The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-02-17
LOCAL CORN IS
MUCH PRAISED
BettInsau County Corn Exhibit al
Minot MIdWIntsF Fair
Makes MI.

Makes MI.
There are two exhibits at the
Northweste tern Midwirter Fair
that have not been equaled at
any fair of any kind in this
state except where these two
exhibits themselves have been
seen. These are the corn ex-
hibits from Granville and from
Bottineau county. There is
little difference in the basis
nature of the two exhibits.
Both have the same varieties
largely, but the Granville ex-
hibit has three varities of pop
corn which the Bottineau
county exhibit does not have.
On the contrary, the Rottineau
county exhibit has a splendid
sample of Burleigh county mix
ed flint which Granville does
not have.
The Granville exhibit has
considerably the advantage
over the Bottiueau county one
in the larger lumber of speci.
mems in each of the varieties
as well as in the larger individ
ual ears. On the other hand,
the Bottineau county exhibit
represents crops grown fifty
miles farther north then the
other and also represents q
larger corn area.
The Bottineau county exhibit
was gatheved from all parts ol
the county in 1914 and after
the judging was done at the
fair held in that county, the
best exhibits from the differ.
ent parts of the county were
taken to make the Bottineau
county exhibit which has been
shown at the Midwinter fair
Thus the samples shown cover
an area sixty miles in extent
east and west and thirty miles
in extent north and south OF
800 square miles and directly
against the Canadian border.
The Granville exhibit comes
from a more limited area and
from a section fifty miles far.
ther south, difference in lati.
tude which becomes decidedly
pronounced in the extension Of
tthe corn line northward. Tn
till three years ago 1T had been
impossible to grow anythin e
in Bottineau county except the
flints. The other varities
which are included in the 'ex-
hibil are evidences of the
widening e of the corn area.
The size, development and
maturity of the two exhibits
show that North Dakota not
only can but does raise corn OF
good quality over a wide area
and in sections where it has
been believed impossible to dc
50 until a few years ago. If
the accimation of corn develops
as rapidly in the next five years
az it has in the past five, the
|exhibits from Granville and
Bottineau county at the Mid
winter Fair in 1917 will de-
mand 80 much space and at
tract so rnuch attention that
Secretary W. s.. Holbein will
have to have a seperate build
ing to house them. - Minot Op-
tic Reporter.
+ In a letter to County Agent
Henderson, w. "A. Peck, ag-
ricultnral agent for Ward
county, has the following to
Say Of the Bottineau county
exhibit:
Returned your box Of corn
by express Yesterday. | want
to thank your Commercial
club for sending the samples
and even though it did not win
the prize cup it made a fine
showing. Considering the
location Of your County it was.
really a more creditalbe display
OF corn than that from Gran
vile.
The corn was displayed in
a plate glass show case and
was prominently placed close
to the entrance Of the building,
If the picture we had taken is
good will send You one. The
enclosed ribbon was attached
To your corn display. &
algh sshsel usiss.
81 The Rugby and Willow City
|baeket ball teams both owed,
ns Games, but for some reason