8; and now E. II, Hartman,
who owns a dozen railroads and a
few million dollars, is In the Windy
City" In battle royal with Stuyyes-
ant Fish for the control OF the I'LL
nois Central railway, but so far as
the public welfare is concerned these
pale into inslgnifIcance In COMPARE
son with the First National Corn ex-
position, now going on In the city
OF Chicago.
Crop Worth 100000, 900.
This exposition was inaugurated
by the Association OF Commerce, a
few OF whose members guaranteed
100000 for It's support. Chicago is
the logical place for such meeting,
as Il is in the heart OF the corn belt,
which stretches from Ohio on the
east 10 Nebraska on the west. seven
out OF eight OF the leading states be-
ing Illinois, and Ohio, Texas, which
ranked seventh in 1905, is a triile
removed from the region, but its sta
tistics are flattering. In these eight
states there are more than $4,000
600 acres given up to the cultIya-
ton OF corn. There were more than
a billion and three-quarters bushels
raised In them In 1906, the year OF
the big crop. The total value OF the
crop is Appropriated at 500, O00,-
600, this being nearly two-thirds OF
the value Of the corn raised in the
whole United States. Illinois leads
In the acreage devoted to this form
OF agriculture, in the number OF
bushels raised annually. aud in the
money vslae Of the products 4
ME displays are numerous and
valuable. representing twenty-four
states. II is said by experts to be
the finest and largest collection OF
corn ever shown at an exhibition Of
this sort, and Its success is so marked
that IL is hoped to make the exposl-
ton a permanent affair.
-Four Farms as Prizes.
Three pianos, four farms and
large number Of cash prizes were Of
fered for the best exhibits. or cash
prizes, the largest amount. 1915,
went to George w. Dunseth. Of
Waverly. Ill. Mr., Dunseth not only
took more individual first premiums
for fine corn, but was awarded the
1850 prize for the most artistIcally
decorated display at the Coliseum.
The Texas Land Investment company
offered four farms as prizes which
we're awarded to l.. B. Clare Frank
lin. Ind; Ray Bennett, Auers,
J, e. Mathney, Miami, Mo-, and A. ].
Urimple, Beresford, S. d. Each of
these farms is said to represent a
value Of $1,000. A glass case of corn.
containing 400 ears, won prizes
amounting TO $4,000.
$4,000 Bush for Prize Corn.
Several prize ears of corn have
brought fabulous prices. w. II.
Young, boyish looking farmer from
Athens, ILL.,, paid $500 for an ear
OF his own corn at the auction of ,
prize corn. This ear took the grand :
champion sweepstakes in the yellow
class. Two hundred and fifty dollars
was the worlds record price paid
Wednesday night for single ear Of ,
corn. The ear, a Boone county
white, was knocked down to the high
est bidder in an exciting auction at
The Coliseum. The purchaser Of this
ear OF corn---a bushel at that rate
would have sold at SIS. OO0-was the
man who raised II, l.. B. Clore a
tall, athletic appearing farmer from
Franklin, Ind He has taken prizes :
amounting to nearly $4,000, includ-
ing Texas farm. He raised II on
thirteen acres OF land Last night !,
live ears raised by George w. Dun :,
seth. Of Waverly. ILL.,, we're put up p,
'or sale. Mr.. Dunseth started the
bidding at 800, for tho lot. Several :
'ther enthusiastic corn men rapidly
AN the price up to $3.50 when II
vas knocked off to the original bid
Ter
Panhandle Compared Favorably.
The Panhandle had but few exhlb.
Is except those gotten up by some
real estate firms. These "A
sere good in their way, but more
ouid have been used to advantage. n
he indian corn from that section n
ompe red favorably not only with
aat OF North Texas. but with that n
rom the corn belt states. Milo maize = =