The Delta independent., 1917-12-28
oLATHE'S CORN SHOW WAS
ONE GRAND SUCCESS
Too late for last week.)

(Too late for last week.)
The first corn show ever held on
the western slope was staged at
Olathe last Friday and Saturday, and
from every standoint was a cecided
success.
Friday was given over to arranging
the exhibits and an excursion to Ash
and California mesas.
The first stop was at the ranch OF
Herbert Adams where the new hol-
low tile silo was inspected, and from
the words of praise heard from every
one, we would infer that this mater
ial would be very popular fof silos.
The next stop was at Smith Bros
ranch on California mesa. Smith
Bros. have a fine bunch of steers on
full feed. They are feeding alfalfa
corn silage and what is called half
sngar beets and they will finish up
on whole corn. These beets are some
thing new in this part of Colorado,
but from the yield of 100 tons from
three acres of ground they should be
more extensively grown. Smith Bros.
are among the best farmers in the
country and are making a success of
their farming operations.
The next stopping place was at the
ranch of Bagley e Wagner. The at
traction here was their flock Of 400
full blood Cotswold sheep. This
flock is as good as any in the stase,
and Messrs. Bagley and Wagner are
justly proud of their sheep. There
are many good things that We might
say about these sheep, but sufficient
to say that if you want to see the
best flock of sheep on the western
slope you should take trip out to
the ranch and see for yourself
A short stop was made at the
Waddington ranch where 100 head of
steers are being fed alfalfa and corn
silage. These steers were all raised
in Montrose county and are as good
as the best anywhere. This was our
last stop and all went back to Olathe
feeling well repaid for our time and
trouble
We missed the night meeting on
Friday. and Saturday forenoon sess-
ion which were well attended by an
enthusiastic lot of farmers.
Saturday afternoon was given to
the discussion of subjects of interest
to the farmers. Mr.. List. of Paonia,
gave a very interesting talk about
the alfalfa weevil which has made
its appearance in the fields near
Paonia- Mr. Divilbiss. County Agent
for Delta county. told about the largo
crops of spaghetti they used to raise
alton of the seed bed for corn
Mr.. Nevins demonstrated some of
the most common diseases OF ppta-
toes and kindred subjects. The pure
seed law brought out good discus
sion and numerous questions.
After the speech making stens were
taken to make the corn show a per-
manent organization. This resulted
in the appointment of committee
to draft a constitution and bylaws
to be adopted at a later meeting.
We did not secure a list of the a.
wards of prizes which were given by
the business men of Olathe. but Mr.
Turner. of California mesa, captured
more blue ribbons than any other in
dividual
The exhibits of corn would have
done credit to any locality in the corn
growing sections of the East, and
demonstrated that we can produce
this, the STANDARD feed crop at prof
it on our irrigated lands
Olathe people proved that numbers
are not necessary to successful show
and that initiative and determina-
tion constitute the pole that gets the
persimmon.