The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-02
PRIzESFOR OCORN
SHOW ARE ALL NAMED
LIST OF TR0SE WHO HAVE
DONATED FOR EVENT
Splendid Premium Awards Made Out;
What Is Going to Be Done On the
Days That Fair Is Going; Splendid
Program For Three Days: Men From
Abroad Coming Here


vertising the fifth annual convention
and farm crop show of the Blue Earth
County Seed Growers association
which will be held in the knights of
Columbus hall and the Lynard build
ing opposite, on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, February s, and TO-
Six hundred dollars in premiums
, will be given away and farmers
!. throughout the territory covered by
olple association are now busy get
ing their exhibits in order Eighty
Ewo dollars will be given away in
isprizes for the best bread bakers en-
ttering the ladies' bread contest, and
efifteen dollars in prizes will be given
I to winners in the boys and girls es-
1 say contest. One hundred dollars will
be given by the Mankato CONNER
| cial club in the boys acre corn grow
ing contest. Speakers from the agri-
cultural division and well known au-
thorities on farming interests will
deliver addresses during the conven-
ton.
Entering of seeds and placing them
for exhibit will be the principal work
of the morning of Thursday, the
first day. The afternoon program will
commence at 1870, and will open
with music. Addresses of welcome
will be given by Mayor Robert
Lamm, F. M. Currier, and Mr.. Fish
er. G. E. Whitney will deliver the
response. Addresses will be given by
r. A. Wilkinson, president of the
american Society of Equity, and
Tier D. Mayne, principal of the
49,, school of agriculture. In the
cntng musical program will be
Oh by the high school glee clubs.
es. Palmer will deliver an address
n eThe Relation of the Quality of
Stat to the Quality of Flour" and
.f.u. Mcmillan Of Lake Crystal will
III some contest ideas. Samples will
.t1udged Friday forenoon, and the
tram in the afternoon will in
A,ne music and addresses on "Soil
W le Farm Management" by H. A.
Y ,cton of the university farm, and
FED and Crop Yields" by E. c..
4 nfvis of st. Peter. Friday evening
ne program will include music by
fd'eanor Brothers orchestra, and an
2 ADDRESS by George f. Howard of the
university farm. Saturday morning
fthe business session will take place
at ten o'clock and in the afternoon
! the prize winners will be announced.
MISS Shepherd of the university
farm will give a talk on bread max
ing and an address will be given by
ii. {. Hotaling of Mapleton
Those who have contributed to the
premium fund for this show are four
Minneapolis firms, Deere Weber Co..
Studebaker Co., Hudson e Thurber
Co., Northern Rock Island Plow Co.,
and "a large number of Mankato con-
Germs. Following is a list of those
who contributed:
Deere-Weber Co., corn plow, $3.50:
Rock Island Plow Co., grinder. SIS:
Studebaker Co., Jr. wagon, $3.50: In
I ternational, corn shelter, SIS: ]. G..
Y NARROW, milk tester and scales. SO:
TNldson Thurber, seed corn hanger,
Il - ehst National Bank, $40; Mankato
.sSssi,i Bank, $40; National Citizens
~ $40; German American State
,sk. So; National Bank of Commerce,
Peoples State Bank, So; Manka-
Commercial club. $3.50; Mankato
ftail association, 80.
tPerins' Garage, SIS; Powell Com
any, So; c. Barnum, 81; Chris Dam
elson, So; George P. Laven, So; C. w.
Z w. H. Eckman, s.; G. A Lewis, SIS.
4 Saulpaugh, $5; Empress Cafe, 50;
M. j. Dempsey, So; Mankato Fruit
company, $3.50; Byrnes Brothers, SIS;
Hubbard & Palmer company, SIS;
Gamble Robinson, So; c. j. Zotalis,
81; Kelley Harries & Gosewisch, So.
Indian Lake Farmers club, $40; \
Riverside Farmers club, $40; Ken
Iledy Bridge club, SIS.
Mankato Local A. E, of S.. SO;
Cobb River Local, $40; Medo Farm
ers' club, So; Tivoli Farmers club,
So; Mankato Creamery, So.
w. r. Adams, SO; George E. Aus
tin, $40; R. A. Haedt, $40; John Ger
Itch, $40: P. W. Healy, SIS; p. p.
Schulty, 81; Dr. g. R. Curran, 50: DR..
A. Schmitt, $40; H. A. Fuller, SIS; S.
B. Wilson, 81; Fl. A. Hanson. 50; A.
w. Andersen, SIS; Rome Heinzman,
So; DR.. w. A. Beach, So; Frank Fair
childs, So; Judd Humiston, ST. John
+. Dackins, 81.
Thee. Williams Insurance Agency,
So; .Morehart Land company, $40;
e. M. Zuel company, $3.50; Mime
sofa Land company, So; W. c. Wood,
81: George Atchison, $3.50; Peterson
Land company, $40.
Roy Allison, So; J. W. Schmitt, 50;
Geo. Krost, 50: Evan Hughes, 81;
IF. B. Gabler, SIC. l.. Kennedy, So:
w. n. Detamore, So; A. G. Johnson, So
4 L. T. Dodds, So; A. T. Carlson. 81.
Lot 2. Oats, White. Peck-First,
$3.50; second, So; third, So; fourth,
81 fifth, soc. ~
Lot 3. Oats, Yellow / Peck-First,
$3.50; second, So; third, So; fourth,
Isl: fifth, Soc
Lot 4. Rye I Peck.-First, $3.50;
-Isecond, SO; third, So; fourth, 81;
fifth, soc.
Lot 5. Speltz.t' l Peck.-First, $3.50;
lsecond, s1.50; third, 81.
Wheat. Silver Cup.
To Be Won AS in Corn
Lot 6. Blue Stem. 1 Peck.-First,
$3.50; second, So; third. So; fourth, 81;
fifth, SOC.
Lot 7. Velvet Ohaff. Peck.-First,
$3.50; second, So; third, 50; fourth,
81; fifth, 5Oc I
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