The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-09-24
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PHILLIPS COUNTY.
Phillips County Took The Cake.

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The Phillips county farm produce ex-
hibit at the recent Denver fair was the
best exhibit from non-irrigatcd county
and out Of 72 premiums offered for non
irrigated farm produce, carried off "A
and could have had more if more en-,
tries had been made. The exhibits
were entered in the name of CIR. Sears
and the premiums received We're as fol-
lows
Grain and seeds Glass Sc. X.
Sears, Holyoke, Colo, won: First 10
ears pop corn; first, 10 ears yellow dent
corn; 10 ears white corn; 10 ears sweet
corn; 10 largest ears Of corn, any vari-
ETY.; Is pounds red winter wheat; sec
ond, Is pounds white spring wheat; Is
pounds rye; Is pounds spcltz; 10 pounds
black oats; first and second, Is pounds
white oats; second, Is pounds black bar
ley; first, l5pounds Siberian millet seed;
l5 pounds common millct seed.
Potatoes. Glass So. &C. II. Sears,
f'isohNf Noips, Nohs Thht, IL IbuiIlS
early Irish potatoes; Is pounds early
Ohio potatoes; first, collection Irish po
tatoes, different varieties.
Vegetables, melons, etc. Glass Sc.
CIR. Sears. Holyoke. Colo, won: First
ispounds white onions; first, 10 pounds
yellow prize-taker onions; first, Is
pounds red onions; first. Is pounds tur-
APPS; first, Is pounds sugar bects for
,.asle lsc.
c. X. Sears, Holyokc, Colo. won:
Second, 10 pounds seed tomatoes; first,
IL mangle wurzels; first. field pump
kins; second, largest field pumpkin sec
ond. summer squashcs. second. six
cantaloupcs, any variety; second, six
squashes. any variety; first, five water
MELONS. any variety: second. six larg-
est heads of sunilowcr; first, greatest
variety vegetables grown by one person
Hay, straw, etc, Class &c. X.
Seas, liolyoke. Colo, won: First, 10
stalks field corn.
c. r. Sears, Holyoke, Colo. won;
First. red winter wheat; first, Durum
wheat. any variety; second. spring rye;
first. black oats: first, common millet,
second. wild grass; second, spcltz; first
bromus inermes: first, best display Of
native grassed in sheaf not less than
-four varieties; first, best display Of non
irrigated products.
The exhibit took the first premium as
the best non-irrigatcd county exhibit
and. II the entries had been made, would
have taken first premium over the irri-
gated counties on corn and oats and
would have made good showing on
wheat. The brag watermelon raisers
of the irrigated country were somewhat
surprised when they learned that the
Phillips county watermelon came with
in 4 ounces Of weighing ms much as
their largest exhibited
The exhibit was certainly credit 10
our county and 10 those farmers and
business men who helped prepare and
place Il before the public at the fair.
The cxhibi, attracted much attention
and has done more TO advertise the
county than any other exhibit ever
made. People read printed advertise
mcnts Of u county and doubt the cor
rcctncss Of the statements made but,
when the farm products are produced
and they are asked To examine them.
they can no longer toub, the statements
made IN regard to the merits Of our
county In the agricultural line.
The men who helped gather and ar
range this exhibit did themselves proud
Us shown by the results and have dem
ons,ratcd that. when = numborof farm
EN- and business men Of our county pu'
their shoulders To the wheel there vii
he some boosting done that makes thing
move.
This effort has proven such q salts
factory success. iha, this line Of advcr
Using should be followed up with cNhib
i,s at the Dry Farming Congress at Bil
linga. Montana. and the Corn Show .
Omaha.
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The new grain elevator ht liolyok
il completed To such an extent that !