East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-05
Show Will Continue Today and To-
morrow Under the Auspices Of
the 0-W. R. & N. Railroad Co.
DISPLAYS ARE STATEWIDE
Almost Every County Sends An Ex-
htbit-Wasco Has Largest and
Stands Good Chance OF Taking
Many OF the Prizes-C. Il. Smith
and His Son Are in Charge.

StanshS OOOO finance OF I0ktn&
Many OF the Prizes-C. Il. Smith
and His Son Are in Charge.
Corn, corn. corn, five thousand ears
Of 1t. corn on the cob, corn in the
stalk, corn in the bulk, corn Of every
kind and variety, field corn and
sweet corn, White Dent and Yellow
Dent, Minnesota 90. Caffir corn, Fed
erita, Pencellaria, Milo Maize and -su-
gar cane, gathered together in one
big exhibit is irrefutable testimony
that Oregon. in natural advantages.
has no superior in the union as q corn
state. Such is the first annual state
corn show which commenced in Pen
dleton this morning and will continue
until tomorrow night.
The show is being given by the
O.-W. r. & N. Co., in the room above
the La Dow hardware store and its
purpose Is the education Of the far
mer to the fact that. In his success
as wheat grower. he has failed to
appreciate the fortune that lies In
corn for him. Under the direction OF
c. L. Smith. agriculturist for the rail-
way company. and his son. Lou 8.
Smith. every fact worth knowing
about corn production is available to
the farmer who 10 interested enough
to attend the show.
Exhibits from Many Counties.
Every county from Multuomah -
Malheur has an exhibit at the state
show In this city. BY noon 160 indi-
ts~ ~ aA ~AA
ers were still coming in. Waspo
county has the distinction OF having
the largest exhibit and will doubtleuD
take many Of the prizes offered. In
charge Of Judd Fish. secretary Of the
business mems league Of The Dallea.
the exhibit arrived yesterday. II con-
sists Of 3126 ears and IS different en-
tries. This exhibit alone proves the
interest that Is being aroused In corn
in this state. Last year, small cora
show was held at The Dalles and the
result has been that is times ar much
corn as was ever grown before has
been grown this year in that cou-,y.
Corn VII grow any place Ill the
state that potatoes will" Tha. Is the
statement of Mr.. Smith and his son
and one which they are trying to .m-
press. upon all farmers. AS Avi,encs
OF the fact. there is one very unique
exhibit in place. It consists of soma
splendid specimens of field corn grown
t'v Burton H. Heck. a young home
sic ader of the southern end Of Nor
row county at an altitude above sea
level of $500 feet.
There are samples of corn too from
the high. dry and cold sections of
Wallowa and Union counties. The lit
tie town of Newbridge In Baker coun-
ty. has sent the largest ears of corn.
Umatilla county Is represented by
exhibits from the Hermiston and
Stanfield projects. from Milton, Ad-
ans. Athena, Weston and Pendleton.
Harry Ottke a farmer out from this
city. has entries of both sweet corn
and Yellow Dent and his sweet corn
stalks are the highest of any entered.
being ten feet from root to tip. j.
F. Devos of Heppner Junction has
the longest stalks of field corn en-
tered, several measuring twelve feet.
High I'm Quality.
Asked as to the quality of the corn
on exhibit here, Lou S. Smith assist
ant agriculturist. declared the average
was high as that grown in Iowa. In
diana or any other middlewestern
state. I'VE have some samples here"
he said that score higher than any
1 have ever seen in the east. We
have with us four ears that captured
high honors in a corn show held In
Pendleton. Ind. and other shows OF
that vicinity. At Colfax they were
outscored by number OF exhibits
and we have here some corn that win
score higher and yield more To me
acre than those"
Northwest Corn Country.
within five years | predict that
Oregon and Washington viii be recog-
nized as the greatcst corn states In
the un,on." he went on to say. Ear
mers are just beginning To realize that
their fortune and their salvation lies
In corn production and AZ this real.
ization grows so will the state begin
to take its proper place"
Lectures will be given at Q and
1880 this afternoon and evening ana
tomorrow afternoon and evening and
at any other times that the audience
warrants them. No admission s
charged and there will be n number
Of authorities at hand to explain ths
details OF corn culture.
Prizes to Bc Given.
Judging Of the exhibits Will com
mence tomorrow by Professors scuf-
der. Hyslop and French OF the Oregon
Agricultural Collage and prkzes aRrFs-