The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03
Kansas Poultry Federation Met
on Final Day.
PRIZES AWARDED TO FARMERS
Boys and Girls Took Active
Part in Contests.
Topeka Woman Assisted in Ar
ranging Closing Affair.

Manhattan, Kan. Jan. 3.-The
closing feature Of Farm and Home
week at -he Kansas State Agricultural
college was n specie cular pageant en-
titled The Folks who Are Building
Kansas, the Heart of the Nation, IL
which. several hundred persons took
mart The event portrayed early his
toy with particular reference to Kan
sas. Among the characters represented
were Father Time, Indians, carly set
tiers, Columbus ard John Brown.
Those who took part included boys
and girls from all parts of the state
here in attendance at the annual IN
stitute The pageant was under the
direction of Walter Burr, of the col
Iege and Miss Ceora Lannam, OF 10
peka.
home week program was the meet
ing OF the Kansas State Poultry fcd-
Grafton. The following papers were
read: THE Farm Poultry BreedlnE
FLOCK" f. E Mussehl, Kansas State
Agricultural college: Buying Eggs on
Quality Basis" w. A. Lippincott,
professor of poultry husbandry in the
college; and A. G.. Philips, professor
of poultry husbandry in Purdue uni
The Kansas Beef Producers also
held a successful meeting with several
prominent speakers on the program
The Prize Winners.
william Gronnigcr, of Bendena'
Donfphan county, is the boy who eX-
bibitad the hest ten ears of corn dur
ing the Farm ard Home week ana
thsreby won the sweepstake prize Tie
will receive IS in cash ana rlppoh;
and will also have his name engraved
on the 500 silver loving cup offered
by the Kansas Crop Improvement as
ISOLATION and which will be retained at
the college. -,
Joseph Brox, of Atchison, won the
mems five-a Gre contest Howard WI
son, of Nemaha county, was seconu'
and ]. j. McCray, of Riley county
Mrs. Emma Downie, of Lyndon
CAPTURED first honors for country put-
ter-score 81 Mrs. Antoine Kemltz,
of Manhattan, was close secollu
with score of 80.
Victor Hurt, age 16, of Lyon county,
was awarded first prize IN the pls
contest oper to Kansas club boys ana
Harvey Russell, age 70, of Scott
county won first honors in the contest
for Matching and recrirg chicks, open
to boys ana girls under 10
Here are the winners in the mems
Northeast Kansas-Tellow corn: l,
Iohn BOX, AtcEison; 2, Joe BroN'
Atchison; 3, Armour Ramev' spring
Hill. White corn: /, f. G. Laptad'
Lawrence; 2, +. Wilson, Lawrence
3. Charles Ramey, Spring Hill.
Southeast Kansls--Yellow corn: L.
Charles Ramey. Spring Hill; :, {. T.
Hildreth, Altamont; 3, George Hays
Utopia. White corn: l, George Hays
Utopia =, Matthew Karleskint, Fort
Scott. 8, James Park, lola.
Central Kansas-Yellow corn: /, ID.
d. Easement, Manhattan; 2, o. A;
Mckinley, Wayne; 8, j. B. Gorton and
Charles Mills, Ellsworth. White corn;
l. A. Munger, Manhattan; :. l.. g.
Swihart. Lovewell; 3, J. J. McCray'
Manhattan.
Western Kansas-Ycllow corn; l, II.
f Walker, Osborne
Here are the winners in the boys
contest: ~,
White dent, George Dowres. Mi
ami county; 2. Herman Wehrenberg'
Chase county. 3, Carl Hall, Leaven-
worth county: i, Chris Schmitt I1ar-
yov county; ), Fred Harris, Mont
gomery county. yellow dent, John
+. Davies. Lyon county; 2, Glen Butt
Nemaha county; 8, Walter Hays, Mi
ami county: 4, Floyd H Hern'
Dickinson county; 8, Benson Waddle'
Dickinson county. Western Kansas
anv variety, Chester Hudson, Ire
go county: 2, Charles Hudson, Trego
county; 8, George w. Burson' Russell