Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1919 — FIVE ACRE CORN CLUB GOING. [ARTICLE]

FIVE ACRE CORN CLUB GOING.

E. B. Moore, a farmer of near Frankfort, spent two days last week with the county crops committee working up a greater interest in the Five Acre Corn Club. Last year two men in Jasper county qualified for medals offered by the State Corn Growers Association, by growing over 75 bushels of corn per acre under supervision and the.crops com-, mittee expects to make a better showing this year. . “The five acre corn club has shown that high yields are profitable”, said Mr. Moore. “Our records show that the farmers who are producing 100 bushels of com. per acre are raising it at about one-half the .cpst per; bushel of ;men who are raising but 30 or 40 bushels per acre.” Enrollment in the County Five Acre Corn club is open to every member of the state com growers association. The County Betterment Association offers county prizes to the five men who-grow the.largest locally. The Corn Growers Association will present each who grows 100 bushels per -acre or’more with a gold medal; over 85 bushels a silver medal and over 75 bushels a bronze medal. >