The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-10
JAMES BARRETT
IS winner N
farm CONTEST
Judges Award Him the First
!: Prize in Grand Forks
County Competition
MASH BROTHERS
|: DONATE MONEY
They Present $3.50 to Commercial Club
to Conduct Contcst-Rcport of Com.
mittce is Presented to Directors
Elmer Vcltch is Second.

James Barrett. prominent farmer
living near Larimore, is winner OF
first prize i'll the Nash Bros, farm
contest. which was conducted under
the direction Of the Grand Forks Com
mercial club. The judges-O. D.
Center, Andrew Eeitch and NJ. 4.
Brannon-announced their decision
this morning. The four prize winners
are as follows:
First-James Barrett. Larimore.
section 80. township Isl. range "a.
Prise. 500 and an attractive sign
bearing the name Of the farm and the
position in the contest.
Second-Elmer Veitch, Emerado,
section II, township 151. range 81.
Prize, $50.
ThirdSEastsate- Brothers, Lari-
more, section "a. township l52, range
SIS. Prize. $40.
Fourth-Christ .Engh, Niagara. Sec
ton 1s. township l5S. range 55.
Prize, s2o.,
The report Of the judges. who were
appointed by the Commercial club,
was made at the regular meeting OF
the directors of that organization to-
day.
The Nas:, contest was for Grand
Forks farmers only. 1t attracted a
great deal of interest throughout the
county. and. as q result. tine compe-
to the extremely close competition be-
tween some Of tho farms. it was no
easy matter for the committee to ar
rive at a decision. az difference of
scarcely one per cent existed between
sonc Of the winning farms and their
close competitors.
Basis Of Competition.
: The contest was started by Fred +.
Nasf, and Willis X. Nash, formerly of
Grand Forks, hut now Of Minneapolis.
During the early spring. they gave the
Grand Forks Commercial club $3.50 to
be awarded in prizes for the hest ar
ranged, equipped and operated farms
in Grand Forks county.
The Grand Forks Commercial club
planned and conducted the contest.
was done was included under fils fol-
lowing f1te heads: -
u The farmstesd. rs points.
2. The farm ..........15
5. The equipment. ....22
4. Kind Of work done
and crop produced.
5. improvements made.. 20
4 IWentv-nVe farms were entered In
the cont est. and the judges made their
first inspection on June 12 and IS.
The second Inspection was made on
October I. and 4. On November 4.
the entire committee. assigned to this
work by the Commercial club, made
the final inspection Of the six highest
scoring farms. as determined by th2
first two inspections.
Complete List of Contestants.
peting follows:
B. p. johnson, Northwood.
Eddie Bros. Northwood.
II. H. Hoveland. Northwood.
Theo. o. Dokken, Reynolds
George Schmidt, Emerado.
w. r. Krueger. Niagara.
Leslie S. Austin. Thompson.
A. G.. Nygaard. Northwood.
Lewis Bloch. Thompson.
o. .. Trageton. Northwood.
Christ Engh. Niagara.
Hagen Bros, Northwood.
Iorgen T. Hemmingsen, Shawnee.
Ole, T. Sollom, Reynolds.
L. u. Wyman, Northwood.
William I1eake. Emerado.
Hans Georgesen. Niagara.
Eastgatc Bros. Larimore.
r. f. Vcitch, Emerado.
Nels Fosres. Emerado.
James Barrett. Larimorc.
Fred Huard. Thompson.
John II. Benson, Northwood.
H. T. Bicrke. Northwood.
T. X. Tobiason. Kempton.