South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-25
REAL FIGHT LOOKED
FOR IN CORN HONORS
Lively Competition Expected
at International Grain
and Hay Show.

over 1000 samples OF corn at Chi
cago with a real fight for 1922 SUI
premacy in corn production will be
staged at the international Grain and
Hay Show held in connection with
the International Live Stock Expo
sition IN Chicago. Dec. to .. More
than 1900 entries of the 1000 now
listed. said the manager. W. O..
Fitch. are for corn. ]. w. Work
man of Maxwell, Ill, was crowned
Corn King" for 1921. This was the
first time IN the history of the eight
national and three international
grain shows that the Corn King"
did not half from the Hoosier state
The corn growers Of Indiana are
coming 70 Chicago with literally
hundreds of samples determined TO
capture tho big prize. as well as many
of the smaller ones. The famous
johnson County and Shelby County
corn district had the most favorable
growing season last summer in a
number OF years. A few localities
through Indiana suffered from
drought. but on the whole the sea-
son was good. The quality OF the
Indiana samples should be above
those shown at Chicago for the last
two years. The corn entries are al
so heavy from Iowa, Missouri, ILL
nois and Maryland.
A special feature of the show this
year will be q Corn Dollar" made
in yellow corn. George Heern Of
Pella, Iowa is the King Midas who
will turn the silver Coin" into the
Golden Coin" He will bring this
most valuable dollar in the world 10
the international" and stand guard
over it during the show.
Still another feature made Of grain
to be on exhibit will be a reproduc~
ton OF a farm scene made in seeds
and grasses by Mrs. NJ. X. Gleason
OF Brown County. Indiana. The
picture was first shown at the Indi-
ana State Fair this year and very
appropriately emphasizes the artistic
temperament OF the famous Brown
County people.
a big feature occupying the CEN
ter Of the floor in the main exhibit
hall will be a working model OF the
grain elevator made TO scale one
thousand 10 one The elevator is
constructed entirely of aluminium at
a cost OF $4,000.
The model will show cars of corn
being loaded and unloaded. weighed
and elevated 20 the stOrehouse.
This IS the most complete operating
model OF a grain elevator OF its kind
in the world. The Chicago Board
Of Trade is responsible for the con-
struction OF the elevator and will OPP
crate il during the show. Aside from
the $4,000 which the Board OF
Trade is giving for cash premiums
in the show il will offer for the first
time a handsome corn trophy for
the Grand Sweepstakes ten ears OF
corn. The 1922 Corn King viii
win in addition to the new Board OF
Trade trophy 4 trophy from the
American Manufacturers Assn Of
Products from Corn and $500 in
premium money.
The educational exhibit. erected
under the auspices OF fourteen OF
the state universities, will be a big
feature OF the show. They will en-
phaslze results OF experimental work
and practical demonstration on crop
production and live stock feeding.
The state universities exhibiting fol-
low: Purdue, Michigan. Maryland.
Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Idaho. Ne
brasAa, Louisiana. Iowa. Kansas.
Illinois. North Dakota Tennessee
and Minnesota.