Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-05
WILL BE GIVEN TO EXHIBITORS
OF BEST GRAINS AND GRASSES
At OMAHA SHOW.
OPEN TO ALL IN G. n. ZONE
Great Northern Officials Interested In
Movement for Better Farming
Exhibits to be Carried Free.

1iCot lNOTlucTu, OueTS $Z,OUu IN &OlQ
as prizes for small grains and grasses
exhibited at the national corn exposi-
ton to be held in Omaha, Dec. s to
Is. and grown In the Great Northern
zone."
The announcement that Mr.. Hill
would pay cash prizes at the corn
show to those exhibiting the best sam.
pies Of grain and hay was made, fol.
lowing conference Of James ]. and
l.. w. Hill with T. F. Sturgess, gen.
eral manager of the corn show, Will
A. Campbell of the Commercial Club
of Omaha. and Prof. C. P. Bull, of
the Minnesota Agricultural College.
The matter Of arranging the classes
was placed by Mr.. Hill In the hands
Of Prof. Bull and Prof. Thomas Shaw,
of the Dakota Farmer.
The zone from which these grains
and grasses may come in order to win
some of the Hill money comprises an
area Of 214, 000, 900 acres in Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho and Washington, through which
the Great Northern runs. The rail-
road company will also assist the
farmers In every way in taking ex-
hibits to the national corn exposition
at Omaha. Baggage cars are to be
routed along the lines and pick up
exhibits which will be- carried to Oma-
ha without expense to the exhibitors.
The interstate commerce law permits
the railroads to do this, and President
L. w. Hill announced that everything
would be done to encourage farmers
In the Great Northern zone" to make
exhibits.
Compete for World Prizes Also.
While competing for the gold OFFER
ed by Mr.. Hill the exhibitors from
along the lines of the Great Northern
are also competing for the prizes Of
fered in the world classes. which ag-
gregate $4,000. Both James ]. and
L. w. Hill express the belief that the
states in their zone will carry OF
some Of the money and trophies Of
fered for oats and barley. AZ well 40
standing good chance for the wheat
and hay prizes against the world.
The plan Is to offer two first prizes
for corn. oats. barley and wheat In
each of the states and one first prize
in each state for alfalfa, timothy,
spelt, clover and peas. When $4,000
in gold IL divided some two hundred
prizes will be arranged, which will
make 1t possible for number to get
into the prize-winning class.
James J. Hill Is growing a field Of
prize-winning alfalfa himself. but says
he will not make an exhibit. From
seed corn obtained from the ten ears
which won $4,000 at the 1908 exposi-
ton, President l.. w. Hill and q num-
Der Of his friends are growing some
fine patches of corn. While Mr.. Hill
will exhibit this corn, 1t will be en-
tered In the world classes and not
compete against the entries made
from the northern zone.
Hill to Give Address.
Both the chairman of the board and
president Of the Great Northern have
taken q great interest in the national
corn exposition and the movement for
better agricultural products, purer
seed, restoration of fertility to the soil
and practical scientific farming, which
the exposition movement represents.
The Great Northern will make large
exhibit and James ]. Hill has prom
Used to attend and make an address
II 1t II possible for him to reach
Omaha during the corn show.
Prof. Bull Is not only to assist Mr..
Hill In arranging for the big zone
contest, but as vice-president of the
exposition from Minnesota. will be In
terested In the exhibit the state col
lege will have.
Plans are being made to have 4
model mill. bakery, grain inspection
outfit and electric bleacher installed,
| which will show exactly how small
grains are graded and handled when
they reach the primary market, al
well 90 the mills. The small grain
part of the exposition is to be "a
large and as important as the corn
exhibits, according to Prof. Bull.