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others to sincerely and correctly evaluate show corn, has probably done much to do away with any actual great harm connected with the exploitation of fancy corn. It seems unlikely that Nebraska will ever again hold a highly promoted and enthusiastic "pretty ear" corn show. A show or exposition developed along practical and educational lines would have greater merit.

PRIZE WINNERS IN CORN SHOW--JANUARY 1918.

The honorary, amateur, and junior classes as held at previous shows have been consolidated into one general class open to all

EASTERN SECTION

Open only to corn grown in counties east of the western boundaries of Knox, Antelope, Boone, Merrick, Hamilton, Clay and Nuckolls counties.

CLASS A--TEN EARS YELLOW DENT CORN
First premium	Chas. G. Roggenbach, Wisner
Second premium	Frank Rist, Humboldt
Third premium	E. Humlicek, Linwood
CLASS B--TEN EARS OF YELLOW DENT CORN
First premium	Carl Beuhler, Sterling
Second premium	Chas. J. Brush. Auburn
Third premium	Frank Eis, Humboldt
CLASS C--TEN EARS OF DENT CORN OTHER THAN WHITE OR YELLOW
First premium	Chas. J. Brush, Auburn
Second premium	Lewis Jesperson, Ashland
Third premium	Arnold Martin, Du Boid
CLASS D--SINGLE EAR DENT CORN, ANY VARIETY
First premium	Theo. Anderson, Ceresco
Second premium	G. Roggenbach, Wisner
Third premium	John S. Hooks, Blair

WESTERN SECTION
(For conties in Nebraska not included in Eastern Section)

CLASS E--TEN EARS DENT CORN, ANY VARIETY
First premium	Seth J. Pease, Juniata
Second premium	F. O. Johnson, North Platte
Third premium	H. E. Sautter, Scotia
CLASS F--SINGLE EAR DENT CORN, ANY VARIETY
First premium	Seth J. Pease, Juniata

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SMALL GRAINS. OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS

CLASS G--ONE PECK THRESHED WHEAT
First premium	J. F. Graham, Bethany
Second premium	G. E. Humlecek, Linwood
Third premium	Frank Rist, Humboldt
CLASS H--ONE PECK THRESHED OATS
First premium	Sam Rist, Humboldt
Second premium	J. H. Graham, Bethany
Third premium	Joe Harrison, Havelock
SWEEPSTAKES AND CHAMPIONSHIPS
SWEEPSTAKES--TEN EARS YELLOW DENT CORN
C. G. Roggenbach	Wisner
SWEEPSTAKES---TEN EARS WHITE DENT CORN
Carl Buehler	Sterling
SWEEPSTAKES--TEN EARS OF DENT CORN, OTHER THAN WHITE OR YELLOW
Chas. J. Brush	Auburn
GRAND CHAMPION--TEN EARS ANY VARIETY
C. G. Roggenbach	Wisner
GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP--SINGLE EAR
Theo. Anderson	Ceresco

Grand champion single ear of the show, 1918, exhibited by Then. Anderson, Ceresco

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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NEBRASKA

CORN IMPROVERS' ASSOCIATION

CONSTITUTION

     Article 1. This organization shall be known as the Nebraska Corn improvers' Association.
      Article 2. The object of this association shall be to advance the interests of agriculture in Nebraska by increasing the yields of corn and other farm crops, through improvement in the seed, improvement in methods of tillage and seeding, conservation of soil fertility and soil moisture, and by the discussion of social and economic questions relating to agriculture.

      Article 3. The membership in this association shall be open to all persons in Nebraska interested in growing corn and other farm crops who may desire to contribute to, or co-operate in the improvement of agricultural conditions.

      Article 4. The officers of this association shall be a president; one vice-president from each congressional district in the state of Nebraska; a secretary, who shall be clerk of said corporation; a treasurer; three trustees; and an executive committee, which shall consist of the president, vice-presidents, secretary, and treasurer. No two offices may be held by the same person, save that a trustee may fill any other office named except the office of secretary of said corporation. The officers shall perform respectively the duties attaching to their offices.

      Article 5. The officers shall be elected at the regular annual meeting in years of even number, and shall assume their duties at the close of the meeting at which they are elected. All officers shall serve for a period of two years, or until their successors are elected and installed.

      Article 6. For the annual meeting of the association a program shall be provided, including addresses on and discussion of subjects within the scope of the association. In connection with the annual meeting shall be held such an exhibit of corn and farm crops as the executive committee shall prescribe.

      Article 7. Special meetings of the executive committee of the association may be called by the president, the occasion of the meeting being stated in the call; and upon request of six members of this association, made in writing to the president, he shall call a meeting for a specific purpose.

      Article 8. Five members of this association shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

      Article 9. A majority vote shall govern in all transactions of the association, including amendment of this constitution and the by-laws of the association consistent with the purpose for which it was organized.

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BY-LAWS

      Section 1. The annual meeting of the Nebraska Corn Improver's Association shall be held in Lincoln at the time of the annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture.
     Section 2. A membership fee of one dollar shall be charged each member on his admission to the association. The fund so raised shall be used toward defraying expenses of the annual meeting of the association; but no member of the association shall receive compensation for services or personal expense in connection with the annual meeting.

      Section 3. Each officer of the association upon being superseded in office shall turn over to his successor all books, papers and properties of the association that may be in his possession.

