Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-02
EXPLANATORY REMARKS
John A. Nash, Superintendent of Corn
Exhibit, Speaks to the Patrons
and Exhibitors of the Fair

larger display of Farm Products.
The live stock section has been
credit to the County for years and the
showing of Horses, Cattle, Swine and
Sheep has been increasing year by
year, stock men appreciating the great
value of thus advertising, while the
growers of corn have been asleep.
Audubon is in my judgment one of the
very best corn Counties of Iowa and
until last year the showing of corn at the
County fair has been a disgrace to the
County. The stranger attending the
fair, and there are hundreds of them
every year, would receive a very poor
opinion OF the County and its products
Judging by the exhibits made. / do
not believe there is County in the
State that can Surpass us raising corn,
either in quantity or quality and have
long desired that an earnest effort be
made to secure fair representation
This year when the usual kick was
made the management said ''yOu go
ahead and run the corn part of the
fair, we will give you full authority
and we will see whether you can create
any interest among the farmers for
they have never shown any interest
heretofore" | told them that if they
would appropriate $4,000 that / would
raise the rest of the money necessary to
offer good prizes and try and make
corn day the big day of the fair, this
was agreed to and now it is up to you
to help me make good and make the
best showing of corn that any county
can possibly do. We can do it and if
we win this year we will have larger
and better show next year. 1t was my
intention when this work was undertaken
to canvass all the business interests of
the County in securing cash and special
prizes, but was called south in March
and on my return in June found that
they were holding the fair book for my
copy and so did not have the time to
make the canvass. However the bust
ness men of Audubon came promptly
to the rescue both with cash Subscrip-
tons and the offer of special prizes
making the offerings the most valuable
that have ever seen. There arc 112
cash prizes and 80 special prizes
amounting to over $4,000. This GER
tainly should produce a very large eX-
hibit. Should this show meet expecta-
tions and with the entire County to
draw from | believe we can secure
prizes to the value of $4,000 another
year and make it the biggest corn show
in the State.
Another matter that many of US
would like to see settled is which of the
twelve townships comprising Audubon
County can produce the best corn.
During the thirty one years that | have
been a resident of this County Ishave
heard hundreds of times from farmers
residing in the several townships the
statement that their township was the
best, | have heard farmers residing in
Oakfeld, Sharon, Hamlin and Douglas
say that while their land might not be
so level as land in Lincoln, Cameron,
Viola and Melville, that the soil was
richer and that they could and did raise
more and better corn. | have had the
same statements made from residents
of Extra and Audubon Township and
but few days since an enthusiast from
Greeley said they could beat the earth,
and as | am raising corn in Leroy |
know that is good. With all these
claims what is one to believe. The
proof of the pudding is in the eating
and it is up to the corn raisers Of each
township to show what they can do.
If you are not properly represented the
fault is your own for large cash and
special prizes are offered every town.
ship and it will we'll repay all good corn
growers to get into action and see that
their township is properly represented
with the best. Talk is good thing but
to produce the goods is better. By
reading the list of township prizes offer
ed you will see that every inducement
is made to bring out the best and settle
the question of which Township can
produce the best corn. See to it that
the very best your township affords is
in proper place at the Fair.
Again Audubon County has never adj
vertised its products at the State
Shows and it is hoped that the exhibit
will be so large and good that it can be
| taken to Des Moines in December to
| the State show and thus let the world
know that AudubonCounty is on the map.
EDUCATIONAL
Of greater Importance than any of
| the above is the educational value of
corn show. 1t is only by comparison
| that we are able to judge our own. In
this day of high priced land it is essen
| tial that evey acre be made to produce
| every gram pOSSlDIS. llt lldll WHO
| can grow two ears of corn where one
now grows is the man we are looking
| for. The day of $4,000 per acre land
| is past and within the next ten years
| every good acre of corn land will bring
from $4,000 and up and to make in
| terest on this investment means more
and better corn. Many man thinks
he raises the best but when he place it
| beside his neighbor he finds that others
have still better. We have all much to
learn yet. | candidly believe that every
| good acre of land in Audubon County,
and it is nearly all good, should and
could be made to produce 100 bushels of
corn and if this is true it behooves the
up-to-date farmer to take notice and
use his best efforts to attain the maxi
| nun.
| Bring the best you have to the corn
| exhibit and if you do not win this time
| you will know what to do another year.
The corn growers of Iowa are greatly
| indebted to Prof Holden of the State
Agricultural college at Ames for his
untiring efforts in awaking the farmers
| of Iowa to the necessity of securing
| good seed and better cultivation. Prof.
| Holden is the World S authority on corn
and every effort will be made to secure
| his attendance on corn day that we
may hear from his own lips the Gospel
| of more and better corn and how to
secure it.
To the boys and girls under Is years
of age attention is called to the special
prizes offered. Read the list carefully
and show your parents that you take
an interest in the corn show as it will
well repay you.
In conclusion ask every man, woman
and child in the County that is interest
ed in the growing of corn which is