The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-11-26
Garden Grove and Leroy Corn Clubs
Award Prizes.

Last Saturday the members of the
Leroy and Garden Grove Corn Clubs
met in Ell. G. Arnold's real estate Office,
says the Garden Grove Express, and
awarded the prizes in the corn contest
of this season which resulted in Ed
Aten winning the first prize of $500
with yield of 80 bushels and &c pounds
for the acre he entered. A. III. Meter
OF the Leroy club came second with SO
bushels and Is pounds and received SIS,
and A. G. Baker also of the Leroy club,
came third with 70 bushels and As
pounds and received the $40 prize.
Owing to the fact that this section was
visited in the spring by heavy hail
storm which practically destroyed some
fields of corn, the showing this year is
not nearly so good as it was last year.
The prizes last year being as follows:
Fred Bowman first with 100 bushels,
second place Curtis Farmer 81 bushels
and Fred Wooiley third with 95 bushels.
There we're entered in the contest at
the beginning twenty-five farmers and
owing to the misfortune the crops SUI
fered from the elements there were but
ed out. The manner of Judging the
CoAOSSU was lOI uuC CJuU W LuOCu PIONA-
GUS to the time of shocking and appoint
a man to assist each man entering the
contest who was to assist the contestant
measure the ground, assist him shuck
the corn and weigh it and make aft
davit to the number of bushels the acre
contained.
We were very much disappointed
that the farmers were handicapped this
year for it was expected that some one
would raise the 100 bushels which won
first last year, yet Mr.. Aten's showing
OF SO bushels and 66 pounds, nearly 80
bushels, is good one and he is to be
congratulated. 1t appears that Mr.. Aten
and Mr.. Bowman intend to keep these
prizes in the family, they being brother
| in-lawS.
These contests have awakened much
interest among the farmers in the rails
ing of better crops and they are doing
much towards increasing real estate
values. Their efforts in this line should
meet the hearty encouragement of every
citizen.
The clubs of both places will have a
corn show here on the S0th Of Deem
Der at which time there will be large
display of corn entered for prizes and
every one is asked to have this in view
and take plenty of time and care in
selecting ten ears to enter. There will
also be show at Leroy later in the
year, the date of which will be an
nounced later.
Ed Aten's Statement Mr.. Aten wor
first prize in the contest with 50 bushel:
and 66 pounds on the acre measured
MIR. Atens farm is located three miles
east of Garden Grove, is prairie land
The piece the acre was taken from was
in a twenty acre field, which was form
erly blue grass sod. This was the SECOND
crop on this land. Last year the wire
worms were so bad on this piece, tina
they took one-half of the stand.
This year they did not bother the
corn at all. This corn ground was
plowed this last spring after we hae
disced the old cornstalks twice, thi
making the ground in good shape be
fore blowing. 1t was plowed the frs
OF April. The first of May we disco,
it twice. 1t was not worked again til
May ID, then was disced once, and har
rowed once cross ways of disced. !
was planted May Is with an edge dro
planter three and four grains to the hill
three feet and six inches apart, an,
about ! inches deep, as the groun
was full of moisture l thought this wa
plenty deep to plant it. 1t was plowe'
four times with six shovel ridin
cultivator. The seed planted was thor
oughly tested, improved Leaning corr
raised by Fred Bowman.
A. II. METERS statement, who wo
second prize:-The ground was an oil
blue grass pasture had not been plowe
for thirty odd years. Flowed it i
March inches deep. Crushed it dow
about April 1st with 16-foot harrow
teeth laid fiat down, and rode on tn
harrow. Ten days later disced bot
ways, and two weeks later harrowe
both ways. May - disced again. Ma
II narrowed both ways. May 1s plante
with P. & O. planter, gagged 81 feet
tested Reid's Yellow Dent. Plowed wit
Dutch Uncle riding cultivator whe
small. After blowing second time an
when Is inches high, weeded. When 2
to feet high, suckered. (There wer
suckers enough for about one-half stan
on common groundJ Then this wa
plowed twice more, making four time
: plowed. The corn was fine quality
souHc anu dry, ana Snelleu OH som
I when gathering Nov. I'd and made s
bushels and Is pounds. The southwes
10 acres of field made over rs bushel
per acre.
A. G. Bakers Statement, winner Of tn
third price Many farmer was di,
appointed in their corn crop this yea
on account of the late frost and heav
rains in May and June and wind an
hail in July. We got our ground a
worked over before the rains set il
then we had to plant between shower
We did not have time to rework al. OF
ground and get it in good condition c
account of it getting late in the seaso
and having 95 acres to plant. The fiel
we measured our acre in is a 14-acl
field, spring plowed. Disced and ha
rowed once before the big rains, n,
having time to rework it, it was n,
in good condition. Planted it May 16t
in check 3x6 by 3x8, narrowed befo
it came up. We planted the Leamir
and replanted where the wire worn
destroyed it with an early variety al
cultivated four times. Trimmed O
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