Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-02
POTATO GROWERS
CLOSE MEETING
State Association Ends Conven-
ton in Grand Rapids.
OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
J. w. Hicks of Prentice Is Again Sc
lected as Presdent-Prize Win
ners Are Announced by Secre-
tary J. C. MiIward.

Madison.-Of1cers were reelected
without opposition before the Wiscon-
sin Potato Growers association adj
journed in Grand Rapids, following
three days conference.
]. W. Hicks of Prentice is presi-
dent; Anton Follstaad of Elcho vice
president, and J. G. Milward, Madison,
ecretary-treasurer. e. ]. Delwiche,
superintendent of northern branch
station, spoke on Potatoes in Crop
Rotation" while F. H. Scribner, for
division, discussed Contribution of
the Live Stock Industry to Potato
Growing" The 400 members of the
association and about an equal num-
Der of townspeople consumed five deer
and about fifteen bushels of potatoes
at a barbecue by the Merchants and
Manufacturers association.
Prof. ]. G. Milward, secretary of
the association made public the list of
prize winners. They are as follows:
County awards and scores-First
prize, Oneida county, score 81; second,
Wood, ST.; third, Langlade, 81;
fourth, Rusk, IS; fifth, Marinette, "a;
sixth, Forest, S31.
Glass 1, individual entries, variety,
Rural New Yorkers-First prize, An
ton Folstaad, Langlade county; sec
ond, R. T. Bonner, Langlade; third, c.
A. Ackeret, Taylor; fourth, F. S.
Campbell, Oneida; fifth, C. o. Pack
ard. Oneida; sixth, c. w. Tracy, Lang
lade; seventh, A. Welty, Lincoln;
eighth, A. Guenther, LangIade; tenth,
Nicholas Dalsanto, Marinette; elev-
enth, Sparks Brothers, Langlade;
twelfth, Otto Beck, Oneida; thirteenth,
Huser, Brothers, Wood; fourteenth,
Charles Reed, Villas; fifteenth, ]. We'll
lenbrecht, Langlade.
Variety, Green Mountain First
prize, E. M. Delong, Oneida county;
second, Elmer Lyle, Oneida; third,
A. H. Morse, Lincoln; fourth, Hall
Brooks, Lincoln; fifth, j. NJ Scott,
Oneida; sixth, A H. Schmidt, Lincoln
seventh, H. H. Hoth, Lincoln; eighth,
William Prusser, Lincoln; ninth,
Ralph H. Clark, Lincoln; tenth, G. P.
Coone, Rusk; eleventh, H. Sykes,
Bayfield,; twelfth, E. A. Young, Price;
thirteenth, A. R. Anklam, Forest; four
teenth, Otto Beck. Oneida; fifteenth,
]. w. Powell, Bayfield,.
Variety, Burbanks-First prize, c. J.
Rasmussen, Forest county; second,
George Huss, Sawyer; third, A. A.
Miner, Portage; fourth, John F.
Houser, Bayfield,.
Variety, Peerless-First prize, Her
man Peterson, Wood county; second,
]. D. Grandine, Forest
Variety, Early Ohio-First prize,
John Hauser Bayfield, county; second,
Hall Brooks, Lincoln; third, Dismus
Frank, Price.
Variety. Triumphs = First prize,
Charles Peterson, Oneida county; Sec
Ond, c. P. Coon, Rusk; third, Otto
Beck, Oneida; fourth, R. t. Bonner,
Langlade; fifth. Oscar Gunderson, vi
las; sixth, A. Guenther, Langlade; sew
enth, E. A. Young, Prince.
Variety, Early Rose-Ffrst prize,
John Hauser, Bayfield, county; sec
ond, Alfred Dopp, Portage; third, E.
D. Frost, Portage.
Variety, Irish Cobbler-First prize,
F. S. Campbell, Oneida county; Sec
ord, G. @. Sorenson, Langlade; third,
L. N. Nelson, Barron; fourth, John
Hauser, Bayfield,; fifth, Glen Hopkins,
Waupaca; sixth, E. d. Frost, Portage
Variety, Russell Burbank First
prize, Hall Brooks, Lincoln county;
second, Dismuth Frank, Price; third,
f. Kern, Bayfield,; fourth, John Hauser,
Bayfield,; fifth, o. J. Leu, Wood.
Community exhibits-Third prize,
Seeley community of Sawyer county;
fourth, White Lake community of
Waupaca county.
Glass 5, school contest-First prize,
]. Moss, Langlade county; second,
Wilmer Yelton, Oneida; third, iona
Leu, Wood; fourth, Oscar O1eson, One
ida; fifth, Clara Wollenborg, Price;
sixth, Minnie Carlson, Price; sew
enth, Luella Chase, Price.
Glass 6, special variety displayed
First prize, F. S. Campbell, on Rural
New Yorker, Oneida county; second
I. D NdApOe4Is on OoDDlSIS, Ouelud,
third, J. P. Sorenson, on Rural New
Yorker, Oneida; fourth, J. NJ. Scott,
on Green Mountain, Oneida.
Glass 4, seed certification-First
prize, F. S. Campbell, on Rural New
Yorker, Oneida county; second. Soren
Hoy, on Rural New Yorker, Waupaca;
third, Anton Rindal, on Rural New
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