The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-12-04
MONT. AGAIN
TAKES MANY
GRAIN PRIZES
IA OF 20 WHEAT PLACES;
OATS, RYE, BARLEY, AND
BEANS, CHICAGO SHOW
MONTANA HAS FEWER SAMP-
LES, HIGHER QUALITY THAN
YEAR AGO

competition of grain Judging at tht
international grain and hay SHOW
here, Montana had won the re
serve championships in wheat ant
beans, first places in soft red
winter wheat, white spring wheat
and Great Northern beans and s.
lesser awards.
Though Montana took IA of the
first 20 places in hard red winter
wheat, it lost first place.
Two livestock awards are listed
for Montana: fifth and sixth places
for carlot grass fed steers, exhibi-
ted by the L-O Cattle company of
Miles City.
Another king of crops was add
ed to the list, with the awarding
of the hay championship to M. V.
Gillett of Lexington eb., who ex-
hibited the premier sample of al
falfa.
In the hard winter wheat class,
Montana won IA of the first 20
places but lost the coveted first
place. That states winnings in the
classes judged today are:
Hard red winter wheat-Thomas
e. Smith, Corvallis, second; L. e.
Peterson, Victor, third; C. Ivan
Gustafson, Victor, fourth; A. M.
Riewoldt, Victor, fifth; c. Edison
Smith, sixth; Charles A. Gustaf-
son, Missoula, seventh; w. o. Jenk-
ms, Columbus, eighth; John Hauf
Jr., Woodside, ninth; M. A. Jewett,
Evaro, 18th; Frank Hruska, Lewis
town, 18th; Ernest Hruska, Lewis
town, 18th; Eden White, Bozeman,
18th; ". A. Holtz, Portage, goth;
C. R. Cox, Brooks. 36th; j. c..
Clark, Columbus, 38th.
White oats-C. Ivan Gustafson,
fourth; L. E. Peterson, fifth; Peter
Erickson, Corvallis, sixth; e. Ed
son Smith, seventh; c. j. Brown,
Victor, eighth; w. o. Jenkins,
10th; Leroy Kirby, Simms, 18th;
L. Seaman, Three Forks, oath.
Early oats-L. E. Peterson, third;
c. Edison Smith, sixth; c. Ivan
Gustafson, eighth; A. M. Riewoldt,
Thomas e. Smith, 10th.
Rye. Edison Smith, second;
L. E. Peterson, fifth; w. o, Jen-
kins. 10th: C. J. Brown, 18th.
Six-rowed barley-C. Edison
first; c. Ivan Gustafson,
second; Charles A. G%ustafson,
A. M. Riewoldt, sixth;
Thomas E. Smith, seventh; L. E.
Peterson, eighth; Peter Erickson;
18th; w. o. Jenkins, 18th.
Junior corn region-AIlen Lie
row, Park City, 18th.
list In White Spring
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 29.-With
The heaviest sample of wheat eve
shown at the international grain
and hay show, G.. Edison Smith of
Corvallis, Mont, won first place
the white spring wheat class,
which was judged Monday.
Smith, whose grain samples were
awarded the world championship a
'ew years ago, placed first in this
last year. His sample this
rear was late Gherka, testing 67.9
to the bushel. 1t becomes
Eligible for the worlds champion
hip, which usually goes to hard
ed wheat.
l.. E. Peterson of Victor finished
iecond in the same class, in which
dontana made 10 entries and took
awards.
Other Montana winners in white
pring wheat are Thomas e. Smith,
# Corvallis, third; c. Ivan Gustaf-
on of Victor, fourth; John Haul
r. of Woodside, fifth; Frank Hru-
ka of Lewistown, sixth; A. M.
liewoldt of Victor, eighth; Peter
Erickson of Victor, 10th, and w.
}. Jenkins of Columbus, 18th.
C. Edison Smith also took third
q durum wheat, with L. e. Peter
on, fifth; Thomas E. Smith, sew
nth; Riewoldt, 18th, Gustafson,
8th. and Frank Hruska, 22nd.
Judging in the hard red, spring
nd winter wheats will take place
'uesday and Wednesday.
F. l.. Purcell Of Berg captured
be championship in beans
nth his entry of Great Northerns,
d which class he took first place.
fontana swept this class, every en-
~ getting a place. Other awards
rere Robert x. Biedler of Belfry,
econd; Mrs. j. C. Higham of Bel
~, third; L. E. Peterson, fourth;
'ony Massin Of Fromberg, sixth;
ames G. Morris Of Pompeys,
In navy beans, L. E. Peterson
1ok 18th place while Montana win
ers in any other type Of beans
ere Mrs. Higham, third; L. E.
'eterson, fourth; Gustafson, fifth;
iedler, sixth; Tom Gilderson OF
,ozeman, 18th, and Tews, 18th.
Montana advanced toward the