Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1907 — $250 for One Ear of Corn. [ARTICLE]

$250 for One Ear of Corn.

During the recent corn show at Chicago, L. B. Clore, of Franklin, Ind., was one of the exhibitors. Corn raised on his farm won for him SB,OOO in prizes. Ten ears of this were the sweepstake winners. The beßt ear of the ten was put up for sale. An instructor at the lowa Agricultural College wanted the ear, and bidding was ran up to $225, by“-$5 bi4s- Then Mr. Clore said he would pay $250, and the other man retired. It weighs 43 ounces, contains 1,250 kernels and is known as the “Johnson County White” variety. Mr. Clore will keep the prize ear on exhibition at his pTflce until he enters auother exposition. After the sale was over Mr. Clore said: “I couldn’t bear to see the ear go to auyoue else. It’ B part of my life work, folk, to raise corn like that. I’ve | been raising that 90m for the last | fifteen years, and if 1 bad lost it it ! would have seemed like losing a | friend. Down on my little 120 acre farm in Franklin, Fnd., I’ve l>een spending years of my life improving it and hundreds, of dollars to make it the finest land .in the State. Why,'last year, I paid out sl7 an | acre for underground ditching the I place. Does it pay 1 Well, I’ve tak»*Ti something —like —$rt.tfoo in j prizes at this show alone arid you ! Can judge whether it pa 5 - «>r not.’,