The Glasgow courier., 1916-10-06
MANY PREMIUMS
WON BY COUNTY
Total of ;rty Prizes Awarded
Lo~ ~Products.
TWENTY TO CO COLLINS
Fine Exhibit Made Bette orc
Than Last Year in Compel. sn
Against State.

ner ABILITY TO malntdln d pOoleAoli IA
the front ranks of the State as pro-
ducer not only of high class grains
but in vegetables and roots as well.
Altogether 30 premiums were carried
off by the exhibit from this county
and this is a pleasing result OF the
time and money expended as it shows
an increase over those taken last year.
While there were not as many tlrsts
taken this year as last, owing to the
competition being stronger from the
counties in the southern portion OF the
state, yet the seconds and thirds show
the county is growing high class pro-
ducts.
One of the gratifying results of the
exhibit consists in the taking Of sec
ond place against the state for the
best six sugar beets. In this dlvl-
sion there were beets shown from all
through the section of the state where
the Billings Sugar Co., secures Its
supply as we'll as nearly every other
county exhibiting. The first prize
went to the Billings Politechnic School
and it was stated after the judge had
made the awards that the SIX beets
winning first had been selected from
1875 tons of beets as they were deliv-
cred to the Billings Sugar factory
When it is remembered that the six
beets shown by Valley County were
selected from about 25 beets dug out
of a patch Of less than an acre grown
by Ole Stensland, the winning OF sec
ond place by these six beets speaks
volumes in favor of the possibilities
for sugar beet culture in the Milk
River Valley.
One other premium carried off by
Valley County exhibit worthy of con-
sideration was that Of second for the
best display Of corn shown. In the
previous two years Valley county has
won this premium and the prize COM
ing as it did for the third consecutive
time is a sure proof that the corr
raised in this northern section Of the
state need take no back seat for any
produced in the other sections. The
corn was not as good this year a:
Valley county had a year ago and as
a result the individual corn competi
ton was such as to eliminate the loca
contestants with the exception of thu
division for IL stalks. In the latter
division the II stalks Of corn shown
by C. A. Collins were so far aheat
of all others that there was hardl,
any competition. There were 81 ear
of corn on the II stalks all fully ma
tured and weighing nearly twice a
much as other varieties. The judg
stated that it was the best sheaf
corn he had seen during the fall in
trip that included three other stat
fairs. Many requests were made b
Helena land men for the sheaf O
corn as we'll as all the railroad repre-
sentatives in attendance. Mr.. Collin
gave the sheaf to the Great Norther
railway and it will be used in re
decorating the exhibit booth OF tina
road at Glasgow.
Owing to the car in which the e,
hibit was sent to Helena being delaye
at Havre, it did not arrive at the ia
grounds until one day later than we
expected so that the work of placin
it in the booth allotted to Valley coul
ty was made exceptionally hard and
was necessary to rush it along in o
der to be ready when the judging b
gan. As result there was no Of
portunity to enter into the count
collective competition. This was
source of considerable regret to tho
in charge of the exhibit.
In the vegetable and root crop div
sions there was heavier competitit
than ever before, many of the cou
ties having double the amount of e
tries they were showing year ae
and this made it necessary that t
best of quality be carried in the pr
ducts to get a place. Valley coun
was in the competition all the tir
and the many prizes taken show tn
the quality was there.
w. ]. Bryan was an interested v
itor at the Valley county booth a
expressed great surprise in findi
such an excellent showing in ag
cultural products from a county loc'