The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-11-16
CORN CULTURE
IN TETON COUNTY
COMMUNITY CORN CONTEST is
PROOF OF EXTENSION OF
THE CORN BELT
Charles Cheetham Grew Over 43 Bu-
shells and Five Tons of Fodder to
the Acre; VIII Plant Bigger Acre
age Next Year.

With 21 fields of corn making al
average of % bushels per acre, will
flint corn out-yielding the dent by IL
bushels, the Dutton Community Corr
contest has proved that corn can be
successfully grown in Teton county
that in this section the flint out
yields the dent and has placed corn
on the slopes of the Rocky noun
tains. The flint corn in the contest
made an average yield of 29.4 bush
els per acre while the dent made but
1876.
Charles Cheetham, who lives six
miles east of Dutton and who is win
ner in the contest, had a field of
Gehu which yielded 43.1 bushels on
corn and a little over five tons of
fodder per acre. This field was fol-
lowed closely by another field of
Gehu yielding 38 bushels and again
by seven other fields of the flint va
rieties, all over the 30-bushel mark.
This corn all matured we'll and show
ed itself to be we'll adapted to this
territory.
The contest, which was started last
spring in the Dutton community by
County Extension Agent Robert H.
backing by the business men of Dut-
ton.
In order to make the contest worth
while sufficient money was raised
with which to purchase two single
row riding corn cultivators. These
machines were given as prizes to the
best five-acre field of corn in each
of two districts into which the COM
munity was divided. The cultivators
were purchased during the early sum-
mer and were placed in the two dis
tricts to be used by those entering |
the contest in keeping their fields |
clean the first year. These two Gull
tivators so far as is known, are the
first two new corn cultivators to be !
shipped into Teton county.
Hartwick Arouses Interest
Up to the present year, little corn
had been grown in Dutton commun-
ty and little interest taken in this
,rop, as it was generally believed that
corn would not yield we'll. folly
Iartwick, one of Montana's best corn
growers, put interest into the propo-
iition at meeting held in Dutton
asst spring when he told the farmers
hat he knew they could raise corn
f they would be satisfied in produc-
ng the Glow down flints." He said
hat this corn would out-yield wheat.
lie also gave them encouragement in
he growing of dents when he said
hat all they needed to do to grow
ent was to get a good seed as near
ONE as possible and then practice
roper seed selection.
Following the meeting held in Dut-
On a meeting was held in each of (
ne two districts at which time G.. o. 1
uelfs of Dutton and County Agent !
.obert H. Clarkson gave talks on i,
)rn growing. Following this, pledge
ards were passed to the farmers to s
gn up, which pledged them to pro- {
uce at least five acres of corn and
lter the corn contest. In this way
3 farmers were secured to produce s
Urn in 1928. Of this number 22 {
,mpleted the contest. At this meet
g, committeeman were appointed
each district to have charge of q
lie campaign and also to have charge
the cultivators in their district. r
Teton County's Corn King i
One of those to take an active part =
the contest and also to help get !.
cir interest was c. o. Juelfs, the Z
Teton county corn king" This f
Jar Mr.. Juelfs had in 70 acres of
I'm of the white flint variety, which
elded 1872 bushels per acre.
Practically all the seed corn used
the contest was grown in the small
eds and gardens in the community
st year, and an effort will be made
use home grown seed next year ;,
om the best fields as shown by this
ar's records.
In the contest 25 per cent was al o.
we'd for cultural methods used, and K
spection by the judges showed most
the fields to be excellent in this
spect. Very few weeds we're found a.
d most of the fields were check r
we'd. Spring blowing was used al
,st without exception for the corn
its.
In order that some benefit might q
derived from the contest that
uld be of help next year, 25 per
IL Was dllOW6u lOI Iu6 SGlCCIlOu VI
best ears of seed corn from the III
Ids. These ears were then sent to Ii
} extension agronomist, A. j. y,
aard, at Bozeman, who judged !
I'm and made note on each selec- u'
n. These notes included informa-
II on the good and bad points of ia
rious ears in each exhibit and h;
hitting out things to look for in r:
ID selection. This collection of IL
n with notes was one of the spe- tr
l displays at the Teton county corn te
w. +h
Average Yields -
Fifty per cent was given on yields Id
m the various fields, with matur- =
oaneral shane of ears and kernel