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others to sincerely and correctly evaluate show corn, has probably done much to do away with any actual great harm connected with the exploitation of fancy corn. It seems unlikely that Nebraska will ever again hold a highly promoted and enthusiastic "pretty ear" corn show. A show or exposition developed along practical and educational lines would have greater merit.

PRIZE WINNERS IN CORN SHOW--JANUARY 1918.

     The honorary, amateur, and junior classes as held at previous shows have been consolidated into one general class open to all
EASTERN SECTION
     Open only to corn grown in counties east of the western boundaries of Knox, Antelope, Boone, Merrick, Hamilton, Clay and Nuckolls counties.
CLASS A--TEN EARS YELLOW DENT CORN

First premium

Chas. G. Roggenbach, Wisner

Second premium

Frank Rist, Humboldt

Third premium

E. Humlicek, Linwood

 

CLASS B--TEN EARS OF YELLOW DENT CORN

First premium

Carl Beuhler, Sterling

Second premium

Chas. J. Brush. Auburn

Third premium

Frank Eis, Humboldt

 

CLASS C--TEN EARS OF DENT CORN OTHER THAN WHITE OR YELLOW

First premium

Chas. J. Brush, Auburn

Second premium

Lewis Jesperson, Ashland

Third premium

Arnold Martin, Du Boid

 

CLASS D--SINGLE EAR DENT CORN, ANY VARIETY

First premium

Theo. Anderson, Ceresco

Second premium

G. Roggenbach, Wisner

Third premium

John S. Hooks, Blair


WESTERN SECTION
(For conties in Nebraska not included in Eastern Section)

CLASS E--TEN EARS DENT CORN, ANY VARIETY

First premium

Seth J. Pease, Juniata

Second premium

F. O. Johnson, North Platte

Third premium

H. E. Sautter, Scotia

 

CLASS F--SINGLE EAR DENT CORN, ANY VARIETY

First premium

Seth J. Pease, Juniata


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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

SMALL GRAINS. OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS

CLASS G--ONE PECK THRESHED WHEAT

First premium

J. F. Graham, Bethany

Second premium

G. E. Humlecek, Linwood

Third premium

Frank Rist, Humboldt

 

CLASS H--ONE PECK THRESHED OATS

First premium

Sam Rist, Humboldt

Second premium

J. H. Graham, Bethany

Third premium

Joe Harrison, Havelock

 

SWEEPSTAKES AND CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

SWEEPSTAKES--TEN EARS YELLOW DENT CORN

C. G. Roggenbach

Wisner

 

SWEEPSTAKES---TEN EARS WHITE DENT CORN

Carl Buehler

Sterling

 

SWEEPSTAKES--TEN EARS OF DENT CORN, OTHER THAN WHITE OR YELLOW

Chas. J. Brush

Auburn

 

GRAND CHAMPION--TEN EARS ANY VARIETY

C. G. Roggenbach

Wisner

 

GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP--SINGLE EAR

Theo. Anderson

Ceresco

Picture

Grand champion single ear of the show, 1918, exhibited by Then. Anderson, Ceresco


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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NEBRASKA

CORN IMPROVERS' ASSOCIATION

CONSTITUTION

     Article 1. This organization shall be known as the Nebraska Corn improvers' Association.

      Article 2. The object of this association shall be to advance the interests of agriculture in Nebraska by increasing the yields of corn and other farm crops, through improvement in the seed, improvement in methods of tillage and seeding, conservation of soil fertility and soil moisture, and by the discussion of social and economic questions relating to agriculture.

      Article 3. The membership in this association shall be open to all persons in Nebraska interested in growing corn and other farm crops who may desire to contribute to, or co-operate in the improvement of agricultural conditions.

      Article 4. The officers of this association shall be a president; one vice-president from each congressional district in the state of Nebraska; a secretary, who shall be clerk of said corporation; a treasurer; three trustees; and an executive committee, which shall consist of the president, vice-presidents, secretary, and treasurer. No two offices may be held by the same person, save that a trustee may fill any other office named except the office of secretary of said corporation. The officers shall perform respectively the duties attaching to their offices.

      Article 5. The officers shall be elected at the regular annual meeting in years of even number, and shall assume their duties at the close of the meeting at which they are elected. All officers shall serve for a period of two years, or until their successors are elected and installed.

      Article 6. For the annual meeting of the association a program shall be provided, including addresses on and discussion of subjects within the scope of the association. In connection with the annual meeting shall be held such an exhibit of corn and farm crops as the executive committee shall prescribe.

