The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23
NUMBER II
Bates County Seed Corn Show.
By Il. \. Langcnbachcr, County
agent.


Agent.
Saturday, December 18th, was the
last day Of the Bates County corn
show. Although only twenty out of
forty farmers who had promised to
enter exhibits in this corn show ac-
tually brought in their entries, yet We
feel that we had a very successful
corn show. Ninety bushels of very
we'll selected corn was on display on
the main floor of the court house.
Approximately five hundred farmers
and business men have passed
through the court house to see the ex-
hibits since they had been on display.
Many of these farmers remarked that
this was the first corn show ever
held as county exhibit in Bates
County, and that it was much better
than they had expected. Many of
them said that the exhibits were the
best that they had ever seen. Al
though the Farm Bureau Board feels
that the farmers are not supporting
them as they should, since they failed
to do as they. promised yet they feel
that this show was very successful
and that next year it will be much
better.
Many farmers expressed keen in
terest in the work OF the Farm Bu-
reau as result of this and other pro-
jects which have been promoted dur
ing the past year, and the number OF
Withdrawals are very limited, only
the least progressive farmers ever
think of Withdrawing from the or
ganization which means so much to
Bates County.
Eugene Black, a boy of about II
years, attending school at the pres
ent time, won first prize on Boone
County White corn. Eugene is to b.
congratulated on this since practical
ly all this seed was selected by him
by lantern light after he got home
from school. This is the second at
tempt in which he has been unusual
~ successful. The first being his en-
try in the pig club sale.
Mr. Ben Baskerville, OF Hudson
community, took second prize with
Boone County White corn. Mr..
baskerville is prominent farmer OF
Hudson township and believes in Sc
lecting his seed corn from his field as
a result he was enabled to raise all
average of eghty-five bushels of corn
to the acre, from which he selected
this prize seed. MIR. Baskerville i,
one of the boosters for better agri-
culture and the Farm Bureau in Bates
County.
The third prize on white corn was
taken by Frank korneman. Mr..
kornen,an is young farmer, but is
rracticin" scieRtific agriculture to the
best OF his ability. This is the frs,
time that he has ever exhibited corn
iE a contest OF this sort.
The first prize in Rtid's Yellow
Dent was taken by Mr.. Webb Shel-
by. Butler. Mo. Mr.. Shelby takes
great prid, in winning prizes at corn
shows, He is not professionalism
hibitor, but always makes the other
fellows hustle to beat him. He is
Farm bureau booster for better az
riculture.
The second -prize-en- -Rei4,s Yellow
Dent was taken by w. II. Clements.
OF Butler, Mo. MIR. Clements came
to Bates County last year from Sa-
line County, and has always been a
booster for better seed corn.
TIc third prize wa, taken by Geo.
X oflcinan, whose son took third
prize in the white class. Mr.. kornc
man believes in progressive agricu.--
trlrC and is praclicing the progressive
methods on his farm.
This is our first corn show report
and we hope that it will not be the
last. as Eatcs County needs molc
sood corn in place of the nubbins that
SO many of the farmers are raising
Boost for your Farm Bureau and
help us help the county.