The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-10-31
STARK GETS $3.50.
IN CASH PRIZES

Stark county made fine showing
at the State Exposition this year,
taking second money from the state
and the same from the Northern Pa
cific Ry. Co., for the best general ex-
hibit. The state prize is $4OO and
the railroad award is $1O0. Our
grain exhibits brought something like
$50, making total cash awards for
Stark county of approximately $3.50,
which covers expenses. Thus the
county gets some fine advertising and
without any cash outlay. Much cred
it is due Ormanzo A. Brown and
Commissioner Del Hughes, who had
charge Of the exhibit. These gentle
men returned home the first of the
week.
McLain county captured the first
state and railroad prizes. It should
be remembered that the Stark county
exhibit was gathered on very short
notice, and had Messrs. Brown and
Hughes been engaged for the work
at an earlier date they would have
stood a fair chance Of capturing the
first prizes. AZ it is, they are we'll
satisfied, and everyone who visited
the booths at Bismarck from this
part of the state feels the same way.
AS further evidence that Stark coun-
ty had good exhibit this year, it is
only necessary to say that the state
took, a large part of the
grain and grasses for the Panama ex-
position and the Northern Pacific Ry.
Co. took as much as could be spared
for their collection, for their "Show
Car Exhibit" which makes tour
next month Of the Middle West
states. In addition to this several
orders for seed grain were booked,
including carload Of Durham wheat
to be filled by the Stults and Motley
farms. Fife wheat orders to be filled
by Stark county farmers were also
booked. Our alfalfa and timothy ex-
hibits attracted wide attention. The
county seemed to excel in both al
falfa and corn. A sample of Hungar-
ian millet was by far the best exhib-
tied in the building.
The Stark county main booth was
very strong in alfalfa, having an
arching at the entrance of this most
valuable fodder crop. Four varieties
from eleven different farms were dis
played on the wall. Samples were
displayed Of four cuttings grown up
on one field this season. The first
hay crop was cut June oath and meas
ured 2 #. 9 inches; the July 28th cut
ting measured the same; September
Goth cutting 2 ft. 10 inches; and the
next growth, up to October 7th,
measured 9 inches.
Stark county exhibited 26 varieties
of corn and % of potatoes. Vege-
tables needed to be replaced every
two or three days and on account Of
distance our county was at great
in this particular. An
overflow booth was secured next door
to the regular show booth and here
the excess grains and vegetables were
displayed to good advantage. Corn
was shown on the stock and other
products were displayed as they came
from the field.
An 8-year-old Bull pine tree from
the Dickinson experiment station
was shown at Bismarck. It was
tagged, "The Tree for N. D." This
handsome tree was given to Senator
Neal, of McLain county, former re-
ceiver of the Bismarck U. S. land Of
flee. In this connection it will inter-
est some of our readers to know that
Mr.. Neal was engaged in plowing in
Stark county as early as 1882. He
plowed for Davis Bros. at Davis
buttes.
AS stated last week, Stark county
had 13 seed and grain entries, taking
ten first prizes and two second prizes,
as follows:
1st Prize Durum Wheat, P. F.
Stults.
1st Prize Fife Wheat, Henry Mold
enhauer.
1st Prize Two-row Barley, E. D.
Culver.
1st Prize Bronze Grass, julius Ler-
fald.
1st Prize Timothy Seed, F. A.
Frank.
1st Prize Alfalfa Seed, C. M. Nc
Caffrey.
End Prize Alfalfa Seed, AL. Boring.
1st Prize Winter Rye, Glen Casady.
1st Prize Black Oats, r. E. Vader.
1st Prize Other than White Oats,
The Brown Dairy.
1st Prize Yellow Flint Corn,
Thomas Ridl.
End Prize White Oats, The Brown
Dairy.
A photograph of the regular booth
at Bismarck can be seen at the Com
mercial Club rooms and at the
PRESS office. They give good idea
of the exhibit.