The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-12-17
OSKALOOSA men
WIN CORN PRIZES
L. w. ROE TOOK SWEEPS TAKES
ON THE WHITE SAMPLES.
THE STATE AS A FARMER
Immense Quantities of Produce Rails
ed at Various lnstitutions--VaI-
ue is over a Quarter of
Million.

Des Moines, Dec. III. w. Roe,
of Oskaloosa. took sweepstakes for
the best ten ears of white corn shown
at the state house this week He
also took sixth prize on yellow corn.
7. B. White, also of Oskaloosa, took
third prize on white corn. d. G. vii.
son, of Panora, took the Commercial
clubs corn trophy for the best ten
ears of corn of any variety. On the
same ten ears Mr.. Wilson was award
ed $500 in the state sweepstakes for
the best ten ears OF yellow corn and
the gold medal for the grand sweep
etakes for the best ten ears of any
variety. U. S. Cnacey, of Hedrick,
took the grand sweepstakes for the
best single ear of yellow corn and the
best single ear of any variety.
The State as Farmer.
The state of Iowa, itself, is the big
gest farmer in the state
Its exhibit of farm products made
in the corridor OF the capitol this
week and superintendent by John
No"ulC VI INC vi CtIul''h, "uo
among the best in the buncE
The state institution farms during
the last year produced about $250,0O0
worth of crops. 1t is thought no other
farmer in Iowa did as well.
The state farms produced eighty
five different things good to eat and
good to wear.
These ranged from mangel-wurzel
to spinach. -,
Kale. of which the state farms
grew 5,b04 pounds, 6,293 pounds of
kohl-rahi, 700 pounds of leek, 900
OF mangel-wurzel, 700 pounds of en-
dive, 200 pounds of celeriac, SAG
pounds of okra. 1906 pounds of sal
sify, 21,922 cantaloupes, $4,000 squash,
and 1880 watermelons were among
the various products which the farms
under control of John Cownie gave
to the world this year.
Think of 2.115,951 pounds of milk,
410,510, pounds of cabbage, 1l4,444
pounds of carrots. 105,289 pounds OF
green onions, 100, 1876 pounds OF par
ships, $50 citron, 194,577 pounds of
pork, $685. pounds of caulifower,
1892 pounds of rubarb and 247,327
pounds of sweet corn, all produced by
the same owner. That's what the
state farms did. .
The other things and the quantities
produced on the institution farms Mr..
Cownie reports as follows:
Apples 1911 bushels, asparagus
10.419 pounds, butter 5,514 lbs, beef
1915 lbs, styling beans 70,991 lbs,
beans 1901 bushels, beets 4,1SS bu.,
blackberries 1859 quarts. broom corn
400 lbs, buckwheat 159 bu. barley
1,043 bu., cherries 1852 quarts, field
corn 1884 Du., popcorn 220 bu., corn
fodder 800 tons, cucumbers S3,34l
lbs, currants STAG lbs, celery 1881
lbs. cider so gals, clover seed 1,O20
lbs, eggs 11,343 doz., egg plant 1854
lbs, gooseberries l,343 quarts, grapes
80, POI lbs, green's 1902 lbs, hay
1856 tons, horseradish APIS lbs, hon
ey 105 lbs, hides 40S lbs, lard 80, 126
lbs, lettuce 1924 lbs, mushrooms
5 lbs, milk 2.115,951 lbs, mutton 6l5
lbs, oats 1882 bu., onions 4,115 bu.,
onion seed 25 bu., onion sets II bu.,
okra S46 lbs. peas 22,7S0 lbs, plums
% bu, potatoes 45.2O9 bu.. sweet po-
tatoes 60,101 lbs, pepers 1882 lbs,
peaches 80 bu., pumpkins 2l,4IU only
parsley TSP lbs. pears 2 bu., pickles
3,OO6 gal. radishes 68,323 lbs, seed
sd.shes 10 lbs, raspberries 1873
asars. rye JG2 bu., sauer kraut $500
gals. rutabagas Z tons. strawberries
46,ZG2 quarts. spinach 10.411 lbs, sage
50 lbs, straw 466 tons, sugar beets
21S tons, sugar beets 21S tons toma-
toes 1863 bu, tobacco $50 los. timo-
thy seed 26 bu., veal 1911 lbs. wood
Ga cords.