Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-11-06
BOY GROWS 1O6
Blu. CORN ON ACRE
WINS SITS IN STATE CONTEST
RANSOM COUNTY LAD THE
WINNER


ured acre by Henry Granlund in Ran
som county. Ninety-six bushels were
produced on an acre by Clemence
Schatz in McHenry county. The two
boys win first place in the Better
Farming association acre weld con-
test for 1918, the first in the southern
district, and the latter in the northern
district. In addition, Henry Gran
lund wins the sweepstakes prize of
500 in gold, awarded to the boy grow
ing the highest yield of mature corn
on one acre in North Dakota.
The corn was produced by ordin-
ary field methods. The use of COM
mercial fertilizers or systems of plant
! ing and cultivation not applicable to
farm conditions were not allowed. The
corn yields were carefully weighed by
representatives of the Better Farming
association and the yield as given is
the quantity of mature corn raised on
one acre, allowing seventy-six pounds
to the bushel.
The contest this year has been very
successful. There were large num-
Der of entries from all sections of
the state. All the boys grew at least
one Of acre of corn and many of them
grew from ten to twenty acres, the
acre judged representing the best one
out Of their field. A great advance
, is shown as compared with the re-
suits secured last year. In the 1912
contest the largest yield was produced
in Ransom county and totaled only
seventy -one bushels to the acre. The
yield this year in thirty-five bushels
greater. The biggest yield in the
northern part of the state in 1912 was
sixty-eight bushels or thirty eight
: bushels less than that obtained this
year. Entries were made from all
sections of the state, and it is inter-
esting to note the uniform high yields
obtained b ythe contestants. The first
fifty contestants in the southern sec
ton Of the state produced an average
Of 1913 bushels of mature corn to
the acre. The average of all contest
ants in the finals in the southern sec
ton of the state showed yield of
forty-two bushels to the acre. The
first forty contestants in the northern
section of the state produced over
forty bushels to the acre. While the
average yield for the thirty winners
in this contest in both sections Of the
state was sixty-seven bushels of ma
ture corn to the acre.
This contest shows Enthusiastically
what is possible under the climatic
conditions and with the soil Of North
Dakota. One feature of the contest
is especially noticeable, that is, that
all of the winners produced their corn
from home grown seed. The greater
number of them followed methods as
advocated by the Better Farming as
sociation. All of them adopted meth
DDS which might be used on larger
field acre. When it is considered
that the average yield of the state for
this year is probably twenty-seven
bushels and is generally less, the
! yields as obtained by the boys who
have entered this contest are little
less than remarkable. Prizes will be
awarded at the various corn shows
held at later dates.
Henry F. Granlund, winner of the
sweepstakes prizes and the first prize
in the southern section, totalling SITS,
is an II year old boy: He grew a
total Of two and one-half acres Of
corn, Variety, DdkOCd "IlIe ucIlI. LAo
corn is grown in southern Ransom
county in the vicinity of DeLamere.
It was sown May II, using home
grown seed, ripe September I, culti-
waited five times. All work performed
by the boy.
Noel Thorpe, winner of the second
prize in the southern district, age
16 years, grew Minnesota No. 13, u.s.
ing home grown seed showing high
termination. His corn was shown on
May IL, ripe September IS, yield 92.5
bushels.
Clemence Schatz, winner Of the first
prize in the northern section, is IL
years old. He took the entire care of
his corn field. Variety, northwestern
dent, grown from seed previously
grown on the farm, corn cultivated
five times, sown about June and ripe
September Is.
Henry Hendrikson, winner of the
second prize in the northern section,
grew 75.4 bushels of Minnesota No.
Is from seed that had been previously
grown in North Dakota.