Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1918 — SOME FIELD OF CORN THIS [ARTICLE]

SOME FIELD OF CORN THIS

Over 310 Acres in One Field Near Pleasant Ridge. Perhaps the largest corn field in the state lies just south of Pleasant Ridge, on one of the J. J. Lawler farms. The rows are one mile long and the Democrat understands there is a little more than 310 acres—in reality about 311 acres — in the field. This is the largest single field of corn that the writer ever saw and it is probable that ■very few people in this section of the state ever saw a larger one. This corn is looking well for most part and with favorable conditions the rest of the season should produce a good- yield. By the way, there is a lot of mighty good wheat in south of Pleasant Ridge this year also, one of the best fields perhaps being on the J. M. Wasson farm, south and west of the Ridge, but there are also splendid fields on the Harvey Wood farm and several other farms in that vicinity. While there are many fine looking fields of corn in the vicinity of Rensselaer this season, one of the best for its size—almost SO acres,

is that of Art Kanne, two miles southeast of town. Gangloff Jlros. also have a good field, a full 80 acres, immediately north of Kanne's field, while Joe Nesius, Jr., has some mighty nice corn on the Mrs. Alter farm immediately east. Perhaps the best field of corn in the county —-the acreage is smaller than either of the others mentioned—-is that of Ralph Zeigler on the Dr. llansson farm, ft few miles west of town, although it is a “stand off’’ between Ralph’s field and that of his father, Noah Zeigler, north of town.