The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-03
Information OF
BIG PRIZE WHEAT
5000 PRIZE no BE GIVEN AT
NORTHWESTERN PRODUCTS
EXPOSITION CONSISTS or BIG
GAS TRACTOR AND GET OF
PLoWs-RULEs or CONTEST.


The Forum has received a number of
inquiries regarding the $4,000 prize
that is to be awarded st the North
western Products exposition at Min
neapolis. The prize consists of a Big
Four aas tractor and set Of ploNs.
The following information has been
furnished:
This contest for a s 5000 prize will
be held in Minneapolis. Mimi, in con-
nection with the Northwestern Prod
Jicts exposition, Nov. 1928,
Any farmer, farm owner, corporation
porganized for conducting general farm
ing or ranching within the American
northwest may become q competitor.
The American northwest consists of
Minnesota, South Dakota, North Da
kotas Montana, Idaho, Washington and
| Oregon.
Samples of wheat must consist of
FIVE bushels of threshed grain and
from Ave to ten sheaves from the am
field averaging from six to ten inches
in diameter.
Wheat must be placed in good tight
sacks, plainly labeled with name and
address of the exhibitor. Bundles
should be carefully wrapped with name
and address Of exhibitor outside and
inside.
Al samples must be sent prepaid by
express or freight to viii A.. Campbell,
manager Northwestern Products ex-
position, Minneapolis, MINI.
(Note: BY taking the matter up
with your railroad agent or h secre-
tsry of a commercial club near your
farm or ranch, it is possible that ar
rangements can be made to have the
wheat samples brought to Minneapolis
from any point in the northwest free
of cost.)
No entry fee of any kind win be
charged. All samples Of wheat
threshed or in the sheaf, become the
property of the Northwest Develop
ment league when entered.
Entrynen will not be provided with
free tickets to the Northwestern Prod
ucts exposition.
Notice must be given at as early a
date as possible of intention to enter
this competition. The sooner this mo-
tice Is given the better and you will at
once be assigned to a bin In the expo
sition building where your wheat will
be placed and sealed on its arrival in
Minneapolis. If this notice can be
given between Sept. 1 and Oct. is, so
much the better.
Each entryman may submit two
samples IL desired, but no more.
All wheat must be in Minneapolis by
Nov. l, and entry blank mailed to the
office of the secretary, accompanied by
the proper af1davits as to yield and
size OF field from which samples are
taken.
Judging will begin about Nov. 4.
Wheat will be judged in three ways:
l.. According to the accepted seed
score, 100 points,
2. BY the milling and baking test,
100 points.
8. Yield per acre, 100 points.
Thus the grower who furnishes a
five bushel sample from not less than
q fifty acre field, yielding higher than
any other field from which q sample is
exhibited. will be given 100 points on
yield. This wheat will then be scored
by he card and suppose it is given IS
points by the judges, 1t will then be
milled and bread made from the -four
on which 1t Is possible to secure 100
points IL perfect, but suppose 1t is
given 30 points-the wheat scores then
on the three tests 90 points.
Each exhibitor will be required to
furnish IN affidavit from the county
surveyor as to the size of his field and
from the thresher and some reliable
person County official or banksrl as
to the yield machine measure.
Wheat will be passed upon by the
best judges in the United States. The
best. samples selected by these judges
by appearance. test weight per bushel,
etc, will then be subjected to a prac-
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test to determine their value as mill
ing wheats for bread making. This
test will be made by the Howard
Wheat and Flour Testing laboratory
OF Minneapolis, an institution well
known to the milling trade for the past
twenty six years. The best wheats
will be scored by the results obtained
from the Following tests. The wheat
which scores the highest In these
practical tests will thus increase It's
average score, as follows:
On tho Grain.
Name OF test. Score
Moisture ........,.......... 5 points
Cleaning loss (weed seeds,
dirt, etc.) .............. 5 points
Flour yield ........ Is points
On the Flour.
Name Of test. Score
Soundness (acidity, odor and
favor) Is points
Color and appearance -. 10 points
Volume of loaf ........... % points
Absorption and bread yield
ing ability weight Of hn-
ished loaf .............. IL points
Amount and quality of glut-
en-, 10 points
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Total ....... 100 points
The following il the wheat score
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