The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-06
BIG CORN YIELDS.
Results In Corn Competition In Nerth
Dakota Show Possibilities
NOME GROWN SEED An ESSENTIAL
All OF the Big Yields of Mature
Corn by Growers Who Used
Native Seed

Grand Forks, Dec. 4.-Re-
suits remarkable enough to
convince even the most skepti-
cal that North Dakota ranks
high as corn state were OBJ
tanned in the prize competition
conducted by the Better Farm
ing association. The results
of the contest which had $500
in prizes are announced this
week by the Better Farming
Special Service bureau at
Grand Forks.
To afford a fair basis of COM
petition to all, the state was
divided into a northern and
southern division, $3.50. 90 being
awarded in each. The north
ern section lay north of the
line dividing Grand Forks and
Traill counties, township line
No. 148. The Rogers Lumber
company offered 5000 in cash to
the boys and girls under eigh-
teen years in Barnes, North
western Stutsman, Ward and
Wells counties, growing the
largest mature yield and Farm,
Stock and Home, the we'll
known agricultural journal
donated a large silver sweep
stakes for the largest yield any
where in the state from a field
of not less than five acres. The
First National Bank of Fargo
made a large donation to the
fund.
Five hundred and thirteen
farmers from all parts OF the
state Were entered in. the con,
test, and the yields secured
surprising even in the unfavor-.
able season, and clearly show
ing that North Dakota stands
high as a corn producing state.
The highest yield in the state
was grown by Harper J.. Brush
of Lisbon, Ransom county, a
boy twelve years old, whose
field yielded 1877 bushels gross,
and a 71.7 bushels of mature
corn to the acre. Because he
grew less than FIVE acres, the
silver sweepstakes cup will be
awarded to the next highest
Weld. grown by the well-known
corn grower of Mayville, Traill
county, NJ. L. S. Thorpe, who
produced 68.6 bushels of ma
ture corn to the acre.
Theo. o. Dokken of Rey-
nolds. Grand Forks county,
won first place in the North
ern division with yield of
1925 and Mr.. Claus Lundquist
of Arnegard, Mckenzie county,
received second place with a
yield of 62.8 bushels.
The Rogers prize contest
ants, all under eighteen years
of age, grew some very good
yields. Arthur Hanson of Val
ley City secured first place in
Barnes county with a mature
yield of 90 bushels. Bennis
Brand of Logan received first
place in Ward county with a
gross yield of 81 and mature
Weld of 41.6 bushels; and Lea
ona Braeger of Bowden, grew
the largest yield in Wells
county. gross yield 6O.6 bushels,
mature yield 41.6 bushels.
These high yields were
grown under actual field con
ditions by the farmers on their
own farms, and the average
size of all fields in the contest,
rs acres, demonstrates that
these yields can be duplicated
under general farming condi.
tions. ALI corn was judged on
basis of maturity, the immature
ears being discarded and yields
given on basis of shelled corn.
Considering that this has
been an unfavorable year fol
corn, the yields of fields in the
contest are remarkable. The
} average yield per acre OF
+ mature corn for the thirty prize
winners was 55 bushels, much
higher than the average yields
Of Iowa, Illinois and other well
known corn states. The aver
age gross yields for NORTH
Dakota this year was rs. 4, sur
prisingly under the corn in the
contest. The value of using
home grown seed was forcibl,