Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
Mr.. Works CongratuIates
Them Upon Their Results
in California.
VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON
is MADE THIS AFTERNOON
Party Is Scheduled to Leave the CITY
for Pittsburgh About Mid
night Tomorrow.

Senator Works of California was host
at the Capitol this morning to tho
twenty-nine champion boy agricultur-
ailsts from his native state, who are In
Washington for a three-day stay as
part of a 0O0-mile trip as a reward for
their successful endeavors to make two
potatoes grow where one grew before
and to make pigs get fat as butter.
Senator Works congratulated tho
boys upon their work. and extended the
keys of the Capitol TO them. Following
a sightseeing trip around the building.
the party visited the Congressional
Library and the National Museum. and
this afternoon is paying its respects
to the memory OF the father OF its
country at Mount Vernon. The boys
will return to the city by way of Al
exandria, Fort Myer and Arlington.
The boys are in charge OF b H.
Crocheron of the University of CALI
fornia. under whose auspices the 5000
mile trip is being given. O. H. Benson
of the Department of Agriculture is
host TO the boys while in Washington
Tomorrow there VIII ne more =. ght-
seeing, and the party l. scheduled TO
leave for Pittsburgh about midnight to
morrow on its TRIP to New Orleans
and thence to Berkeley. Cal. where tie
tour began.
The records of the visitors were made
under normal conditions and on 4
strictly business basis, il is announced.
and in awarding the prizes the largest
net profit counted more than the larg-
est yield.
Names of Boys and Records.
The boys and their records follow:
Clyde De Vilbiss, Patterson. Cal
Two pipS g9x rNauudS in, I0u days
s10.95 net profit.
Vinal Hunt, Arcata, Cal.-Potatoes.
one-third acre, 1871: bushels. slo43o net
profit.
Oscar Dimmick, Lemoore, Cal.-Four
$500: value, $50.
Corlis Wilkinson, Riverside, Cal
Potatoes, half acre, 173 bushels, $50 net
profit.
Merrill Van slyke, Ripon, Cal.-Pop-
corn, half acre, 1895 pounds. s22.25 net
profit.
Herbert Harris, Lompoc, Cal-Blue-
pod beans, half acre, 1,14o pounds. 1881
net profit.
Albert Jackson, whittier, Cal.-Mixed
vegetables. quarter acre, 5000 net profit.
Stanley La Sha, FL Cajon, CaL-Two
pigs, gained 359 pounds in nine months.
Baker Porter, Delano. CaL-Potatoes,
eighth of an acre, twenty and four
| fifth bushels, SCI net profit.
H. Charles Elder, Fowler, CaL-Te-
parry beans, half acre, GA pounds.
S44.62 net profit.
Earle Roberts, Herman. Cal.-Po-
tatoes, quarter acre, 1,l50 pounds,
Sl5.45 net profit.
Dewey Cameron, Herman. Cal.-(Sec-
ond prize.) Potatoes, quarter acre,
l,52o pounds. $40 net profit.
Frank Nissen, Esparto, Cal.-One pig,
ISL net profit.
Robert Haughey, Eureka, Cal.-Po-
tatoes. quarter acre, 10o bushels. S6l.5S
net profit.
Angelo Semino, Mountain View, Cal.
Potatoes, quarter acre, sixty-three
and one-third bushels, 1858 net profit.
George Cooper, Sonoma, Cal.-Po-
tatoeS, one-eignth acre, twenty-one and
| two-thirds bushels, $3.50 net profit.
Albin Anderson. Gonzales, Cai.-Pink
beans, quarter acre, AIS pounds (dry
weight, S21.92 net profit.
Ralph Parker, Lodi, Cal-Potatoes.
| one-eighth acre, thirty-two and seven
tenths bushels. s30.05 net profit.
Claiborne White. Stockton, CaL-Po-
| tatoes, one-quarter acre, % bushels,
| So6.l3 net profit.
Leslie r. Haupt. Bakersfield, Cal
Potatoes, one-quarter acre, 63.5 BUSH
els, Sl3.SJ net profit.
Louis Lanini, Ferndale, Cal-One pig,
25I pounds gain in 13o days, AZ net
profit
Ralph Weaver, San Jose. Cal.-Pota-
toes. one-eighth acre, 63 bushels, S23.21
net profit.
John Cantoni. Napa, Cal-Field corn,
one acre, 5O.4 bushels tshelled) 5000
net profit.
August Teping, ST Helena. Cal-Field
corn, one acre, "a bushels. S5S9u net
profit.
Peter de la Cuesta, Rutherford, CAL
Field corn, one acre, SIS bushels. S66.s
net profit.
Shirley Drever. Woodland. Cal-One
pig. gained 2J3 POUNDS in $50 days, SO
net profit.
Guy Boyce, Auburn, Call 900 young
peach trees, SjI.S1 net profit
Alton Emery, Salinas. Cal.-Beans
one-quarter acre, 40 pounds. S15.31
net profit.
Roy Huffman, Chico. Cal.-Potatoes,
ne-quarter acre, 90 bushels, S3S26 net
profit.