Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
EXHIBITS OF CORN AND SMALL
GRAIN AT AMEs EXCEED ALL
OTHERS.
TWO SEPARATE CORN SHOWS
WITH ATTRACTIVE PRIZES
Awards Made in Small Grain Contests
Valuable Machinery Given to Lead
ers in Various ciasses-sest Sample
of Wheat Ever Shown in the State
List of Awards.
Special to Times-Republican.

Ames, Jan. 1O.-The largest amount
of corn and small grain ever shown at
one time in Iowa is gathered at the
short course at Ames this week. There
are a total of 955 exhibits. or IT'S more
than the total number shown at Des
Moines at the Iowa corn show. There
are two corn shows the Kellogg show
and the junior show. Both are under
the auspices of the extension depart
ment. The Kellogg show is being man
aged by Paul Taft and the junior show
by William Macarthur. The Kellogg
show is so called because it is finan-
cially backed by w. c. kellogg. &, cereal
1000 maker. MIR. Kellogg donated
sl'oo0 in cash to be given as premi-
ums. In addition about $4,000 worth
OIL machinery and livestock will be
given to the successful exhibitors.
Five thousand dollars worth of pre-,
lnlums are being given to the success
1ul contestants in. the Junior show.
Entries in this show are being limited
TO boys and girls under IS. A steel
range Is to he given to the girlCwho
shows the best ten ears, and a sewing
machine to the girl who shows the best
ear The boy who shows the best ten
ears Will receive a cream separator
ana the one who shows the best ear will
get a bicycle. The extension denart
inent mas been sending out Instructions
on corn raising to contestants all sum-
lhef ana a great deal of interest has
peen created among the boys and girls
tlfuout the state. There are 421 en-
trles IN the junior show and APO en-
lfles III the Kellogg show. A gratify-
ing feature is the large number of new
exhibitors Who are represented. There
are nearly 500 exhibitors all told. tho
most of whom have not shown aft largo
SHOWS before.
Small Grain Prize Winners.
Inc Iowa Small Grain Association is
ioluihS It's flrst show at .Ames this
WINTER. There are ia samples entered.
making this the biggest small grain
snow ever held in Iowa. The prize of
d binder, which was offered for the
grand champion bushel of oats shown.
was Won by Frank kouba. of Blairs-
town, ON a sample OF large white oats.
Sweepstakes in large yellow oats went
TO Henry George, of West Union.
Championship in small oats went to 7.
w. Coverdale, OF Elwood, on a sample
Oh i.arlN champion. f. Is. Glenny. of
L mon. Won sweepstake in small yellow
oats Henry George, of West Union.
was given championship on wheat on
2 sample of hard winter wheat. l.. c.
Burnett. eNperimentalist in small grain
at the Iowa experiment station, said
that this was the best sample of wheat
that had ever been shown in Iowa.
Sweepstakes on barley went TO Frank
Kouba.
The following are the names of prize
winners of small grain awards at
Ames
Large white oats-Northern section:
First, Henry George, West Union: sec
onw. G. A. Swindell, Silver Creek:
third, Fl. w. Breckenridge. Clarion.
Central: First, Frank kouba, Blairs-
town; second, Fred McCullocfr- Hart
wick; third, Andy Kirsch, Carroll.
Southern: First. Ed r. Trites, Oak
vile; second, Frank kurtz, Pleasant
Plain; third, A. III. Bakehouse, Sigour-
ney; sweepstakes, Frank Kouba
Large yellow oats-Northern sec
ton: First, Henry George. West
Union; second, c. A. Swindell;. third,
trail: First, j. III. BurgN South Amana;
second, Hendricks & Sons, Muscatine:
third, Charles Garrett, Mitchellville;
sweepstakes. Henry George: sweep
stakes, large oats, Frank Kouba.
Colored oats-First c. A. Swindell;
second, Andy Kirsch.
Small white oats-Northern section:
First, j. c. Mawdsley, Burt; second III.
A. McCaffree. Janesville; third, A. c.
Hanson, Goldfield. Central: First, j. w.
Coverdale, Elwood: second. j. H.
.Burgy, third, Ray Bennett, Ames
Southern: First, Ed r. 1'rites: second,
A. I'll. Bakehouse; sweepstakes, ]. w.
Coverdale.
Small yellow oats-Northern section:
First, C. "A. Swindell; second, c.. H.
Grier; third, H. A. McCaffree. Central.
First, E. B. Glenny. Union; second.
Charles Garrett: third, H. W. Burgy.
Southern: First. j. H. Maxwell, Craw-
louisville: second. Ed r. Trite: third,
A. H Bakehouse, Sweepstakes, Glenny
oWeePstdhes, sIildli oies. SoEeIuetlt'
Grand champion sweepstakes. kouba
Hard winter wl1eat-Norrhern and
central sections: First. Henry George
Southern. First, Ludwig Bengston. Es-
sex: second, Ed r. Trites. Sweepstakes,
George.
Red Winter wheat-Northern and
central section: First. John Justice,
Ankeney; second Charles Garrett;