East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-23
FARMERS GATHERING
IN KANSAS CITY FOR
FOURTEENTH SESSION
international Farm Congress
Opens II Day Forum To-
morrow; Contest Will De-
eide Best Half Bu. Wheat

KANSAS CITY, No, Sept. 23.-un-
deferred by the experience last year
when the "flu" epidemic caused the
cancellation of the sessions thirty
minutes before the doors opened, the
international Farm Congress and Soil
products Exposition will hold the
boards here this week. The farm con-
gress a world forum for agricultural
lists will be I'm session September 25.
20 and "a, while the exposition. which
is held under the direction Of the con-
gress viii open September "a for a
period OF eleven days.
Representative Of foreign nations
and provinces. states. farmer assoc
Citations agricultural colleges and
kindred Institutions constitute the
delegates to the forteenth annual ses-
sion Of the farm congress. George AL
bert Smith Of Salt Lake, Uath, is pro-
sident OF the organization.
Before this body of representative
agricultural SITS of the world will be
debated subjects of international ma
fionaI. sectional and local Interest. Re-
representatives. Of the packing industry,
we'll known official Of the national
grain board. advocates Of Secretary
Franklin Lanes land reclamation pro-
iects and others who have met with
opposit on from the men who till the
soil will be present to take part iri
discussions.
Leading all other contests in inter
est at the exposition are the annual
Contest of the States" in which ma
tions. provinces and states compete
for a $500 cup and the competition
to determine the best half -bushel OF
wheat in the world
Although the sessions of the Con-
gross and Exposition have been held 4
all over the nation and once in Cana /
da two midwestern states. Nebraska I
and Kansas have taken the LARGEST
number of sweepstakes In the Con {
test OF the States" The Sunflower l
state was a winner of first place In I
'ai5 at EI Paso. Nebraska broke the
Kansas run BY taking first place in 4
raI7 1T Peoria H., but the two states
.ied for first honors last year at Kan |
ans city. where all prizes were award 1
Cd although the exposition gates never |
anened. Each year the competition
between the two states has been close. ,
2r'1oa Wilson OF the Kansas State /
Agricultural college assembled the ex-
hibit for his state and Arnold Martin. |
~ Dubois Nebraska, is in charge of
the Nebraska display.
Canada has won sweepstakes in the
wheat competition five consecutive
wears. Seager Wheeler. a Rosthern
farmer. has taken three
first places for the British possession
and VIII exhibit again this year. Sam
uel Larcomhe Of Pirtle. Manitoba was
champion wheat raiser of the world in
1917. wheat-growers of the United
States and notably those of Kansas,
are determined that the trophies and
orizes win remain in this country this
year, and the competition for first
7onors in the wheat sweepstakes pro-
,aises to be close The hest half
ousheI of wheat may win s1O20 for its
owner, and the least is can win IS $685.
Nearly $4,000 in cash and trophy
prizes will be awarded to exhibitors
These premiums, the largest offered
by any fair or exposition, are open to
he world, except in few special
classes, which are open to farmers of
sections or provinces Some of the
silver trophy cups are huge affairs
measuring nearly four feet in height
and costing $500 each. Others range
IN size down to the ones offered in
he ordinary sweepstakes contests.