The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-01-23
VOLUME XXXyII. NO. 5
THE CORN CONTEST
Prizes Are Awarded by State Agricul-
tural College to Children Sue
cessful in Corn Growing.
lille Laos and Sherburne COUNTY
Boys Come in for Share of
the HOnors Conferred.


agricultural college has awarded the
prizes in the contrasting contest for
boys and girls conducted by the COL
1ege last year, and in the list of win
ners we find the names of Myron F,
Wallace of Zimmerman. who won the
first prize of $50 in the central Sec
tion, A. Reibestein of Foreston, who
was awarded the second prize of $40
in the northern section. and Emil T..
Carlson of Milaca, in the same Sec
tion, who won one of the lesser
prizes amounting to SIS. -..-s=z
The Minneapolis Tribune $500.
scholarship at the state school of
agriculture goes to Arthur Hoese.
l6 years old, of Mayer, Carver county,
who grew 135. 16 bushels of corn on
one acre. AS far as is known this
yield has never been exceeded by
anyone in the northwest, and it GER
tainly has never been exceeded in
Minnesota. The highest known
yield in this state up to the time of
this contest was achieved by Alfred
Carlson of Dassel two years ago,
when he grew l06 bushels on an acre
in contest conducted by an agricul-
tural paper. This mark has now
been exceeded by nearly 80 bushels.
Close behind the champion corn
raiser, Arthur Hoese, in the size of
his yield was Myron F. Wallace, II
years old, of Zimmerman, who har-
vested only five bushels less. He,
too, shattered all previous records,
and the boy has just cause to be
proud of his achievement. Ninety
two bushels were grown on an acre
by A. Reibestein, l6 years old, of
Foreston, and 6l.9 by Emil T. Carl
son, also Is, of Mi]aca.
Altogether there were As contest
ants and 25 of them obtained yields
Of 100 bushels, an acre. or more. II
they stick to the farm these are the
kind Of boys who will make a sue
cess of agricultural pursuits.
AAC pl1LCS "C1C WdIuCO Oll U1lC
following basis:
. Yield of dry corn an acre. 10 per
cent; financial statement showing
economy of production, 20 per cent;
written account telling how corn was
grown, 10 per cent.
In reward for work efficiently and
promptly done, each boy and girl
who sent in reports when due will
be given gold plated badge enti-
thing him or her to membership in
the State Junior Crop improvement
club. This club will have an initial
membership, now that the results of
the contest are known, of more than
300 boys and girls.
Those living in the two southern
most tiers of townships in the state
to get yield of 80 bushels an acre:
those in the next two tiers of town.
ships north of the first 10 bushels an
acre: and for each succeeding two
tiers of townships northward the
yield required to be one bushel less
To qualify for the honor roll those
living in townships No. Isl and 1872
in central Minnesota, for example,
will have to secure IS bushels. In
the extreme North the yield would
have to be 40 bushels. ~.
The agreement which the confess
tant was compelled to sign contained
the following provisions: -.
l. He should raise at least one
acre of corn. .s.
2. He should do all the work him
self, excepting in the case of very
young contestants, where help might
be secured in blowing the land or
doing other heavy work. 81
3. He should keep record Of all
operations on blanks sent out by the:
extension division and should send.
in all reports promptly. Three re-.
ports we're to be called for, one after
the planting had been completed, ):
one after cultivation had ceased and
one after harvest.
8 4. He should write a history of
not more than 500 words telling how.
the crop was raised. II q ss
s County Superintendent Guy Ewing
rendered valuable services in enhanc-
ing the project in Mile Laos county.
He assisted the lecturers sent out by
the agricultural college, appointed
committees in the rural school dis
tricts and superintendent the husking
and weighing Of the corn raised by
the contestants.
Hard Proposition Just Now
There's great fun in gardening,
and all that have a little patch of
ground may greatly benefit by duly