      Article 7. Special meetings of the executive committee of the association may be called by the president, the occasion of the meeting being stated in the call; and upon request of six members of this association, made in writing to the president, he shall call a meeting for a specific purpose.

      Article 8. Five members of this association shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

      Article 9. A majority vote shall govern in all transactions of the association, including amendment of this constitution and the by-laws of the association consistent with the purpose for which it was organized.


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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

BY-LAWS

      Section 1. The annual meeting of the Nebraska Corn Improver's Association shall be held in Lincoln at the time of the annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture.

     Section 2. A membership fee of one dollar shall be charged each member on his admission to the association. The fund so raised shall be used toward defraying expenses of the annual meeting of the association; but no member of the association shall receive compensation for services or personal expense in connection with the annual meeting.

      Section 3. Each officer of the association upon being superseded in office shall turn over to his successor all books, papers and properties of the association that may be in his possession.

      Section 4. The executive committee shall have power to fill vacancies occurring in any of the offices, arid shall conduct all the business affairs of the association not taken cognizance of at the annual meeting.


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NEBRASKA CORN IMPROVERS' ASSOCIATION

MEMBERSHIP LIST 1917

Adams, Earl

Valparaiso

Britt, J. B.

Bethany

Aden, G. F.

Adams

Bridenthal, L

Wymore

Albert, John

Wahoo

Brodrick, C. A.

Fairfield

Allder, Roy

Martell

Brouse, E. M.

Lincoln

Anderson, A. E.

Lincoln

Brokaw, W. H

Seward

Anderson, Elmer

Concord

Brown, E. P.

Davey

Anderson, Alvord

Wayne

Bruning, Geo.

Bruning

Anderson, Fred

Ceresco

Brush, C.

Auburn

Anderson, Fred

Walton

Brush, C. J.

Peru

Anderson, M

Cushing

Buck, C. W

DeWitt

Anderson, O. S

Osceola

Buehler, Carl

Sterling

Anderson, Theo

Cersco

Buehler, Earl

Sterling

Anderson, Arthur

Lincoln

Buehler, Ezra

Sterling

Armstrong, Chas

Greenwood

Burr, W. W

Lincoln

Armstrong, J. M

Greenwood

Burt, Wm

Tobias

Arnold, S. M

Aurora

Burnett, E. A

Lincoln

Arons, S

Croton on Hudson, N. Y.

Busboom, Fred

Emerald

Asplund, Iohn

Ceresco

Buschow, Alex

Blue Hill

Atkinson, Ernest

Pawnee City

Bushnell, M. E

Ashland

August, John

Dorchester

Canady, E. S.

Peru

Aye, John

Blair

Camp, C. B

Cheney

Bailey, C. G

Elmwood

Campbell, A

Gresham

Ball, Opal

Auburn

Campbell, Robt.

Fullerton

Ball, Wm

Auburn

Campbell, W. P.

Tecumseh

Barnes, W. C

South Auburn

Carver, Frank

Cambridge

Barger, L. H

Fairmont

Chace, E. R

Stanton

Barton, E. B

Blair

Chase, C. F

Pawnee City

Bayrhoffer, T. C. H

Osceola

Christenson, C. I.

Lyons

Beach, Donald H

Pleasant Dale

Cook, Oris

Elmwood

Beach, D. N.

Pleasant Dale

Cooper, J. H.

Washington

Beaver, Meddy

Auburn

Cooper, J. S.

Kearney

Beaver, Ray

Auburn

Cornwell, W. S.

Walthill

Beebe, H. C.

North Bend

Coupe, J. F.

Omaha

Bell, Major

Hardy

Coupland, J. C.

Elgin

Bellows, O. R.

Fairmont

Crowell, Frank

Rosalie

Benedict, Jas. G

West Point

Crowell, Wm.

Rosalie

Bierman, A. H

Wisner

Culbertson, H.

Dakota City

Bierman, W. F.

Wisner

Dalby, D. S.

Beatrice

Blacklund, Leonard

Stromsburg

Darby, Emery

Havelock

Blodgett, Reuben E.

Beatrice

Dawson, Wilber

Lincoln

Blystone, W. J.

Lincoln

Day, J. C.

Superior


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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Delano, H. C.

Arcadia

Griggs, L. D.

DeWitt

Denker, John

Phillips

Grim, Ed

Blair

Deming, G. W.

liairmont

Haist, W. M.

Hershey

Detwiler, Ray

Raymond

Hall, Joseph

Tekamah

Dierks, Geo.

Bennington

Haney, Chas.

Lincoln

Dolezal, F. J.

Morse Bluffs

Haning, E. C.

