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Montana Soil and Sunshine Make Sure Crops. 



collection of land products from the state of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

 Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington ever brought together, and in this show Mon- 

 tana again distanced all competitors. 



The valuable cup offered by L. W. Hill for "the largest and best exhibits of 

 products from any one state," was won by Montana. This exhibit was collected and 

 exhibited by J. H. Hall, Commissioner of the Bureau of Agriculture, Labor, Industry 

 and Publicity, who received the cup as the representative of the State of Montana. 



The beautiful cup offered by the O'Donnell Shoe Company for "the best bushel of 

 winter wheat produced in the American Northwest" was awarded to Frank Smart of 

 Bozeman, the wheat being a part of the Gallatin county exhibit. 



The cup offered by the St. Paul Association of Commerce for the best sample of 

 barley grown in North Dakota or Montana was awarded to John Klaver, of Man- 

 hattan, Montana. 



The cup offered by W. A. Campbell for the "most beautiful, elaborate and attrac- 

 tive booth at the show" was won by the Judith Basin exhibit, Fergus county, Montana. 



The J. J. Hill cup for the best individual display of potatoes was awarded to Pat 

 Carney, of Waterloo, Madison county, Montana. 



At the Minneapolis Land Show, of 1912, a Montana exhibit won the largest prize 

 ever offered for five bushels of wheat. This was a $5,000 traction engine, and the 

 competition covered the entire American Northwest. Nash & Bridgeman of Clyde Park, 

 Park county, Montana, easily won this big prize, while the second, third and fourth 

 places in the same competition were taken by Montana exhibitors. 



