270 

 YIELD OF CORN PER ACRE. 



Statement of method of cultivation, etc.. of corn maklns the largest yield per acre: 



Bushels. 

 Second premium. S. D. Maddock. Phllo. Ill 76 29 



This corn was husked on September 27th by 8. D. Maddock and John Ordel, in two 

 loads, as per the following weight: 



Weight of Corn— Pounds. 

 Gross. Tare. Net. 

 8.725—1.225—2.500 

 4.185—1.345—2,840 



7.910 2.670 6.340 

 The ground was measured by the undersigned. Supervisor of Philo township, and the 

 Town Clerk of Crittenden township, and the corn was weighed and witnessed busked by 

 the undersigned. This corn was planted with a 3 ft. 6 in. planter in hills 3 ft. 6 In. each way. 



(Signed) C. F. Van Vlkbt. 



Superviior Philo Townthiv- 



William B. Jones. 



Town Clerk Critttnden Townthip. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of September, A. D. 1901. 



G. J. J. Mdnn, J. P. 



Lot 135 — Sugar Beets. 



The Illinois Sugar Refining Co.. Pekin, 111., offered and paid the following special 

 premiums on sugar beets grown in Illinois: 



Beets grown on twenty acres— 9 entries: 



First premium, Jos. L. Regur. Delavan. Ill 5125 00 



Second premium, W. N. Sunderland. Delavan, 111 100 00 



Third premium, A. E. Wade, Mt. Pulaski. Ill 70 00 



Fourth premium, W. E. Risling, Bloomington, III 60 00 



Beets grown on ten acres— 17 entries: 



First premium. Chas. Nelson. Athens. Ill 100 00 



Second premium. Ross Bartholomew, Vermont. Ill 75 00 



Third premium. G. A. Bell. Athens, 111 60 00 



Fourth premium, W. P. McMurry, Normal HI 30 00 



Beets grown on five acres— 20 entries: 



First premium. T. A. Trlbble. Bloomington. Ill TO 00 



Second premium. Jas. A. Baush. Bloomington, 111 M 00 



Third premluiji. C E. Ross. McLean. Ill M 00 



Fourth premium. E. D. Baird. Bloomington. Ill 85 00 



Beets grown on two acres- 28 entries: 



First premium. Wm. Beal. LytlevlUe. Ill <5 00 



Second premium. L. H. Munsell, Bloomineton. Ill 25 00 



Third premium, Michael Glasheen Delavan, III 15 CO 



