The Ward County independent., 1921-11-24

to Show held IN this city FRIDAY ana
Saturday, attracted fair sized crowds,
though the number of people attend
ing would have been much larger but
for the cold weather.
The show was held in the high school
auditorium, which proved to be an
ideal place for the exhibits as well as
for the program.
Sweepstakes ribbon for corn at the
Ward County Corn and Potato Show
went to August Cordes Of Douglas,
and sweepstakes ribbon for potatoes
to Walter Troxel of Berthold, accord
ing to check of the records which
was completed today. Mr.. Cordes had
an exhibit of Yellow Dent Minnesota
No. 13 corn and Mr.. Troxel exhibited
Green Mountain potatoes. There were
five more exhibits of corn and 27 less
Of potatoes this year than last. The
smaller potato exhibit is said to be
due to the fact that winter came so
early that many Of the pits were froz-
en- shut and the farmers could not
get specimens without breaking the
pits open. 1t is said that more than
35 entries Of potatoes would have
it was not for this fact.
AHC 4udAAty VI IIlC SOlu oi OloplSAJ
this year is said to have been Of a
much better quality than last year.
The prizes for community booths
went to Douglas and Ryder, first and
second respectively. A prize of $50
was given to Douglas and one of $50
to Ryder.
A total of $272 in premiums was
given to exhibitors. The list of prize
winners and their addresses follow:
Potatoes
Cobbler-H. Finke, Berthold: VIM.
Clouse, Surrey; Ed. Kelley, Minot.
Ohio-Charles Booth, Sawyer; Lou
is Gissel, Kenmare; J. J. Brand, Lo-
gan.
Triumph-Agr. Dept. H. S. Velva;
B. B. Mouck, Minot; Eva Matt, Ken
mare.
Rural N. Y.-John Holbach, Minot;
Carl Carlson, Des Laos; J. H. Brad
Green Mt. Walter Troxel, Fox.
holm; Charles Booth, Sawyer; Law
renee Troxel, Foxholm.
All Other Varities-Haroh Living.
ston, Kenmare; Ole Boe, Lone Tree;
Henry Crodes, Douglas.
Any Yellow Dent-F. w. Weider,
velva; August Cardes, Douglas; A. C..
Nedrud, Logan.
N. Y. Dent-John Meyers, Logan;
0rrin Roberts, Douglas; Arnold Haldi,
Glenburn.
Minnesota 13-August Cordes,
: Douglas; John lWa1lin, sBurling gton;
Ole Oen, Minot.
White Dent-Charley Booth, Saw.
yer; J. H. Burkhart,. Berthold; N. d.
Yellow Flint-August johnson,
Douglas; John Valla, Foxholm; Nels
valla, Foxholm.
Sweet Corn-Charley Booth, Sawyer;
John Holbach, Minot; A. c. Nedrud,
Pop Corn-:A. G. Burgeson, Douglas
Carl Carlson, Des Laos; Carl Carlson,
Des Laos.
NSquaw Corn-H. Schimmelpfenning,
Burlington; John Meyers, Logan.
Falconer Dent-Don Davy, Burling-
ton; Charley Scribner, Burlington; !;
Frank Pettys, Sawyer.
White Flint-August Cordes, Doug
las; William Stammen, Carpio; J. J..
Brand, Logan.
Saturday was Potato Day at the
Corn and Potato. Show, and it is re-
GREETED that every potato grower
could not have heard the addresses.
A. S. Spicher, county commissioner,
was chairman for the day. He in
troduced Dr.. L. H. Beeler, president of
the Minot Normal who gave splen-
did address, The growing of good
crops is important, but the speaker
emphasized the Importance also Of
making the farm homes more COM
Portable and the surroundings more
beautiful. The young folks will
stay on the farms if the. homes are
made attractive. They should not
have to be ashamed to show their
city friends their country homes.
Keeping the roadsides attractive was
touched upon. The man who hauls
loads OF tin cans out into the country
and dumps them along the roadsides
is criminal and ought to be punished.
He referred to the economical side Of
close to the house. He showed by
statistics: that farm women draw
most Of the water for the house and
showed just how many pounds Of
water they were compelled to lift and
carry daily. Attention should be
paid to the report Of the public health
nurse who visits the school to pre-
vent the children from becoming i'll
and to cure them Of physical defects,
thus giving them an equal opportunity
with other children to gain an edu-
cation. The: Normal school he said
is doing an important work in train
ing the teachers to go out into the
country to train the children Of the
rural districts in an efficient manner.
He was heartily applauded.
Einar Madison, Of Burlington, who
has done much for the potato growing
industry in his district, gave an in
teresting address on Sour Aim in the
Potato Industry" Mr.. Madison spoke
as only man can who is heart and
soul in his work. The Burlington
community has already paid some at
tention to stock and corn but needed
something that would bring quick re-
turns, SO started in growing potatoes
onSa good sized scale three years ago.
ut is safe to announce that we are
past the experimental STAGE" he said.
"A mark must be set for the future.
Each community must educate it's po-