The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-20
Winners Of Firsts Will Be Eligible to
Enter the Grand Sweepstakes
For Implements.
OTTO /. BERGH IS INTERESTED
Says He Has Ten Ears Of Minnesota
IS From Bemidji, That He Be.
lieves Are the Goods"

A grain, corn and potato contest
will be held at the Crookston school
of agriculture Feb. 1921 in which
Beltrami farmers are preparing to
take part. Otto I. Bergh has writ
ten the officers of the County Fair
association urging them to see that
Beltrami is we'll represented In pota-
toes, corn and rye al he believes this
county "has the goods"
Farmers will compete for. cash
premiums in their own counties and
the winners Of first prizes will be eli
gible to compete for the sweepstakes
prizes which have been donated by
well known manufacturers. The
money for the county prizes is donat-
ed by the Fair association and will
not exceed $35. Each county will
give So for first; $3.50 for second;
ond; and $50 for third in each Of the
seven. classes.
The classes are wheat, rye, pota-
toes, oats, barley, fax and corn. For
the wheat, rye and flax, the farmer
must enter ten pounds; for potatoes,
ten pounds; for oats, five pounds; for
barley, .eightzzpounds; and. for corn,
ten ears. Mr.. Bergh has suggested
that the exhibits be shipped to him
by parcel. post. Each entrant must
pay fifteen cents for the first entry
and ten cents for each additional one
SO that a farmer can enter every class
for seventy-five cents.
All products are to be sent to the
school of agriculture at Crookston,
where they will be judged during the
short course: Money for the prizes
will be. sent to the farmers direct. AS
Beltrami won the highest score of any
county at the state fair In potatoes,
the officers Of the Fair association
believe that he fea can be duplicated
at Crookston. Several Of the farmers
near Bemidji are already preparing
exhibits but state that it is harder to
find good specimens at the potatoes
are-nearly all housed in dark root eel
lars.
Professor Bergh has written that
he has ten ears of Minnesota 13,~yel-
low dent, hanging in his office and
that he believes they are prize win
ners. He urges farmers to think the
matter over and if there is any point
which they do not. understand, to take
it up with the county officers. The
following counties have entered the
contest: .
Beltrami, Polk, Red Lake, Pen
nington, Wilkin, Marshall, Norman,
Clay and Kittson. The other coun-
ties in the Ninth congressional dis
trict, to which the contest is limited,
will probably be heard from within q
few days. Following are the sweep
stakes:
Best ten pounds wheat IL hp:
gasoline engine (calue 5000. Donat-r
ed by International Harvester Co..,
SN2~
Grand Forks.
Best ten pounds rye 3-4 mp. gas
oline engine (value $50. Donated
by Chas. A. Stickney Co.
Best ten pounds potatoes-sulky
ploy (value 500. Donated by Oliver
Chilled Pillow Works.
Rest five pounds oats-machinery
or $40 in gold.
Best eight pounds barley-No. II
De Laval Cream Separator es75).
Donated by De Laval Separator Co.
Best ten pounds flav-$10 in gold.
Given by Short Course.
Best ten ears corn, northern sec
:ion-Six shovel corn ~cultiyator
VALUE 1929. BY Deere & Weber Co.
Best ten ears corn, southern sec
tion-Avery Corn Planter (value
$500. BY Avery Manufacturing Co.