The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
Albert Robinson, aged sixteen,
Lowemont, Leavenworth county,
Kan, state champion Corn club
boy, 1916.

the high school in the spring and did
not know whether to join the club at
Easton or not because 1t would be too
far to attend all the meetings.
So went home and talked organiz-
ing club among the boys and girls Of
my home school. We organized and
got along very well.
! was elected president Of the new
organization and called fourteen meet
ings during the summer.
At one Of our meetings we discussed
the selection Of seed corn. had Sc
lected my seed last fall and knew Just
what kind of an ear had. We tested
our corn In tester, the corn making
an average of 90 per cent.
When it was nearly corn planting
time selected my acre Of ground
along the creek bank. The creek over
flows this part Of the field about twice
year, but was going to take the
chance Of it not getting so high.
On April 20 listed the acre about
four inches In depth. It took me one
hour, valuing my labor at 80 cents an
hour.
After leaving the ground in this con-
dition for about ten days I decided to
plant my corn. My father helped me
because l had to help him. 1t took us
one hour, and we valued our labor at
60 cents.
! went back to my acre In about a
week and found that the corn had
sprouted, but it was not through the
ground. passed the corn three days
later and found the corn was up. 1t
was not very long in getting large
enough to harrow because it was plant
ed In sandy soil.
After waiting about ten days went
down to my acre with a harrow and
narrowed the ridges nearly fiat. 1t
took me thirty minutes. found a good
stand and went home very well
pleased. In two weeks I went back
with my cultivator and plowed my corn
about four inches deep. The corn had
grown about six inches in the two
weeks. 1t took me one hour and thirty
minutes.
In about q week my father told me
to give my corn another blowing be-
cause he did not want the weeds to
get q start II the creek did not flood
the corn and lose all my work. did
as he told me. 1t took one hour. The
corn had received several rains in this
period Of time, which made the corn
grow about twelve inches taller.
did not get back to my corn for
about ten days ON account Of rainy
weather. When did get back I found
that the corn had dark green color
and was about two feet tall. The last
blowing took me an hour. was I'M
able to pillow there any more until after
wheat cutting. The corn was clear,
and did not think 1t needed any more
cultivating, 80 it did not get any more.
left the corn alone until October
and began husking.
When I got through husking my crop
] was anxious to see how much money
had made during the summer.
found under the expense column
80 cents for listing the first time, 60
cents the second time with planting,
10 cents for narrowing after planting,
$1.15 for cultivating three times, 90
cents for seed, rent S., and 81 for
husking. The expense amounted to
500. gathered five bushels Of seed
and seventy-eight bushels Of common
corn. The value Of seed, $3.50 per
bushel, making the seed worth $3.50
Common corn being worth so cents per
bushel, valuing the common corn at
$62.40. The value of both common
and seed being $40. Having $970 ex.
pense, making profit Of $1,000 from
my acre of corn.