Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1905 — THE CORN THAT GROWS. [ARTICLE]

THE CORN THAT GROWS.

Newton township now has perhaps one of the heaviest if the very heaviest field of corn ever grown in Jasper Caunty, especially when we consider that it was planted during the month of June and only cultivated twice. This field of over forty acres was farmed by William Ferguson and Everett Halstead and is now yielding by actual measurement one hundred and twenty five bushels to the acre. The corn is of the white variety, very large ears and stalks/ many <»f the ears being eight feet' fro.n the ground. One ear of special note 10! inches in circumference grew in the shade of the grove, only receiving about one aud one hall hours of sunshine each day.

it was impossible to keep men ip the field to cut thiscoru. Ten cents per shock of twelve hill square was paid. Out of ten men that under ook the job only the champion corn shocker Bob Overton and his brother remained, and they threw up the job at the end of onp week The ordinary corn harvesting machines failed to work in it. We intended showing our readers a picture of this field but of the six photos taken by the artist none have yet l»eeu completed by the eletrotypers. This corn is now being saved for setd. During the month of November only, you can buy the seed at SI.OO per bushel, in December it will cost you $1.50 per bushel. For particulars write to Everett Halstead, R. F. D. No. 3 Rensselaer, ind.