Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
PETER SWANSON, ALvARADo,
GETS FIRST PRIZE ON RYE AND
VICTOR cEDERLUND OF WAR
RENTON, FIRST ON FLAX.

RE CNy FINSA ON FlAN.
Marshall Cou lty scored heavily at
the big allied midwinter seed exposi-
tion of the Minnesota Crop Improve
ment association, the Southern Min
nesota Better Development league
and the Blue Earth County Pure
Seed association, held at Mankato
last week.
Again A. d. Vansickle, of Warren,
has demonstrated his ability as
prize winning farmer and the won
derful possibilities lodged in Mar
shall county soil. Not less than five
first prizes on small grain were won
by him, and he won the silver low
ing cup offered by the Minnesota
Crop improvement association for
the best sample of white oats entered
at the joint exposition of the allied
farm societies above mentioned. Mr..
Vansickle also won a hay stacker as
prize for the best sample of wheat
exhibited. The wheat shown was OF
the Marquis variety and weighed 81
pounds to the bushel
Mr.. Vansickle also won FIVE first
prizes, namely on marquis wheat,
white oats, black oats, two row bar
ley and Minnesota % corn. The
white oats tested 4S lbs. to the bush
ell, the black oats 46 ga lbs. and the
two row barley, 81 lbs. s
That the Mankato crop show was
no small affair may be inferred from
the fact that there were larger
number Of entries Of grain there than
at the state fair The whole state
was well represented and the riyad-'
ry between the different exhibitors.
keen. 70 have won first prize in
such a contest therefore is signal
honor to Mr.. Vansickle and the 9th
er winners from the county, as well
as to the county whose soil has pro-
,duced the grain.
Two other Marshall county farm
ers who had entered exhibits at the
show were also awarded first prizes,
namely, Victor Cederlund, OF War
rem, who won first prize on flax, and
Peter Swanson, of Alvarado, who
won first prize on rye.
That Mr.. Vansickle was able t,
carry off the first prize on Minnest
ia No. % corn proves that the grow
ing of corn in the Red River Valley is
no longer an experiment but an as
sured success.
The following are the awards in
detail for the northern section:
Northern Section.
Ten Ears Yellow Dent-Third,
Charles Hendricks, Atkin. (No first
or secondly
Ten Ears White Dent Fourth and
fifth, Charles Hendricks, Atkin. (No
first, second or third.) Il
Ten Ears Any Other Dent-First,
A. d. Vansickle, Warren; second, R..
L. Cochrane, Little Falls.
Open to whole state
Sweet Corn, Early Variety-First,
Frank Sitter Cokato; second. J. w.
Beckman, Cokato.
Sweet Corn, Late Variety Third,
Ralph keenan,, Good Thunder. (No
first or secondD
Pop Corn-First, W. r. Adams,
Mankato; second, J. W. Heritage,
AnGb0y. s5 as
G Barley.
Six-Row Barley First, Paul Burtz-
laff, saltwater; second. John Hender-
son, Cokato.
Two-Row Barley-First A. D. Van
sickle, Warren; second, onmer
Thomas, Warren.
Hulless Barley First, Frank Stiff
er, Cokato; second, Paul Burtzlan,
saltwater.
White Oats-First, A. D. Vanslckle
Warren; second. w. Ferguson, Man
kato.
Warren; second, Frank Sitter, Coka-
yellow First, o. w. Bahlsen,
Albert Lea; second, Frank Sitter,
Cokato.
Rye-First, Peter Swanson, Alva-
rado: second, C. @. Berglund, Alton.
Flax.
Flax-First, Victor Cederlund,
Warren; second, John Henderson,
Cokato.
Blue Stem Wheat-First, Ole NOrd-
lund. Cokato; second, Sam Dornfield,
Lake Elmo
rife Wheat-First, A. D. Vansickle
Warren; second. John Henderson 20
leato u. ~.
Henderson, Cokato; second, John BY
strom, Cokato. 49,
winter Wheat First. Paul Burtz-
Iaff. saltwater; second, o. Neraal'
Warren.
Glover.
Red Clover-First, l.. Larson, 81.
James: second. II. P. Hanson, Albert
Lea.