Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-01-23
L.E. CLEVELAND
WON FIRST
WAS WINNER In JUCKETT CORN
GROWING CONTEST.
D. 0. KlMBALL SECOND

TWENTY-FIVE CONTESTANTS ENTER
CONTEST WHICH WAS RECENTLY
DECIDED By COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Last spring E. R Juckett, one OF the
local attorneys, offered prizes to the
man or woman, boy or girl. for the best
acre of corn grown by them on non-ir-
rixsted ground during the year 1913.
the prizes to be in cash, $50 for the
first. $50 for the second aud $40 for the
third, They however to observe the
following conditions in entering the
contest: Land on which said acre OF
corn was grown must he non-irrfgated
and in no part of the acre must water
be found nearer than fifteen feet Of the
surfsce. The entire labor of preparing
the ground, planting, cultivating and
harvesting Of this acre of corn to be
performed by the contestants who
must enter contest by recording name
and location (section, township and
range) with G. G. Smith at the Bank OF
Hot Springs not later than June lst.
1918. Said contestants to furnish an
affidavit setting forth facts as to Fer
formance of labor, actual measurements
Of land and number of pounds husked
therefrom and affirmation Of facts
made by two disinterested witnesses
and flle came with G. @. Smith not later
than November 18th, 1913.
Mr.. Juokett's object in Offering these
prizes was to encourage better farming
methods and corn growing on larger
scale and the methods used to be pub
lished for the benefit of others. Sever.
al entered the contest and after all re-
ports we're submitted it was decided by
the committee that L. E. Cleveland
should receive the drst prize and D. O.
Kimball, second. Their reports are
very interesting and are herewith sub
mltted together with the report Of the
Agricultural Committee of the Com
meroisl Club who had the matter In
charge.
ITO The Board of Directors of the Hot
Springs Commercial Club. Gentlemen:
We, your committee to whom was re-.
ferred the matter Of the Corn Contest,
compliance with your Instructions
and in accordance with the statement
a. published in the newspapers, q copy
Of which is here attached, We submit
the following report of our action in
this matter.
When the offer Of Mr.. E. r. Juckett
was made, in which he offered cash
prize of 800 to be- divided into three
prizes. The matter was referred to the
Agricultural Committee OF your Club.
A statement Of the conditions of this
contest was drawn up and printed in
the newspapers, and this resulted in %
entries.
Two of the entrants completed the
conditions Of the contest and fled with
your committee their afhdavits.
Your committee has made the follow.
ing awards: L. E. Cleveland, lst prize;
D. o. Kimball, 2nd prize.
The aff1lavi.s submitted show that
Mr.. Cleveland raised 1000 pounds OF
corn, and Mr.. Kimball raised 1851
pounds OF corn. The affidavits submit
ted are hereunto attached and made q
part of THE report.
Az Q condition to this contest, the
prize winner was to submit detailed
report as to methods used in growing
the prize acre, together with account in
detail of cost of production. In accord
anoe with this condition, We h.reto
attach the report of Mr.. L. E. Cleve-
land and Mr.. D. o. Kimball, the prize
winners and suggest that both of these
reports be published, in order that the
community may have the benefit oi
their experience. All Of which is re-
speotfully submitted.
Agricultural Committee,
VIM. N. HUNTER
HENRY MARTY
G. y. SMITH
O. A. STEWART.
MIR, Cleveland's Report
ITO the Officers and Members Of The
Hot Springs Commercial Club, Ho,
Springs, South Dakota. Geptemen:-
Having been advised bs,..Sxr agricul
tural committee that l am the winner
of the first prize in the h r. Juoketl
corn contest for the year Of 1918 snG
conforming to the rules of said contest
I submit the following statement, con
cerning the cost Of production, fol
publication: