The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-17
MANY PRIZES OFFERED

Merchants, horsemeD and Live Stock
Breeders Offer Valuable Prizes
for the Farmers laStitute.
3: The Decatur County Farmers In
,ssitute and Teachers Meeting will
be held in this city on Nov. 80, Dec.
!. and 3rd. We are unable to give
the complete program as secretary J.
w. Long says he is unable at this
time to furnish the program for pub
lication, but there will be a number
of speakers here from the State Col
lege at Ames. This year there will
be a large number of special prem
iums and prizes awarded, the merch-
ants of Leon and live stock breeders
having offered a number of attract
i've prizes. Considerable interest is
being aroused this year and the indi-
cations are that it will be the most
successful Farmers Institute ever
held in this county. The following
is list of the special prizes offered:
The following prizes are offered
by The Decatur County Improved
Stock Breeders Association for Live
Stock Exhibits to be made at Leon
on Dec. 1st, 1910. All to be foaled
in Decatur county during year 1910.
The exhibitor must be the owner of
the dam at time of birth. No
charge for entry.
$500 for the Best Horse Colt
any Draft breed.
$500 for the Second Best Horse
Colt-any Draft breed.
$500 for the Third Best Horse
Colt-any Draft breed.
$500 for tho Best Mare Colt
any Draft breed.
$500 for the Second Best Mare
Colt-any Draft breed.
$500 for the Third Best Mare
Colt-any Draft breed.
$500 for the Best Heifer Calf
ANY Beef breed.
$500 for the Second Best Heifer
Calf-any Beef breed.
$500 for the Third Best Heifer
CAlf-any Beef breed.
$500 for the Best Heifer Calf
any Dairy breed.
$500 for the Second Best Heifer
Calf-any Dairy breed.
$500 for the Third Best Heller
Calf-any Dairy breed.
Animal entered for e premium
must be sired by pure bred sire.
Special Colt prizes to be awarded
ct The Decatur. County Improved
Stock" Breeders Association meeting
at Leon on Dec. 1st, 1910. ls-.s
BY Geo. w. Wadsworth-
$500 for the Best Horse Colt
sired by the Shire Stallion Ire Bon.
$500 for Second Best Horse Colt
sired by the Shire Stallion Ire Bon.
$500 for the Best Mare Colt
sired by the Shire Stallion Ire Bon.
sired by the Shire Stallion Tre Bon.
BY w. H. Axes
$500 for the Best Horse Colt
sired by Percheron Stallion Vindex.
$500 for Second Best Horse Cox
sired by Percheron Stallion Vindex.
$500 for the Best Mare Colt
sired by Percheron Stallion Vindex.
$500 for Second Best Mare Colt
sired by Percheron Stallion Vindex.
BY w. H. Axes
$500 for the Best Horse Colt
sired by English Hackney Stallion
Hockwold Bordeaux.
$500 for Second Best Horse Colt
sired by English Hackney Stallion
Hockwold Bordeaux.
$500 for the Best Mare Colt
sired by English Hackney Stallion
Hockwold Bordeaux.
$500 for Second Best Mare Colt
sired by English Hackney Stallion
Hockwold Bordeaux.
BY Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm
Engraved Silver Cup for the Best
Colt sired by any Stallion sold by
them In Decatur county.
All colts entered for special prizes
above must be foal of 1910. No
charge for entry. Exhibit at
Marshall,s brick barn Dec. /, 1910.
The following special premiums
are offered by the business houses
of Leon for exhibits at The Farmers
. Institute, and the annual meeting of
The Decatur County Improved Stock
Breeders Association, which will
both be held at Leon. on Nov. 3Oth,
:and Dec. LIST and 2nd, 1910.
Entries are free to all residents
eof the county. All exhibits compet-
ing for merchants prizes must be
products of Decatur county. Agri-
tqultural entries will he exhibited at
the Court House. Live Stock and
poultry entries at. Marshalls Brick
harm on Commercial street. Fur
hhar Information desired will be
,furuished on application to J. w.
Long, secretary Farmers Institute.
or to Albert Cotterill, secretary
Stock breeders Association. Leon.
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A9rAoplturaI Special Premiums.
VIM. Gritchton & Son-Hand-saw
and Hammer, worth $2.25, for Best
Ten Ears of Yellow Corn.
J. A. ,Caster-One sack Eaco
Flour, for Second Best Ten Ears of
yellow Corn. ----
w. C. stempel & .Co.-One $3.50
Fountain Pen for Best Ten Ears
White Corn. '.,.rE. >,.>
Penniwell Bros.-One Beef Roast
{$1.00), Second Best White Corn.
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