The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
GRABS EVERYTHING IN SIGHT AT
STATE CORN SHOW.
THREE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Prize BusheI Sells For Five Hundred
Dollars Cash--Total of Eleven
State Prizes-Five First Places
Won by Our Grain.


Local corn growers walked away
with eleven prizes of the state show,
three of which were grand champion
prizes, and also claimed number of
individual and special awards.
The size of this victory will per-
haps BE better understood when it is
known that every corn growing coun-
ty in the state was represented in the
contest and that there were 1882
ears of corn in the show, or practi-
cally $50 bushels. 1t was not a vic
tory over few entries, but triumph
over many.
The show was so big that it was
divided into sections. The best
product in districts was brought. to-
gether in competition and Mahaska
county in addition to winning in her
own section or district won first
place in the state.
The List of Prizes.
Here is list of prizes won by Ma
haska county at the Iowa State Corn
Show, held at Ames this week:
Grand Champion 10 ears won by
Krizer Bros, Eddyville, Iowa.
Grand Champion 80 ears won by
Krizer Bros, Eddyville, Iowa.
Grand Champion half bushel shell.
ed corn won by N. H. Krizer, Rose
Hill, Iowa.
First place on Parent ear and five
ear offspring won by Krizer Bros,
Eddyville, Iowa.
Second place on 80 ears white corn
won by Krizer Bros, Eddyville, la.
Second place on 10 ears in Profess
sional Glass won by N H. Krizer,
Rose Hill, la.
Second place on single ear in Pro
fessional Glass, won by N. H. Krizer,
Rose Hill, la.
Fifth place in Amateur Glass on
80 ears won by Milt Pickerell, Eddy
vile, Iowa
In the Amateur Junior 10 ear class:
First place won by Roy Krizer, Ed
dyville, la.
Second place won by Lucille Kriz-
er, Rose Hill, la.
Third place won by Joe Patterson,
Rose Hill, Iowa.
$500 Per BusheI Corn.
The eighty ears exhibited by the
Krizer Bros, Eddyville, Ia, on which
they won the Grand Champion of the
State, was donated to the Red Cross,
and Governor Harding auctioned it
off at the Farmers Banquet Thurs
day night. The price paid for indi-
vidual ears of the 80 ear sample rang
ed in price from $500 to $3.50 and
the total amount received for the 80
ears was $4,000.
Following are special prizes given
by banks of Mahaska County for win,
ners in the State Corn Show:
Farmers National Bank Special on
80 ears won by M. X. Pickerel, of Ed
dyville, la.
Mahaska State Bank Special on 10
ears white corn won by Joe Patter-
son, Rose Hill, la.
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
Special on single ear won by N. II.
Krizer, Rose Hill, Ia
Oskaloosa National Bank Special
on so ears won by Krizer Bros, Ed.
dyville, la.
Oskaloosa Savings Bank Special on
10 ears won by Krizer Bros, Eddy
vile, la.
Visitors Are Joyful.
l. NJ Taylor and County Agent Rex
II. Wickham who were visitors at the
Farm and Home Week special feat
ure of the annual winter short course
at the Iowa State College at Ames,
tell some interesting details of the
meeting.
1t was the monster meeting, away
ahead of all expectations and by far
the largest winter meeting ever held
at the school. Pupils and attend
ants were there from every county in
the State of Iowa. Just how many
were in the crowd cannot be figured
at this time as so many did not reg
lister, but over two thousand meals
were served at the College Inn cafe
lcIld lHuISudy, anu at lut DlS UdH-
quet Thursday evening, the third an
nual farmers banquet of the short
course, total of one thousand and
six plates were served. The classes
started in Monday and the school
closed today.
Farmers Banquet.
Thursday evenings banquet was
distinguished by the presence of a
notable company. Governor Hard
ing made an address in which he was
particularly apt and happy in the APP
plication of fact and sentiment.
Harvey Ingham of the Des Moines
Register spoke and Mrs. Jonathan p.
Dolliver of Fort Dodge placed the
women of the Farm" in new light.
Numerous other distinguished guests
were heard and Mr., Taylor states it
was most remarkable gathering.
Another special feature Of the oc-!
casion was the auction OF the prize