Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

ent made the contest one that Will
not be soon forgotten.
Everything moved like clock work
and none Of those who took part in
the actual work Of the contest is hap
pier than County Auditor kundert
who recorded every detail from the
time the corn was handed in until the
prizes were awarded, and it was no
easy task to keep the record which In
cludeS the boys name, his school dis
trict, his number Of entry, the score
of his corn and the prizes to be award
ed each. He also kept the record of
the one and ten ear entries for the
men, and their score and prizes.
President Bremen of the Corn
Growers Association with Andrew
Ringhem and Frank Beck were every
where and busy all the time. and
we're ably assisted by David Bremen
who did a grand work from the be-
ginning to the last prize was called
for Saturday evening. Supertnten-
dent Lawrence was up to his ears in
work all the time and that means 3
great deal Of work for he stands about
6 feet 3, but it was a work of love and
nothing made him so happy as seeing
the boys happy.
The boys had the Pullman on this
trip and the men occupied the smok-
er, but the fathers and big brothers
we're just as proud as If they had won
first prize. The men contestants
were not as numerous this year as
last while the boys just climbed over
the band wagon and pounded the big
drum.
No one is prouder of the victory
won by the boys than the editor of
the LEADER, and our boys had corn
that scored higher than the highest
score given to Mr.. Bremen who won
the LEADERS silver cup for the best
ten ears in the mems contest. The
boys who had a higher score than 81,
Mr.. Brenner's number, were Marble
Eidsmoe 81, Clark Eidsmoe 964 and
Harvey Strand 80, all from the SOUTH
ern district, and Augustus Hoffman
of the northern district had 81. 1t
was a splendid victory for the boys
and every man present seemed pleas
ed to think that the little fellows
were able to show papa" how to
raise good corn.
Won't there be an exciting time
next year when the annual contest
takes place. This year many boys
q ised corn that was not entered be-
cause they were in doubt as to its
value, but next year we shall o be
surprised to see 500 boys climbing for
the band wagon and carrying away
prizes. Then look out for surprises
for the boys are determined to beat
their fathers and big brothers, and
we trust the fathers and big brothers
will not get discouraged for fear Of
defeat. The 1910 contest will be a
hummer and don't you forget it for a
minute, and the LEADER will have
two silver cups as prizes for the boys
having the highest score, and II the
men don't get discouraged we shall
have a cup for them. Keep your eye
on the 1910 contest. .
One Of the most exacting as we'll as
pleasant duties performed in the in
terest of boys contest "a the reading
of II compositions written by the
boys on "What I learned about rails
ing Corn" President TIVE Of Aug
ustana, H. E. Thayer and Martin Ly-
barger, were the gentlemen who per-
formed this work. They awarded
the John Bremen IS prize to George
Carlson of Perry township for the best
composition. The LEADER will print
all these compositions and Mr.. Thay-
er says they are mighty interesting.
The boys who had the twelve high
est scores in each district had their
pictures taken in a group and each
boy will be presented with a photo
graph by w. G. Gemmill of this city,
and those boys in the years to come
will be mighty proud of that photo.
Saturday afternoon in the court
house the scores were announced for
the boys and men after A. J. Wimple
had delivered an address on corn illus
trating the same in a practical man.
ner. Mr.. Wimple Is one of the best
lecturers in the state On corn because
he talks from practical knowledge and
not from theory, and the LEADER
was highly pleased to see him here
this year. There is no man In the
state who is giving this subject closer
study than he, and Prof. Holden is no
better authority on corn than MI.
Wimple, and President Bremen Of
the Lincoln Cou nty Corn Growers As
ISOLATION has reasoned out new prin-
ciples in corn growth that Henry
Wallace and Prof. Holden didn't care
to discuss or dispute.
Just before the meeting closed in
the court house the annual election
of officers for the association was held
with the following result:
President, J. w. Bremen; Vice.
President, A. Syvertson; Secretary,
A. NJ. Ringheim; Treasurer, Roy Mil
lage: member at large, f. NJ Beck,
after which everybody with the boys
leading headed for the Isakson build
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