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A Newly Made Home on the Prairie. 



In tilt" agricultural exhibit Montanans were awarded a total of sixty-two gold 

 medals, thirteen silver medals and two bronze medals. The gold medals awarded in 

 the agricultural division were on the following products: 



Barley — Manhattan Malting Co., and J. P. Stone. 

 Barley and Oats — J. E. Morse. 

 Barley and Wheat — W. J. Bowers. 

 Barley and Timothy — Ed. Peterson. 



Barley, Wheat and Oats — Nash Bros., and C. R. Gearch. 

 Barley, Spring Rye and Wheat — Manhattan Malting Co. 

 Bromus Grass Seed, Wheat, Oats and Flax — C. Presbye. 

 Flax and Oats— P. R. Nash. 



Oats — John Kiuner, Mrs. A. Lock, J. Carolus. C. Van Wagen, W. A. Little, G. N. 

 Featherly, John H. Stubbs, John McKennick, Pabst Steel, S. Holmsland, Thos. Bauers, 

 Thomas Nelson, J. E. Morse, Clark Harlan, W'. C. Newton, C. Mancat, George Bentley, 

 C. W. Winslow, Carl Innes, Charles King, and U. Marte. 



Rye— C. H. Campbell. E. E. Wilcox. 

 Rye and Wheat— C. H. Lindle. 

 Timothy Seed— J. C. Gibson. 



Wheat — Thomas Kening. A. C. Vanderpool, James Baker, S. D. Luce, S. Holms- 

 land, H. F. Peterson, E. F. Mann, A. H. McMillan, Daniel Cummings and George 

 Sparrel. 



Wheat — Macaroni — John Epperson. 



Wheat and Oats — John Baumgardner and Otis Johnson. 



At the Dry Farming Congress held in Cheyenne in 1908, Montana exhibitors re- 

 ceived most of the prizes, among the important winners being the following: W. B. 

 George, Silver Cup for the best 25 pounds of wheat; Miss Mabel Sudduth, first, for 

 best display made by woman homesteader, first for sheaf flax, second for display of 

 alfalfa, and third for hulless barley; Dr. W. X. Sudduth, second for wheat, first and 

 second for flax, second for field peas, third for Durum wheat and field beans. Of 

 the five first sweepstate prizes, the Billings exhibit took three. 



In later showings Montana exhibits have far exceeded the earlier records, exhi- 

 bits from this state winning in competition against the world whenever and wherever 

 shown. At the Dry Farming Congress of 1911, held at Colorado Springs, the gold 

 medal for the best potatoes was awarded to H. E. Murphy of Wibaux, while the gold 

 medals for the best hulled barley and the best hulless barley were won by John For- 

 ester of Grey Cliff. 



At the great Land Show held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, in 

 1911, Montana exhibitors practically swept the boards, being awarded first prizes for 



