The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-10-24
CORN
POTATOES WILL
Be ON DISPLAY
IN NOVEMBER
Fourth Annual in Bemidji to
Be Greatest Ever Held
in This City
POULTRY PRIZES WELL u
WORTH CONTESTING FOR
Potatoes and Corn win Alst.
Meet in Hot Competition; s.
Boys and Girls Classes

What promises to- be one OF the
most important exhibitions held in
the county this year will be the
fourth annual display Of poultry,
potatoes and corn in the City~hall on
November IA, Is and 16, under the
auspices of the South Beltrami Farm
bureau, Bemidji public schools, Bel
trami County Poultry association and
the Bemidji Commerce. club.
On Saturday, November Is, there
will be dinner served to which all
visitors. will be welcome guests at
no expense. ,s:a s.t-
- m Poultry Exhibit. q
In the poultry department., c. E..
Brown will act as judge. Mrs. e. H.
Smith is secretary, and the super
intendent Of the display will be
Harry J. Olin, director of agriculture
of the Bemidii high school. Ameri-
can Poultry association rules and
regulations will govern the show in
detail. All birds will be scored.
8 Cash prizes will be awarded the
winners and there will be specials for
various varieties, and also specials
for the highest scoring poultry on
display. ~5>
Gun Prizes Offered.
Three cups are offered, which must
be won three years in order to be
retained. Anyone competing for these
CUBS must reside within twenty-five
miles of Bemidji. u.s.
l.. Highest scoring pen Of chicks,
Rhode Island Reds, silver cup, do
mated by the Security State bank.
q. Highest scoring pen of chicks,
White Leghorns, silver cup, donated
by Northern National bank.
8. Highest scoring pen of chicks,
Barred Rocks, silver cup, donated by
Mrs. E. H. Smith.
BOYS and Girls Show.
There will also be boys and
girls poultry show, and in this en-
tries will include any boy OF girl
in Beltrami county and the same for
Northern Hubbard county, one entry
for each boy or girl in each variety.
Potato and Corn Show.
In the potato show and corn show
the Judges will be, T. M. Mccall Of
Crookston, Ed w. Winter of Bemidji
and A. G. Tolaas of St. Paul.
Superintende1ts will be-, A. w.
Aamodt, in charge Of potatoes, and
C. r. Schroeder, in charge of corn.
Entries are not limited to Bel
trami county.
All exhibits not called for at the
close of the show will be turned over
to the Red Cross. Anyone wishing
to donate potatoes and vegetables
can bring them and they will be
turned over to the Red Cross.
Potato Premium. List.
Prizes will be awarded to eight
recommended varieties only as de-
scribed in Minnesota Special Bull
letin, No 5. Amy other varieties may
be shown but no premiums will be
awarded for these.
All exhibits must consist Of one
peck or fifteen pounds of potatoes.
Thirty potatoes will be considered
the average number of potatoes to
peck.
The potatoes should not be award
ed but still must be free from dirt.
A Soft brush is the best to use in
removing dirt.
1t is desirable to retain the best
lots of potatoes to be entered again
at the state potato show Grand
Rapids. Arrangements will be made
with the exhibitor by the superin-
tendent for retaining such lots.
Corn Premium List.
The corn must be grown during
the season of 1913 and each exhibit
must consist of ten ears
It is desirable to retain the best
lots of corn to be used for the
county exhibit at the state fair of
1919. Arrangements for retaining
such exhibits will be made by the
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