Walton

Dreesen, H.

Benson

Hanson, Dean

Wayne

Durkof, Willie

Papillion

Harris, W. J.

.Havelock

Eaton, O. L.

Ulysses

Harrison, John F.

University Place

Echtencamp, Fred

Arlington

Harrison, Jos., Jr.

Havelock

Echtencamp, L. H

Arlington

Harrison, Jos., Sr.

Havelock

Eckerson, R.

Hummeston, Iowa

Hasik, J. D.

David City

Edgards, Ufe

Bruning

Heim, E. W.

.Dawson

Ehlers, H. W.

Roca

Hilidik, J. J.

.Howells

Eigsti, Amos

Milford

Hill, C. W.

Ithaca

Eis, Frank, Jr.

Humboldt

Henderson, S. J

Omaha

Eis, Frank, Sr.

Humboldt

Hennies, F. H.

Adams

Eis, Joe

Humboldt

Hember, M. H.

Saronville

Engle, Robt.

Fremont

Herold, John

Lewiston

Engle, F. R.

Fremont

Herron, L. S.

Omaha

Ethel, D. S.

Ceresco

Hess, Geo.

Wabash

Ernst, Herman

Tecumseh

Hess, G. D

.Wabash

Ernst, Wm.

Tecumseli

Hogue, Earl

Crete

Ewing, E. R.

Lincoln

Hogue, R.

Crete

Fiala, A. B.

Howells

Hooke, J. A

Blair

Filley, H. C.

Lincoln

Hopt, Erwin

Lincoln

Ferguson, W. H.

Lincoln

Hronadka, F

Milligan

Ford, A. M.

Oakland

Hull, O

Alma

Forbes, Don

Dakota City

Hunlicek, Geo. E

Linwood

France, Etling

Syracuse

Huston, H. E.

Lincoln

Francisco, C. W.

Inland

Jacobson, Thos.

Shickley

Frazeur, Allen

Ft. Crook

Jacobson, V. J.

Weston

Frazeur, John

Ft. Crook

James, Wm.

Dorchester

Frazeur, P. C.

Ft. Crook

Jenkins, N. J.

Walton

Fuller, F. H.

Hagard

Jensen, Chas.

Cambridge

Gabby, H. A.

Pawnee City

Jesperson, Elmer

Ashland

Gaddis, P. L.

Lincoln

Jesperson, Lewis

Ashland

Gardner, W. H.

University Place

Jesperson, L.

Blair

Gaylord, D. E.

Fontanella

Johnson, B. F.

Meade

Gilbert, G. G.

Johnson

Johnson, F. A.

Havelock

Gould, H. G.

Lincoln

Johnson, F. O.

North Platte

Graham, J. T.

Bethany

Johnson, Jordon

Havelock

Graham, Robt.

Bethany

Johnson, W. F.

Harvard

Grau, Chas.

Bennington

Jossi, S. J.

Columbus

Greiner, G.

Staplehurst

Kaliff, N. L.

York

Green, Harry

Elgin

Karr, Theo.

Lincoln


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Keim, F. D.

Lincoln

Miller, B.

Ft. Calhoun

Kayser, H. J.

Walton

Miller. Ray

Hershey

Kempke, Wm.

Avoca

Monnich, Ed

Hooper

Keyser, Val

Fairbury

Monnich, Herman

Hooper

Kiesselbach, T. A.

Lincoln

Monnich, Maurice J.

Hooper

Kinder, J. R.

Madison

Monnich, R. B.

Hooper

Kirkwood, J. E.

Lincoln

Moulton, Fred

Elk City

Kilgore, Albert

Ewing

Muse, Robert

Auburn

Kneer, Clive

Beaver Crossing

Nelson, August

Verona

Kneer, Howard

Beaver Crossing

Nelson, E. C.

Superior

Koehler, J. H.

Fremont

Nelson, H. N.

Weston

Koenig, N. W.

Plymouth

Newbold. Lewis F.

.Minden

Kottas, W. J.

Tobias

Nichols, H. A.

Palmyra

Kuska, Val

Lincoln

Nott, Walter W.

Elgin

Lahners, Thomal

Belvidere

Ohman, L. D.

Pilger

Lancaster, F. H.

Waco

Olson, A. R.

Swedeburg

Lamb, J. M.

Williams

Olson, J. F.

Ithaca

Larson, Oscar

Monroe

Oshurn, Clarence

Harrisburg

Leader, C. J.

Ft. Crook

Parsons, E.

Valley

Lindell, A. A.

Murdock

Pascoe, Paul

Fremont

Lindstedt, C. M.

