Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
GRAIN, POULTRY
SHOWS GREAT
Fine Displays Shown at Haugen's
Hall Last Week in Connection
With Farmers Institute
FINEST LOT POULTRY
EVER SHOWN
Farm Produce Show Was Excellent
and Large Crowd Was in
Attendance

SHOWS ana EXHIBITS held in DEBORAH
four days last week, Jan. IL to 15,
under the auspices of the Farm Bur-
eau, Poultry Association and Farm
ers' Institute of Winneshiek county
and Horticultural Society, was large
ly attended, and some wonderfully
fine exhibits were put on.
The agricultural display was a
fine one, and one of the best put
on, and it was under the supervision
of o. 0. Lomen. The farm crop
judge was Chas. E. Smith of Ames.
All together there were 80 entries
and 4 displays. 0. 0. Lomen won 9
firsts and second. Mrs. H. Love-
steun / first and 9 seconds.
E. L. Beard & Son took first prize
for the best farm display.
The poultry show was decided
success and as fine lot of poultry
as we ever saw was on exhibition at
Haugen's hall, and a large number
of people viewed them. The entries
10 the bee exhibit and the colt show
were not what they should have been.
In fact the colt show was a failure,
because, for some reason the colts
were moi brought in, only one, we
understand, making its appearance
The Farm Bureau and especially
its auxiliary the Farmers Institute
which staged the show and these in
stitutes is very much indebted to
the farmers of the county and to the
citizens of DEBORAH for the en-
enlargement they received, for the
cooperation and assistance they
rendered and especially to the farm
ers and business men who contribut-
ed of their means toward the ex-
penses. The following are worthy of
recognition because of their cash
donations: Ben Bear Co., Winneshiek
County State Bank, Citizens Savings
Bank, National Bank, DEBORAH State
Bank, z. l.. Beard & Son, Adams
Seed Co., X. |. Haugen, Reed & Len
non, Fred J. Rosenthal, Bernatz
Bros, j. C. Hexom & Son, o. j..
Linde, and Ingvoldstad Lumber Co.
The following deserve special men
ton because of their untiring efforts
and assistance in making it possible
to put on the show, in taking care OF
it, and taking it away again: II. I.
Ramlo; o. o. Lomen; T. T. Istad and
John Harter.
The county exhibit which won first
place in the northern district at the
Iowa State Fair was reproduced
to a certain extent for the inspection
Of the people. Those who visited the
show and saw this exhibit will APP
preciate the amount of effort neces-
sary in producing and reproducing
this display. 1t needs no further COM
ment other than that it has been
a heavy project to carry through, but
that the efforts put forth have borne
fruits many fold through the edu-
cation that it has afforded the many
people who have had occasion to see
the display, not only at our show,
but at our great State Fair last fall
as well.
There were "A exhibits of corn
ard 33 different exhibits of grain,
besides a large exhibit of vegetables,
notatoes. onions, ETC., and a fine dis
play of honey.
The prizes awarded were as fol-
lows:
First prize on Yellow Dent to Chas.
FRYE & Son, of Calmar I'd to l..
Johnson, Castalia; Sd to Ed Nord-
helm, DEBORAH r. Z.
White Dentist, l.. Johnson, Cas-
ITALIA; I'd Alonzo Harvey, Ossian; I'd
p. Z. Galvey, DEBORAH.
ANY Other Variety-7-lst, j. II. Nc
MILAN, Hesper; I'd, 0. o. Lomen,
DEBORAH.
Vegetables.
There were nine exhibitors of vege-
tables, and the first prize on display,
10 different varieties, went to +. K.
Blount, I'd to John Harter; Sd to
w. T. Symonds and 4th to o. o. Lo-
men.
Potatoes.
Early potatoes-1st prize to o. o.
Lomen; I'd, G. r. Hamre.
Late potatoes-1st prize to c. M.
Anderson, DEBORAH; I'd to Z. r.
Blount.
Onions.
Red Onions-1st prize, E. r.
Blount; I'd w. T. Symonds.
Yellow Onions--1st prize, John
Harter; I'd, E. r. Blount.
White Onions-1st prize, o. o. Lo-
men; I'd w. T. Symonds.
Pop Corn.
First prize-P. o. Egeland, Decor
ah; I'd Mrs. H. Lovestuen, DEBORAH.