Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-10
NEW CORN KING
IS CROWNED IN
CHICAGO SHOW
Indiana Man Wins Sweep
stakes at international
Exhibit; $4,000 in Pre-
miums Distributed.

10y Inc AsSOcIhteu 1tthSD
Chicago, Dec. "a new corn
king, C. e. Troyer Of La Fontaine
Ind, was crowned by the Interna-
tional Grain and Hay Show which
ended in Chicago December 4 with
the distribution of $4,000 in pre-
mlums by the Chicago Board Of
Trade.
Troyer won the sweepstakes with
ten-ear sample of johnson coun-
ty white corn, from @ seventeen
acre field with a yield of 100 bush
els an acre. Deep blowing, thor
ough cultivation and the free use
of the hoe brought premier honors,
Troyer said.
1t is the second time a Hoosier
has been made King of Corn. Peter
Lux of Indiana having won first
honors last year
Single Ear Sweepstakes.
j. T.. Mummert, Astoria, H., won
the single ear sweepstakes with his
samples of yellow corn, while John
w, Lucas of Calgary, Alberta, car
ried off first honors for the best
sample of oats, and ]. c. Mitchell
Of Dahnda, Sask., Canada, won
first prize for the best sample of
wheat. For the best sample of
HAY, the special award went to w.
T. Otcheck, Grinnell, Ia.
The country was divided into six
regions. The special awards. on
corn of the ten-ear class were won
by the following in their respec-
tive regions:
]. j. Shambaugh, Miles City,
Mont, (yeliow) Charles Laughlin,
Three oaks, Mich, (yeliow); G. Il.
Troyer, La Fontaine, Ind, (white) ;
Thomas owen, Franklin, Ind,
(yellow) Gil T. Buford, Pulaski,
! Tenn, (white), Fred c. Kari, San
| Francisco, Calf, (yellow).
| In the single ear classes the follow
ing won in their respective regions:
! c. Tilden, Park City, Mont; w. w.
Adams, Winnebago, Mimi; Leroy
A. Haines, Princeton. Ia. j, E.
Mummert, Astoria, Ill.,; Gil T. Blu
ford, Pulaski, Tenn; Fred c. Kari,
| San Francisco, Calf
Various Grades.
In the wheat section of the show
the following took honors in the
different grades:
/. D, Keckley, Marysville, o.,
(white winter; John Howell, Mon
trose, Colo, (and red winter; j. c.
Mitchell, Dahinda, Sask,, Canada
(hard red spring.; John Howell
Montrose, Colo, white spring.
Sauerman Bros, Crown Point, md
(soft red winter; X. f. Conan,
Oak Lake, Manit., Canada, (Du-
rum.
In the regional contests in oats
the following were first in their re-
spective regions: John w. Lucas
Cayley, Ait, Canada; v II. Cohoe
S. Woodslee, ont, Canada; A. f.
Troyer, Ia Fontaine, md; A. A
Malsbury, Lowder, H.; b. M. Jack
son, Monroe, La; John Howell
4 Montrose, Colo.
| Hay Section.
| In the hay section Otto Wolf oil
| Lacrosse, Wis, won first prize fol
timothy, w. 7. Otcheck. Grinnell
Iowa, won first prize for rec
clover, and Swartz Bros, Wauke
sha, Wis, for alfalfa. First prize
Tor rye went TO LEWIS I1ulAiCi "
South Manitow Island, Mich. fol
barley 1.-TWO rowed) Arthur Norum
Hallock, Mimi. was first; in thu
six rowed w. ]. Hartman of Man
haitian, Mont. was first
Those who took high honors II
the other classes follow: MILF
maize, r. L. Getty, Hayes, kans.
field peas. E. III. Buckingham
Claresholm, Alta, Canada; COY
peas, c. l.. Looney, Winchester
Tenn; Alsille clover seed. S. II
Proctor, Kimberley, Ida.; aifaif
seed, John w, Hardin. Kimberley
Ida; timothy seed. Carl Holder
Williamsburg, Iowa; red Glove
seed, Hjclle Bros. NeWfolder
Mimi; soy beans. Harry Z. Shroof
Kokomo. Ind; sweet clover, Oar
row Bros, Twin Falls, Ida.
Agricultural experts charactertz
ed the show as the most compre
hensive of its kind ever held am
plans are being made to make 1t
permanent annual affair. Tn
committee in charge of the shoy
said it would go far toward genera
crop Improvement. and urged tn
Chicago board of trade to max
possible the permanency of tn
movement by contributing at leas
an equal sum next year and an
nuallV thereafter