Osceola

Payer, Joe

Emerson

Lindstrom, C. R.

Oxford

Peck, Limon

Ft. Calhoun

Liphardt, F. B.

Graf

Peters, R. S.

Gresham

Lonergan, H. S.

Florence

Peterson, Neils

West Point

Lonergan, Will

Florence

Pease, Seth J.

Juniata

Loomis, T. T.

Crete

Pflung, Albert

Papillion

Long, J. W.

Auburn

Pock, B. F.

Milligan

Loyd, J. C.

Utica

Pollard, O. M.

Nehawka

Lute, H. D.

Paxton

Porr, O. L.

Humboldt

Maiben, A. N.

Palmyra

Pospisil, Paul

Prague

Maiben, Ben

Palmyra

Prior, Steve

Falls City

Maiben, Hector

Palmyra

Procknow, A.

Ft. Calhoun

Magee, Wayland W.

Bennington

Quick, Frank

Lincoln

Mahan, L. E.

Malcolm

Raasch, D. P.

Norfolk

Martin; Arnold

DuBois

Rager, Bert

South Bend

Martin, Anna

DoBois

Rahlf, H. L.

Falls City

Mathews, A. V.

Crete

Ramey, J. M.

Weeping Water

McAllister, J. H.

Mason City

Ream, J. D.

Broken Bow

McKelvie, S. R.

Lincoln

Rieschick. J. W.

Falls City

McClelland, W. J.

Greenwood

Rist, F. J.

Humboldt

Meacham, F. A.

Grand Island

Rist, Sam

Humboldt

Mehrens, C. B..

Ft. Calhoun

Robbins, A. B.

Elgin

Meis, Joe H.

Elgin

Roberts, Joseph

Fremont

Meyer, H. H.

Fontanelle

Roggenhach, C. G.

Wisner

Michel, Chas.

Niobrara

Roggenbach, F. H.

Wisner

Mika, Jerry

Friend

Roggenbach, R. F.

Wisner


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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Rogers, E. A.

Lincoln

Steen, H.

Blair

Rohwer, Jerry

Decatur

Stelk, Detlef

Grand Island

Rourke, Jerry

Decatur

Steyer, Levi

Exeter

Ryan, J. E.

Indianola

Stott, Aden F.

Avoca

Ritchie, C. B.

Florence

Streitz, C. U.

Millard

Sayles, J. H.

Amherst

Stoddard, Martin

Rising City

Sautter, A. E.

Scotia

Swale, J. T.

Martell

Sautter, H. E.

Scotia

Swanson, F. A.

Osceola

Schmale, C. N.

Emerald

Tipsword, Wm.

Beaver Crossing

Schmale, M. A.

Lincoln

Tittertington, J. M.

Cairo

Schmhaus, Martin

Nebraska City

Thompson, C. Y.

West Point

Schmidt, Claus

Blair

Toops, A. S.

Lincoln

Schmidt, C. J.

Blair

Tremain, Roy

Malcolm

Schoenleber, L. K.

Bethany

Trine, S. M.

Madison

Schuetz, Arnold

Humboldt

Tushla, Peter

Atkinson

Seltz, Dorothy

DeSoto

Tyson, Ella, Mrs.

Arlington

Seltz, Harry

DeSoto

Veik, J. M.

Humphrey

Selta, W. J.

DeSoto

Walin, J. S.

Ceresco

Seymour, R. R.

North Bend

Warner, C. J.

Waverly

Sheehan, B.

Emerson

Weeks, Chas.

Hays, Kansas

Sheehan, D. F.

Emerson

Wild, J. M.

Desoto

Sheldon, Geo. C.

Nehawka

Wilcox, Earl L.

McCook

Sholtz, Chas.

Yutan

Wilcox, Gerold

McCook

Shumaker, C. V.

Washington

Wilson, Glen

Blair

Shumaker, J. W.

Elk City

Wilson, J. R.

Raymond

Shumway, H. H.

Wakefield

Wilson, Hosea

Blair

Skinner, L. T.

Lincoln

Williams, James

Raymond

Smith, Lee and Sons

Desoto

Willette, Miss

Elgin.

Smith, Roland

DeSoto

Wirth, Otto

Nebraska City

Smith, Seymour

DeSoto

Wisner, Harry

Holland

Snodgrass, T. E.

Talmage

Wolcott, R. M.

Central City

Squires, David

Ord

Worker, Col. Chas.

Meadow Grove

Stader, Roy E.

Calhoun

Young, H. J.

Lincoln

Stanlep, H. A

Ft. Calhoun


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