FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XI. 



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AMES SCHOLARSHIP GOES TO ELLIS RAIL. 



Homestead. 



Ellis Rail, of Birmingham, Iowa, won the $200 scholarship in the 

 State agricultural college offered by the State department of agriculture 

 to the young man who, in an open contest, at the State fair of 1903, would 

 show himself the best judge of corn and live stock. Mr. Rail won the 

 contest by a margin of about 67 points, securing 343 points as against 

 2771/2 won by his nearest competitor, M. S. Barclay, of West Liberty. C. 

 W. Robb, of Newton, had 275 points, and while Mr. Rail secures the 

 scholarship, Messrs. Barclay and Robb were given honorable mention. 



There were twenty-four contestants for the scholarship. Their mark- 

 ings ranged from 102 points to 343 points, won by Rail. The judging of 



EI^LIS RAIL. 



the ear of corn was measured at thirty points, and of these the winner 

 won 21, being surpassed by L. J. Andrews, of Morse, who got 24 V^ points 

 out of the 30; Arthur Jay, of Blakesburg, who got 22 1/^, and M. J. Kelso, of 

 Corydon, who got 2714. M. R. Barton, of Roscoe, also had 21. In the total 

 score on corn judging, however. Mr. Rail had 76 points, while his nearest 

 competitor was H. J. Lytle, of Oskaloosa, who got 72. In the stock 

 judging Mr. Rail got 267 points. Mr. Barclay 222, H. C. Shayner, of 

 Pocahontas 209, Mr. Robb 220, and Mr. Andrews 221. 



The following table gives the markings of the judges, showing the 

 name of the contestant, his address, his score on the ear of corn, his 

 total score on judging corn in the second column, his total in judging 



