The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-10-06
MCCOne Takes
Many Prizes
Mccone County Corn Wins Silver Cup
Sweepstake, Blue, 5 Red, and
White Ribbons

VHiLc nfpOOES
The Montana State Fair of 1872;
was great success.
The new system carried out by the
new management proved to be a won
derful improvement over the previous
system, by which each county had
their own booth. Then decorating an6
arranging exhibits was quite a costly
art, many counties paying several
thousand dollars for decorating alone
While very attractive, it was put
ting the average small or new county
and exhibitor at disadvantage.
This year all costly decorating was
done away with. Each of the five
main agricultural shows was placed
in it's own group nthe large building.
Corn was placed in neat trays in one
section, potatoes in another, sheaves
and threshed grains together, forage
sheaves and seeds in another section
and vegetables in the last
Each exhibit had the name of the
exhibitor and county attached These
were folded and fastened until the
judging was done. They were then
opened showing the name of winning
county and exhibitor.
Winners were placed in order, 1st,
End, 3rd and 4th for comparison.
One of the main attractions was the
wonderful corn show. The shelves
were overfilled with more than 300
entries. There was an exceptionally
large showing of Marquis and Winter
1, oil in, oh,
Rosebud county brought in loads of
their fine watermelons. They are rails
ing acres of them and shipping mel
ons by the carload
The ten largest ears of corn at the
State Fair were grown in McCone
County by Mr.. Cawthorn of Prairie
Elk.
The McCone County princess pre-
scented this corn to the Montana
Queen as her gift at the Coronation.
Although some of the vegetables
were injured by shipping McCone
won six ribbons in this class, three in
threshcd grains and one in sheaf
class. Most Of the sheaves were ruled
out because they were less, than three
inches in diameter.
The seventeen. entries in corn won
a silver cup, sweepstake, blue,
red and 4 white ribbons, making a
record that places McCone among the
first corn counties of the State. 1t
was the quality of the product that
made the high record for the county.
(And by the way,) The Great Falls
Meat Co., stre buying dressed pork.
They are taking up the matter and
will give us more particulars later.
The judge for corn was M. L. VIII
son, for grains and grasses, Prof. G.
H. Cutler of Edmonton, Canada, and
for vegetables, Prof Harrington of
Bozeman,
The State Fair Board has worked
trying to give every
one a square deal, and are now MAX
ing preparations for bigger and bet
ter fair next year.
Let US do likewise, and make plans
now for large exhibit for the state
fair next year.
Following is the list of winners:
Ed Drager, Watkins, Sweepstakes,
mixed Flint corn, $500
Ed Drager, Watkins, Mixed Flint |
corn, 1st prize $500.
Cawthorn, Prairie Elk, 3rd prize,
mixed Flint corn, $500
Ed. Cookery, Weldon, White Dent
corn, 1st prize, $500.
j. G. Compton, Paris, White Dent
corn End prize, $500.
Geo. Lenz, Redwater, Yellow Dent
,orn End prize, $780,
Ed Corkery, Weldon, Yellow Dent
,orn, 3rd prize, $500.
Geo. Lenz, Redwater, N. w. Dent
,orn, 1st prize, $500.
Ed. Cookery, Weldon, N. w. Dent
.orn, 3rd prize, $500.
Geo. LEM, Redwater White Flint
;orn, 1st prize, $500.
Louis Abelin, Circle, White Flint
orn, End prize, $500.
Geo. Lenz, Redwater, Yellow Flint
orn, 3rd prize, $500.
Geo. Lenz, Redwater, best popcorn,
st prize, $500.
Geo. Lenz, Redwater, best bushel
)ent corn, End prize, $1,000.
Louis Abelin, Circle, picking onions
st prize, $780,
H. Hildebrand, Circle, Cauliflower,
nd prize, $500.
Ed. Cookery, Weldon, Red Cabbage,
nd prize, $500.
Louis Abelin, Circle, Rhubarb, End
rize, $500.
Abe Burkhalter, Circle, Early Ohio
'otatoes, 4th prize, $1.00.
James Crawford, Circle, Rural N. Y.
'otatoes, 3rd prize, $500.
Louis Abelin, Circle, Threshed Dur
m, End prize, s4.00
VIM. Krupke, Circle, Threshed Dur
m, 4th prize, $500.
Geo. Lenz, Redwater, Threshed HUI
,ss Barley, 3rd prize, $500.
Ed. Cookery, Weldon, Alfalfa sheaf,
nd prize, $500.
Boys and Girls Club
Frances Arnett, Circle Yellow Flint,
st prize.
Frances Arnett, Circle, Yellow Dent
i'd prize.
The checks werel not issued at
me Of leaving SO will be mailed to
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