Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1925 — Page 12

Results Os Five-Acre Corn Contest Announced Barnes, Jr, Brooksburg. Jefferson county. Is the winner of the flv»* m*rp corn growing contest In Indiana for 1926, capturing the title of production champion over an oven 700 other Hoosier farmers and corn men who finished the contest this year. This was the announcement made today by M. O. Pence, of the soils and crops extension staff of Purdue University, which co-operates wit It the Indiana Corn Growers Association in eon ducting the contest. Barnes had an official yield of 143 99 bushels per acre on his five acre tract. it was judged us was all other entrants on the 16.5 percent moisture basis. The average yield of all contestants was more than 90 bushels to the acre against the state average for this year of 43 bushels. Second place in the contest went to Ed Lux of near Waldron, Shelby county, of the famous family of Luxs who have produced champion corn in state and national shows for years. His son, Victor, is the junior corn king of America now. winning last week at the International Grain and Hay Show. The Lux yield was 133.88 bushels per acre. Last year’s winner George Yarling. Shelby county, who grew 118 bushels to the acre then beat his own mark by growing 131.4 this time. A check up on the figures today showed that of the 700 who completed the corn growing project, the largest number any year since the start of the contest in 1914, 603 wil' get medals for yields of 75 Itpshels or more to the acre. Gold medals for 100 bushels or more to the acre will be awarded to 191 persons which is almost equal the number to receive gold medals all together since the start of the contest. Silver medals will be given 282 men, twice as many as evVr given before in one year These medals go for yields from 85 to 100 bushels. Tlie bronze meda 1 winners, for those who grew from 75 to 85 bushels to the acre, will go to 130 farmers. For the first time in the history of the work, the number cf gold will exceed the number of bronze medal winners. Remarkable records have been made by a number of counties in corn growing this year. Eleven Jes ferson county growers of 23 enrolled produced more than 110 bushels or' corn to the acre. Out of 44 enrolled in Shelby county. 22 drew gold medals, IS silver and two bronze. This county drew more gold medals than any other in the state. In Wayne county. 12 growers drew gold medals and four silver out of 16 competitors. Lawrence Lutz, of Gibson county, high man there, drew 13223 bushels per acre and was one of the highest men in the state. Os 15 Henry county growers enrolled. 12 won gold medals and the other thre •

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liver Alvin Hardin had the top Held of 128 2 bushels per acre. Grant county lends all others of j* the state with 67 growers cotnplet- M Ing the project this year, and also in number of medals awarded Os 65 given there, 13 were gold 32 silver 4M and 10 bronze. Tippecanoe was a3? close second, with 51 finishing, and » 42 medal winners, six gold. 23 silver and 13 bronze. Rush county had 20 MJ to finish 10 gold, and 10 silver med- m all. {jJ A total of 64 counties in the state <M carried on the five acre work this 5? year, Mr. Pence stated. Os this num- ** ber 48 produced gold medal winners or members of th- 100 Bushel Corn ps Club. 61 had silver medal winners. and all 64 counties had men who grew 75 bushels or more per acre. *4 •'This shows that it is possible to grow 75 busnels or more corn, to the acre in any county in Indiana. The U* contest, points the way to more sueyessful corn production in the state jj* an<l the yields produced by these contestants should point the way to « belter farm practices in growing this crop in all counties of Indiana," said •’< Mr. Pence. Many of the medal winners will iltend the annual meeting of the In =*• liana Corn Growers’ Association luring the Agricultural Conference *4 it. Purdue Jan. 13, as well as the Corn Growers’ Banquet, Monday evening Jan 11 and many of them will show in the state ?orh show to be held that week. o pq Thieves Carry Away ♦♦ Entire Stock Os Store l idianai <>lis. Dec. 18 (United Press) Police today are searching for the thieves who lotted the Fred 44 Stalhut grocery store here last night, £7tarrying away the entire stock, valued ♦♦ it more than S7OO. aw Thi thiev< used a wagon to carry X, iway the loot. The shelves and ice box were stripped. M O « Jaily Democrat Want Ads Get Results — ♦♦ Rub Rheumatism or ♦♦ Sore, Aching .Joints Rub Pain right out with small trial bottle of old Z? “St. Jacobs Oil.” «*’ V 4 Rheumatism is “pain" only. Not me ease in fifty requires internal ♦< reatment. Stop drugging. Ruh soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil" right <*■* nto your sore, stiff, aching joints and nuscks. ami relief comes instantly. 44 St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rhen- P 5 matism liniment which never disap joints and cannot burn the skin. M Umber up! Quit complaining! Get jg 1 small trial bottle of old, honest p. “St. Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, W tnd in just a moment you'll be free rom rheumatic pain, soreness, stiff •>;: te - anif welling. Don't suffer! He ♦ ' ief awaits you. "St. Jacobs Oil” has £ ■el eveil millions of rheumatism suffer ♦< ?rs in the last half century, and is just good for sciatica, neuralgia, lum <( 1 a Q- backache, sprains. pj —--

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