THE 



Indiana Corn Growers' Association, 



Tuesday, January ^, 1904 



ADDRESS OF C. R. CLORE. 



What Indiana dot's at the St. Louis AVorld's Fair does not depend 

 wholly upon Mr. Overstreet and me, but does depend more largely upon 

 what the farmers of Indiana are going to do. If we go to the St. Louis 

 World's Fair next year with a sample of corn, Avheat, oats, etc.. from 

 eveiy farmer in Indiana, malting a large class, we can make a good ex- 

 hibit. Otherwise we can not. 



In each county there is an agent appointed to gather together the 

 selections of the different graihs in the county in which he lives. It 

 seems to me, however, that some of these agents are not very much 

 interested in the worlv, while others are very much interested. Quite a 

 number of counties in the State do not seem to care. Where appropria- 

 tions have been made by the commissioners, the agents have been able 

 to collect quite a good lot of stuff to l)e used in the exhiliit. Every 

 farmer who sends a sample of wheat, corn, or wliatever grain it might 

 be, will be given full credit for it. Should any one here this afternoon 

 send in a collection, do not fail to put on it your name, tlie name of the 

 article, for in tliat event you will be given full credit for the display. 



It seems to me the farmers in Indiana ought to be gi-eatly interested 

 in this Avorli, as our State will compare favorably with any State in the 

 Union as far as corn is concerned, not only as to quality l)ut also quan- 

 tity, that is, the numljer of bushels to the acre. 



The outcome of Indiana's farm exhibit, I say, then depends upon 

 what you do. Mr. Overstreet and I do not stand for that. We are only 

 two people. We want to represent every corn grower in the State, and 

 therefore urge you to send a sample of your best corn, your Ijest wheat, 

 or other grains and assure you that you \\ill l)e given due and full credit 

 for the exhiljit. 



Mr. Overstreet and I and a number of merchants in Franklin are 

 endeavoring to interest tlie farmers in this Avork, and have arranged 

 for a .corn contest to be held the 11th and 12th of Februarj\ We have 

 offered fifty-five or sixty prizes, ranging in value from an Oliver steel 

 plow down to the best package of tobacco. These prizes are gladly of- 



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