The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-24
PRIZES WON
AT CORN SHOW
Valley County Well Represented
BY Exhibits.
TWO PREMIUMS AWARDED
F. L. Belzer and c. M. Peterson of
Nashua Given Prizes at Ma.
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prizes at the First National Corn
show in st. Paul last week. The
northeastern part of the state, COM
prising the counties of Valley, Sheri-
dan, Richland, Dawson and Blaine
were included in district No. 1, and
out of the four premiums awarded in
this district, two were won by ex-
hibits from Valley county. The third
prize for corn grown in this district
went to F. L. Belzer of Glasgow and
the fourth prize to C. M. Peterson of
! Nashua.
The corn show was even a greater
success than its promoters ever
thought it would be and the manner
in which every part of the country
responded with exhibits shows the
interest that the farmers themselves
are taking in making the production
of corn the first crop of this part Of
the country. Twenty-eight Montana
boys, with 280 fine ears of corn, en-
tered in the competition, are recog-
nized as keen competitors for the
$4,000 worth of trophy cups, the
awards to be given after Professor r.
A. Moore Of the Minnesota Agricul-
tural college has examined minutely
all of the 1900 exhibits from the
northwestern states. There is corn
from practically every northwestern
state at the show, Montana, Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho, the Dakotas
and Minnesota being represented. Ex-
perts who visited the exposition in
the new mammoth Hill Railway build
ing in St. Paul, declared that Montana
had an amazing lot of fine quality
corn on display.
Besides the corn exhibits entered
by the boys of Montana in competition
with the exhibits of boys of the other
states named, Montana also has en-
tered in the show 1876 exhibits of ten
ears each, grown by mature farmers
of the Treasure state. Commissioner
of immigration Flint of North Dako-
ia, who was a visitor at the show, was
particularly impressed with the fine
showing made by Montana and gen.
erously gave expression to the fact
several times in passing before the ex-
hibit rack, that it was not so long
ago that people expressed the opinion
that corn could not be successfully
grown in North Dakota. In this re-
gard he said: "The corn l have seen
here today certainly clinches the fact
that Montana herself is very much in
the corn belt. Why, some of the
corn entered from Montana was raised
at an altitude of $500 feet. Just
think of it, and it is some corn, too.
It is of exceptional quality"
Commissioner Flint congratulated
]. j. Hill for his zeal in bringing about
such a show. He stated that it is
bound to stimulate better corn grow
ing all through the northwest.
Prof. R. A. Moore, who judged the
exhibits, was also gratified with the
showing made.
"The northwestern states have
made the most amazing progress in
corn raising that can be recalled in
the history of the production of this
grain in this particular section of the
United States," said Mr.. Moore, in
commenting on the exposition.
minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon have
wonderful future in the production
of corn and this means a correspond
ing progress in live stock raising"
There were no sweepstakes, the
competition being confined to the dis
tricts OF the seven states named. The
trophy cups were given by the First
National bank and the Northwestern
Trust company.
Following is the list of the prize
winners in the various districts:
District No. 1.
First-J. H. Hass, Edwards.
Second-G. G. Webb, Hillside.
Third-F. L. Belzer, Glasgow.
Fourth-C. M. Peterson, Nashua.
District No. 2.
First-H. E. Clack, Havre.
Second-H. Otto, Havre.
Third-H. Lannereng, Fresno.
Fourth-O. Stromberg, Havre.
District No. 3.
First-D. S. Whitehorn, Dayton.
Second-D. S. Whitehorn, Dayton.
Third-D. S. Whitehorn, Dayton.