Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
AWARDED
70 70 CORN CORN ROVER
AT MITCHELL SHOW
Hanson County Farmer Carries
Off Big Prize on Yellow
Dent Corn.

Mitchell, :. D., Jan. 22.-At the corr
Alow today was announced the prize
winners in the contest. the work OF
scoring the corn having been concluded
by John Sundberg, of Whiting, Ia. Mr.,
Sundberg paid the state a fine conpli-
ment in passing upon the quality of the
corn that is exhibited at the state show,
Henry Thompson, of Fulton, Hanson
! county, carried off the big prize of the
| show when he was awarded the grand
sweepstakes prize for the best 10 ears
of corn scoring the highest in the state,
which scored 91.2. 1t was of the yellow
variety. f.. p. Sand, of Mitchell. Davi-
sol county, scored success with the
best single ear of corn of any in the
show. and was awarded a fine prize.
In the county exhibits Yankton won
first in the southern district, Hanson
i'm the central district, and Edmunds in
the northern district for the best dis
play of corn grow In the contest open
TO the entire state for the single a OF
lent corn, any color, +. p. Sand, of
Mitchell, was first; Jake Hofer, of Alex
andria, second; Bruner Bros, of Hur-
ley, third. For the best 10 ears of pop
corn of any variety, George Whiting. of
Yankton, was first; j. w. Daniels, Sec
ond: j. w. Parmley, third.
The following prizes were awarded in
Division A, Southern District-Sweep-
stakes on best 10 ears of corn grown in
that district, George Whiting. Yankton.
Ten ears of yellow dem corn, George
Whiting, first; c. F. Maynard, Bur
bank, second; p. j. Conklin, Gayville,
third. Ten ears of dem corn, George
whiting, first; Bruner Bros, Hurley,
second. Ten ears of dent corn other
than white or yellow, George Whiting,
first.
Division b. Central District-Sweep-
stakes on best 10 ears of corn, Henry
Thompson, Fulton. Best 10 ears of yell
low corn, Henry Thompson, first; r.
Thompson, second; II. f. Dawes, third.
Best 10 ears of dent corn, John Wipf,
Alexandria, first; George Walner, Alex
andria, second: L. ID. Test, Mitchell,
third. Best 10 ears of dent corn, other
than white or yellow, E.. z. Sand,
Mitchell, first; ]. M. Erion, Mitchell,
second.
Division G. Northern District-Sweep-
stakes on best 10 ears of corn, b. F..
Payne, of Lebanon. Best 10 ears yellow
dent corn, Garnet Bros, of Milbank,
first; b. r. Payne, second; J. w. Parm-
ley, Ipswich. third. Best 10 ears Of dent
corn other than yellow, B. F. Payne,
of Lebanon, first: ]. b. Parkhurst, of
Huron, second; o. p. Jordan, of Ips-
WITCH, third. Best 10 ears of Flint corn,
j. w. Parmley, Ipswich, first; L. F..
Parmley, Ipswich, second; o. p. Jor-
dan, third. Il. r. Payne was awarded
two special prizes for the best 10 ears
of Payne's white dent, and Brown coun-
ty yellow dent.
In grains and seeds, Glass NJ, best
peck of spring wheat, G. G. Case, Loom
is, first; Hans Larson, second; E. Fl.
Scott, Letcher, third. Best peck OF
winter wheat, j. w. Parmley, first.
Best peck of durum, j.. w Parmley,
first; Henry Griffin, Bristol, second.
Best peck of oats, Bruner Bros, Hur-
ley, first; j. w. Parmley, second; G..
E.. Case, third. Best peck of barley, G.
f.. Case, first; H.. Griffin, second. Peck
of alfalfa, j. w. Parmley, first.