The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-10
CORN AND POTATO !,
SHOW b|(,DES ll,..

Bottineau County 81 Corn and Potato
4 SHOW held il the city Tuesday and
q Wednesday of this week demonstrates
4 more than ever the success Of individ-
B uals1 who have given up the idea Of
farming with wheat entirely in this
county. 5s 5 81 vi
The show was headed WITH display
depicting the agricultural history OF
Bottineau. county arranged by All.
Eastgate III such a way as to show
the past, present and future in crop
raising. Blue stem wheat, heads the
list, followed by number Of other
varieties Of grain Of lesser value as
years rolled BY and drouth played
such al important part in crop rails
I ing il this county, until, across the
center of the display row Of Russian
Thistle is found, which is the turning
point III Bottineau county farming.
From there down q gradual increase,
in corn, alfalfa, sweet clover, ETC., re-
suited in a better display Of wheat,
potatoes, corn and other crops.
Several hundred people visited the
display in the Commercial Club rooms
and County Agent Aamodt IS very
well satisfied with the show as 9
whole. An effort will be made TO hold
this show annually around the middle
of October, when it is expected exhib-
its viii be received from all parts Of
the county and people generally Will
find it easier to attend. Il,
Following is q list Of the prize win
ners IN the different events and needs
no further comment:
Jas. IA. Thorburn, First Prize Best
Individual Display, Best Exhibit Veg
etables, Minnesota Thirteen, Largest
Pumpkin.
Mrs. J.. w. Scheer, First Prize
Early Ohio Potatoes, Snow Flake po-
tatoes, best bushel potatoes. Second
prize Gehu Flint, Mixed Flint, Ex-
hibit Of Corn, Individual display, Ex-
hibit Of vegetables. .
j.. G. Kane, Russell, First Prize,
White Dent.
JOS. 4. Lexa, First Prize, Best ex-
hibit of Corn, Other Dents, Mixed
Flint, Smut Nosed Flint. Second prize,
White Flint.
VIM. Fuerhelm, Overly, First Prize,
Gehu Flint, Smut Nosed Flint.
q. A. Erickson, First Prize, White
Flint, EARLY Triunphs. Second prize,
Exhibit corn, Green Mountain spuds.
Third prize, Mixed Flint.
Duncan Beaton, First Prize, North
western Dent. 10 ears.
Frank sPospisel, First Prize, Best
bushel corn. Second prize, White Dent
st. Andrews Hospital, First Prize,
Largest Squash. !.
Joe Hlavnicka, Third Prize, Whlte
Dent.
Oscar vinje, Second Prize, Mime
sofa Thirteen.
+. 6. Falkenstein, Third Prize, Min
nesota Thirteen, Turtle Mountain
grown.
8. H. Wilson. Second prize, Early
Ohios, Best bushel potatoes.
IA. n. White, Third Prize, North
western Dent.
S. M. Nichol, Third Prize, Early
Ohios, Best bushel potatoes.
P. o. Heald, Second Prize, Best
bushel corn. Third prize, White Flint.
S. II. Wilson, Second Prize, exhibit
vegetables, Third prize, Individual dis
play. 8, 3
The Corn and Potato Show was MT
tingly closed with q monster Comman-
ity Supper and program at the I, high
school. Baked potatoes Early Ohio
were the big eats, with ham sand
wiches, doughnuts, salad, doughnuts,
cake and coffee, furnished by ladies
{ from the country and city OF Bottl-
neau. Between 300 and 400 people at
tended the supper and program.
The program was held in the As
selnbly room Of the high school. MT.
II. White presided and short ad-
dresses were delivered by Dune. Bea-
ton, De Durnin, G. B. Aamodt, ,,
weeks, Dr. Fitzmaurice Of sKennna are,
MI. Hall from the "A agriculture College
and Alfs Eastgate spoke On The Po-
tato. IA film On the potato industry
was shown, which was very interest
ing. The program was interspersed
With musical selections, q solo by Mrs.
Geo. B. McMillen and selections from
/. tns Legion quartette
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