The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-11-13
Sheridan County Farmers
Win Many Prizes
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tries in the corn show, not counting /
the poultry show exhibits.
The big feature of the corn show
was the large number of bushel eX-
hibits of corn, there being more than /
70 bushels entered of corn. The 10 |
ear division was exceedingly high
class, and everyone marveled at the /.
quality of the corn on exhibit. In tie
10-ear class there were 81 individu- /.
al entries, covering all classes of
coIn-Yellow dent, White dent, /
Northwestern dent, Minnesota %, the
flints and Squaw corn.
Other Divisions Represented
The other division of the corn show
was we'll represented, and especially
the alfalfa and small grain division.
there being IA entries in registered
alfalfa. II in beans, Is in sweet Glow
er, u in barley, 18 in registered Mar
uuis wheat, five in fax, five in oats,
/ 60 in approved Marquis, two in Kitch-
one wheat, five in Bronze grass, six
| in Emmer, two in rye, six in Durum
wheat, II in approved fax, 10 in APP
proved coats, three in slender wheat
/ grass, nine in sugar beetS. SO potato
entries and a total of 252 entries in
II these classes. This gave the show
total of TAP entries and 1900 ears
of corn.
Alvin Warrior. Indian farmer Of
Poplar, exhibited the largest ear Of
corn, measuring approximately 10
|. inches in circumference and more
than 20 inches in length, being one
of che most clever displays, and it
caused much favorable comment. This
corn was made by an Indian woman,
the grains having been sewn on with
great care and patience.
It is estimated that 10000 kernels
of corn were used in making the ear
The exhibits coming from Fowt Peck
Indians represented the Fort Peck
Farming and Livestock association
there.
Fun Feed Was Enjoyed
II approximately $50 peorle were
served at the "fun feed" Thursday
/ evening in the Odd Fellows hall. Tur
] KEY, fun fed caps and music by TIT
Chinook boys band made the occasion
a most enjoyable one.
II Following the main address, fou
All club demonstration teams wer
put to work. A Roosevelt count,
1 team composed of Delmer Lesson an
Ralph B. Jorge, and Valley count
team, composed of Elsie Elias an
Lawrence Lacock. demonstrated "see
corn selection The Roosevelt coun
ty team won. The other demonstra
| tions put on were the "curing an
storage of seed corn" The denanr
stration teams were from Phillip
county, composed of Fort Kessler an
Laura Waters and from Blain couT
= ty. composed of Harold Stefin an
Leland Bosshardt. The Blaine couT
ty team won.
The Phillips county team score
high in corn judging, with four team
competing. Herbert Mangis of Phi
lips county was the highest scorin
individual club member.
Grain Judging Contests
S. D. Blair of Culbertson VIC
. honors in the farmers grain judgiT
contest, with A. G. Kurtz CT HI
- county a close second. The five hig
- individual judges in the contest wer
First, S. D. Blair of Culbertson; Sc
on6, A. G.. Kurtz of Roosevelt, al
fourth, Ben Watkins of Hill count
third, Andrew Harbo of Blaine. ~
county team placing and their me1
!. bers were: Roosevelt-frst, S.
Blair and Andrew Harbo; Hill-se
ond. A. G. Kurtz and Phillip Dun
Phillips-third, J. n. Mangis and
T. Reden: Blaine-fourth, Ben We
kins and R. B. Snedcor.
The four county collective banne
We've placed as follows:
Corn banner-Roosevelt county.
Grain banner and Grass Seed ba
ners-Sheridan County.
Potato banner-Blaine county.
Sweepstakes Awards