The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-02
ANNOUNCE WINNERS
Of CORN MEDALS IN
RICHMOND DISTRICT
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN

\ total of $50 men in So Indiana |
counties finished the 5-acre corn con-
test in 1921 with an average yield of
"A bushels per acre, which is twice the !
state average Twenty-one counties
are represented in the 100-bushel class.
This contest was inaugurated in 1914
and a larger number completed the
work this year. despite drouth, chinch
bugs, etc. than in any previous year.
OF the men who finished 342. or 60 per
cent, produced over 10 bushels per
acre, while AZ grew 100 bushels and
up. The 100-bushel men will receive
gold medals; 1873 will be presented
with silver medals for producing IS
10 80 bushels and there are 166 bronze
medals due men who raised from Is to
81 bushels per acre.
King of Corn Growers
r. n. Hardin. of Henry county has
been acclaimed king of the Indiana
corn growers in 1921, with an average
weld of 1891 bushels on 5-acre tract.
The record was made on first bottom
piece of overflow land on the Blue
river Roy Snoeberger of Carroll coun-
", ranked second with 1919 bushels.
s. z. Thomas of Henry county. came
third with 1903 bushels.
Silver ard Bronze Medals
The winners of silver and bronze
medals in Wayne county, and in the
Richmond district. covering Union
Henry, Fayette and Rush counties, are
reported from Purdue, as follows:
Wayne county-Silver medal, " s.
Wilson, Greensboro, 92.S. Bronze med
ais. William Vessel, Milton. 1875. and
Gaar Eliason, Centerville. S29.
Union county--Silver medals, George
Quick, Liberty, S45; Roy Carson, Lib
erty,97.5; John Schrader, Kitchei,
a0.3; Lee Huntington, Liberty. 91.S;
Morton Jones. Liberty, 921; James
Boyle, College Corner, Ohio, 96.7;
Paul McCray, College Corner, ohio.
SO. Bronze medals - James Eaton,
Liberty. I'll; l.. L. Harlan. Liberty.
SIG; J r. KitcheI Liberty, SOL; Har-
Ian Brothers, 75.9; A. Dunlap, Liberty,
500
Henry county-Silver medals-Ho-
mer E. Crandall, $685. Jesse Huddle-
ston. .Straughn, 975; Amos Sarvor,
Straughn, 92.0 Herman Jones, New.
castle, 90.1. Bronze medal-Arthur G.
Johnson, Straughn, 7S.6.
Rush county - Silver medals. NJ
Hufferd, Arlington. S6.44; E. H. Sears,
Carthage, 90.3 Russell Baker, Lewis
Vile, S6.6; Ernest l.. Stuckey, Fal
mouth, 92.5; Capp Miller, Rushville
$50. Bronze medals-Fred d. Pike
New Salem. 1873; G. H. Kirkham
Knightstown. 1911; C. v Spencer New
Salem, 1911; Howard Edbank. Rush
Vile. ia; Claude Sears. Mays, S2.5;
Frank Humphrey, Milroy, 755.
Fayette eounty-Silver medal-El
mer l.. School. Connersville, 94.7
Bronze medals-Carl K. Edwards, Con
nersyille, 1856; w. Z. Brown, Corners
Vile, SIS.
Gold Medal Winners
Henry county led the state in The
number of gold medals won, six mer
having achieved that honor. Delaware
county boasts five men who gave 10'
or more bushels to the acre. Madison
is next in line with four gold medal
lists and Rush and Porter counties eacl
have three. Six other counties havins
more than one winner within it's Dor
ders are: Adams, Carroll, Montgom
cry, Steuben. Tippecanoe and Upton
each of. which captured two golt
medals.
In commenting on the results of tn
1921 corn contest, R. S. Thomas o
the soils and crops department at Pun
due said: THE fact that q countie
are represented in the 100bushel elias
shows that the location of a count
and the type of soil are not the onl
factors Influencing the yield. The five
acre work in 1921 has served as a den
onstration worthy Of notice
Prof. Thomas asserts that farmer
are fast coming to realize that
there is to be profit in raising cor
il will be necessary to increase til
WELD per acre and to limit the acr,
age This can be accomplished onl
by using the best known methods {
corn culture