The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 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-val-
ue is over a Quarter of
Million.

Des Moines, Dec. 12.--L. 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,
T. B. White, also of Oskaloosa, took
third prize on white corn. D. G. Viii
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.
It's exhibit of farm products made
in the corridor of the capitol this
week and superintendent by John
Cownie of the board of control. was
among the best in the bunch
The state institution farms during
tie last year produced about $250,OOC
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-wurze
to spinach.
Kale. of which the state farms
grew 5,b04 pounds, 6,293 pounds OF
kohl-rabi, 700 pounds of leek, 20S,00t
OF mangelwurzel, 700 pounds of en-
dive, 200 pounds of celeriac, "a,
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 2115,951 pounds of milk
410,510, pounds of cabbage, 1l4,444
pounds of carrots. 1928 pounds Of
green onions, 109,496 pounds of par
ships, $50 citron, 194,577 pounds o
pork, 1856 pounds of caulifower
1892 pounds of rubarb and 247,S2'
pounds of sweet corn, all produced by
the same owner. That's what tn,
state farms did. ..
The other things and the quantities
produced on the institution farms Mr.
Cownie reports as follows: $50,
Apples 1911 bushels, asparagus
10,419 pounds, butter 5,514 lbs, beei
1915 lbs, styling beans 70,991 lbs.
beans 1901 bushels, beets 4,lSS bu.
blackberries 1859 quarts, broom corr
400 lbs, buckwheat 1853 bu.. barley
1,O43 bu.. cherries 1852 quarts, tielc
corn 46,354 Du., popcorn 220 bu., corr
fodder 800 tons, cucumbers 1884
lbs, currants STAG lbs, celery 37,93l
lbs, cider so gals, clover seed 1,O2t
lbs. eggs 11,343 doZ., egg plant 2,604
lbs, gooseberries ,343 quarts, grapes
32,201 lbs, green's 1902 lbs, hay
1856 tons, horseradish 4,27S lbs, hon
ey 105 lbs, hides 40S lbs, lard 80, 12t
lbs, lettuce 35,124 lbs, mushrooms
lbs, milk 2,115,951 lbs, mutton 81
lbs, oats. 1852 bu., onions 4,115 bu.
onion seed % bu., onion sets II bu.
okra SAG lbs, peas 22,7SO lbs, plums
20 bu., potatoes 45,2O9 bu.. sweet pc
tatoes 6O,1Ol lbs, pepers 1882 lbs.
peaches 80 bu., pumpkins 2l,4lJ only
parsley 752 lbs. pears 2 bu., pickles
3,0O6 gal, radishes 6S,323 lbs, seed
rad shes 10 lbs, raspberries 1877;
aear,s. rye JG2 bu., sauer kraut $500
gals. rutabagas tons, strawberries
46,ZG2 quarts, spinach 10.41l lbs, sage
so 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
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