The Carbon County news., 1928-12-06
CARBON COUNTY
men WIN PLACES
AT CHICAGO SHOW
First Exhibit Is One Of Merit
and Ranks With Entire
World.

Carbon county is handsome winner
in the International Hay and Grain
show which is being held in Chicago
this week. While it is the first time
this county has ever been represented
and little preparation was made, the
honors are still great as so many diff
ferent classes were represented.
Entries have been made from all
parts of the world. Russia, "the
grain field of the world" is strongly
represented, as we'll as the great grain
producing countries of Australia,
Canada and New Zealand. Montana,
as a state, is greatly represented, but
to the former modest Carbon county,
the greatest of credit should be given.
Clayton w. Conger, the Smith
Hughes instructor in the Carbon Coun-
ty High school, is in attendance at the
show, having left here Thursday and
joining one of the special trains at
Billings. He was sent there by the
county commissioners and in wire
he states he has taken $50 in prize
money so far on Carbon displays.
Two of our county commissioners
are listed in the winning exhibitors,
and farmers all over the county are
also included.
In the rye exhibits, S. f. Sparr Of
Roberts took second, and Pete Giovet-
ii Of Roberts won seventh. In hard
red spring wheat County Commission
er ]. T. Kelly won eighth place and
John Maryott thirty-fifth. There
were 16s entries in this class Of grain.
In the sweet clover exhibits G.. &.
Smith of Fromberg took fifth and
County Commissioner Lee Gard won
eighth.
Winnings were also made in the
alsike clover exhibits, ". Fl. Foust
Of Belfry winning fourth, Ed Cooper
and Son of Joliet fifth and F. y. Pc
terson of Joliet sixth. In Yellow
Dent corn only one Carbon man was
listed as winner, Reverend Clark OF
Fronlberg, taking ninth. There were
SO entries in this class.
Mr.. Conger has made a wonderful
record since coming to Carbon county
last summer. He is one of two Smith
Hughes instructors in the state who
came from outside of Montana. He
Immediately started in looking alter
exhibits to take to the Midland Empire
fair. although no plans had been
started by his predecessor. He made
a wonderful showing at the Billings
fair and then started the work Of pre-
pairing another exhibit for the Mon
tana State fair.
At both places he succeeded IN
capturing many fine prizes and 1t was
with hope of advertising our wonder
full resources that he asked permission
to send a small exhibit to Chicago. He
had no thought of attending the show
himself, but the commissioners, feel
ING he had done so we'll, advanced a
mart of his expense to the Chicago
show and it is now felt the small
outlay was we'll worth the effort, as
the prize money more than repays the
county
With proper preparation Cafpon
will take even greater honors again
and the elation over what has been
secured is great as it is the first time
it has been represented in any credit
able manner outside the state.
G. Ivan Gustafson Of Ravalli county,
was given worlds sweepstakes on MS
sample OF white oats, and 9. Edison
Smith also of Ravalli county, for the
second consecutive time won world S
sweepstakes with hard red winter
wheat, weighing 66 ITO pounds per
bushel.
In the six wheat classes, Montana
won four first places and "a out OF 81
top places. In the hard red winter
wheat class, the Treasure state won
the first nine places in row; IN SOFT
red winter wheat, first and fourth;
in durum, the first nine places, ana
in white spring wheat the first five.
Some of the winners in various
kinds of grain follow;
Early oats-L. E. Peterson, victor,
first; c. Edison Smith, Corvallis, sec
ond; A. Nj. Riewoldt, Victor, third; W.
]. Smith, Missoula, fourth; G. Ivan
Gustafson, Victor, seventh; E. n.
Smith, Hamilton, eighth.
Oats region one-C. Ivan Gustatson'
Victor, first; L. E. Peterson, Victor
seventh; c. Edison Smith, Corvallis
tenth; W. j. Smith, Missoula, seven
teenth; E. E. Smith, Hamilton, eight
eenth.
Wheat, hard red SPRING.. Edison
Smith, Corvallis, sixth; Clarence
Rich. Dean, eighth; ]. 7. Kelly, Cas-
tagne, ninth; C. D. Zimmerman, FISH
tail, eleventh; Emil Bahr, Dean, thlr-
teenth; c. M. Treece, Victor, twenty
second; E. E. Smith, Hamilton, TWEEN
ty-third; Thomas H. Busteed, busteeo'
twenty-fourth; Ole Eggan, Absarokee'
thirty-fourth; John Maryott' Kea