The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-05-11

The American Land IND irrigation
Exposition, which is to be held in
New York City November 3 to II,
1911, will be Oh a large scale and
there will be exhibits from foreign
countaies as we'll as from Alaska
and the states of the Union.
The railroads are taking great in
forest in the exposition which is ex-
pected to accomplish great good by
bringing to residents of the Atlantic
seabord, especially to those in large
cities, knowledge of the advantages
that the sparsaly settled regions of
the west and south offer to the home
seeker and the capitalist.
While the state of Montana has
not arranged for an official exhibit
at the Exposition it is expected that
certain commercial clubs and COM
munities and the three trunk lines
of railroads which traverse the state
will display products of Montana
fields and orchards that will interest
visitors and induce some of them to
settle in the state.
For corn there is offered ST. 900
prize cup given by the international
Harvester Company open to Indian
corn of all varieties to be awarded
to the thirty best ears Of corn.
For potatoes a 81 900 cup has been
given by A. +. StilWelt. PRODUCE
tivity edibility, and appearance will
be the three principal requirements
and competition Will be limited to
the better varieties Of potatoes
smooth and uniform size.
For oats President Earring of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound hallway has offered a 81 ,UOr
cup. Quality Of grain, yield pei
acre, purity and chemical compost
tlon OF gram are points of merit
Exhibitors wi II be required to make
sworn statements as to the yield pen
acre with complete history of the
crop.
For sugar beets, Horace q. Have
The terms Of award have not beel
definitely settled but probably tht
beets will be judged on the follow
ing percentages Of merit; sugar con
tents, 35 points; purity, lo points
weight, 25 points.
For barley, Gustave pabst of Mil
waukee has offered a silver cup val
ued at 81 500 for the best bushel o
barley exhibited and stands ready t.
purchase the entire crop from Wllicl
the winning sample is taken. 1t il
understood that the following point!
will be considered in making til,
award, VIZ: productivity, breet
type, chemical or food value am
general appearance.
For wheat, the president of tn
Canadian Pacific Railroad has OF
fered 81 900 in gold for "the bes
! hundred pounds of hard red spring o
: winter wheat grown anywhere in tn
two Americas and shown at the Am
erican Land and Irrigation Expos
ton" Wheat will be judged OH TIL
following points: milling quality, 4
l per cent; weight per bushel, 80 pc
t cent; plumpness and uniformity 0
| size, Is per cent; color indicatin
i, freedom of disea Sc, 10 per cent; an,
purity, per cent.
For wheat, James j. Hill has OF
fered 81 900 prize cup "for the bes
hundred pounds of wheat grown i
the United States in 1911 to be wo
by the Exhibitor whose grain give
the largest yield per acre, has til
beet general appea rance and weigh
and is truest to type and variety
Mr.. Hill further requires that til
wheat placed in competition for hi
cup must be exhibited by the actua
grower who must be prepared t.
make affidavit as to the methods 0
preparation of the land for til
wheat, crops grown on the land 70
the three years previous, date anl
method of sowing, amount of see,
used and the date of harvesting.
United States growers may compet
for both prizes. Canadian only 70
the first.