      Section 4. The executive committee shall have power to fill vacancies occurring in any of the offices, arid shall conduct all the business affairs of the association not taken cognizance of at the annual meeting.

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MEMBERSHIP LIST 1917

Adams, Earl	Valparaiso	Britt, J. B.	Bethany
Aden, G. F.	Adams	Bridenthal, L	Wymore
Albert, John	Wahoo	Brodrick, C. A.	Fairfield
Allder, Roy	Martell	Brouse, E. M.	Lincoln
Anderson, A. E.	Lincoln	Brokaw, W. H	Seward
Anderson, Elmer	Concord	Brown, E. P.	Davey
Anderson, Alvord	Wayne	Bruning, Geo.	Bruning
Anderson, Fred	Ceresco	Brush, C.	Auburn
Anderson, Fred	Walton	Brush, C. J.	Peru
Anderson, M	Cushing	Buck, C. W	DeWitt
Anderson, O. S	Osceola	Buehler, Carl	Sterling
Anderson, Theo	Cersco	Buehler, Earl	Sterling
Anderson, Arthur	Lincoln	Buehler, Ezra	Sterling
Armstrong, Chas	Greenwood	Burr, W. W	Lincoln
Armstrong, J. M	Greenwood	Burt, Wm	Tobias
Arnold, S. M	Aurora	Burnett, E. A	Lincoln
Arons, S	Croton on Hudson, N. Y.	Busboom, Fred	Emerald
Asplund, Iohn	Ceresco	Buschow, Alex	Blue Hill
Atkinson, Ernest	Pawnee City	Bushnell, M. E	Ashland
August, John	Dorchester	Canady, E. S.	Peru
Aye, John	Blair	Camp, C. B	Cheney
Bailey, C. G	Elmwood	Campbell, A	Gresham
Ball, Opal	Auburn	Campbell, Robt.	Fullerton
Ball, Wm	Auburn	Campbell, W. P.	Tecumseh
Barnes, W. C	South Auburn	Carver, Frank	Cambridge
Barger, L. H	Fairmont	Chace, E. R	Stanton
Barton, E. B	Blair	Chase, C. F	Pawnee City
Bayrhoffer, T. C. H	Osceola	Christenson, C. I.	Lyons
Beach, Donald H	Pleasant Dale	Cook, Oris	Elmwood
Beach, D. N.	Pleasant Dale	Cooper, J. H.	Washington
Beaver, Meddy	Auburn	Cooper, J. S.	Kearney
Beaver, Ray	Auburn	Cornwell, W. S.	Walthill
Beebe, H. C.	North Bend	Coupe, J. F.	Omaha
Bell, Major	Hardy	Coupland, J. C.	Elgin
Bellows, O. R.	Fairmont	Crowell, Frank	Rosalie
Benedict, Jas. G	West Point	Crowell, Wm.	Rosalie
Bierman, A. H	Wisner	Culbertson, H.	Dakota City
Bierman, W. F.	Wisner	Dalby, D. S.	Beatrice
Blacklund, Leonard	Stromsburg	Darby, Emery	Havelock
Blodgett, Reuben E.	Beatrice	Dawson, Wilber	Lincoln
Blystone, W. J.	Lincoln	Day, J. C.	Superior

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Delano, H. C.	Arcadia	Griggs, L. D.	DeWitt
Denker, John	Phillips	Grim, Ed	Blair
Deming, G. W.	liairmont	Haist, W. M.	Hershey
Detwiler, Ray	Raymond	Hall, Joseph	Tekamah
Dierks, Geo.	Bennington	Haney, Chas.	Lincoln
Dolezal, F. J.	Morse Bluffs	Haning, E. C.	Walton
Dreesen, H.	Benson	Hanson, Dean	Wayne
Durkof, Willie	Papillion	Harris, W. J.	.Havelock
Eaton, O. L.	Ulysses	Harrison, John F.	University Place
Echtencamp, Fred	Arlington	Harrison, Jos., Jr.	Havelock
Echtencamp, L. H	Arlington	Harrison, Jos., Sr.	Havelock
Eckerson, R.	Hummeston, Iowa	Hasik, J. D.	David City
Edgards, Ufe	Bruning	Heim, E. W.	.Dawson
Ehlers, H. W.	Roca	Hilidik, J. J.	.Howells
Eigsti, Amos	Milford	Hill, C. W.	Ithaca
Eis, Frank, Jr.	Humboldt	Henderson, S. J	Omaha
Eis, Frank, Sr.	Humboldt	Hennies, F. H.	Adams
Eis, Joe	Humboldt	Hember, M. H.	Saronville
Engle, Robt.	Fremont	Herold, John	Lewiston
Engle, F. R.	Fremont	Herron, L. S.	Omaha
Ethel, D. S.	Ceresco	Hess, Geo.	Wabash
Ernst, Herman	Tecumseh	Hess, G. D	.Wabash
Ernst, Wm.	Tecumseli	Hogue, Earl	Crete
Ewing, E. R.	Lincoln	Hogue, R.	Crete
Fiala, A. B.	Howells	Hooke, J. A	Blair
Filley, H. C.	Lincoln	Hopt, Erwin	Lincoln
Ferguson, W. H.	Lincoln	Hronadka, F	Milligan
Ford, A. M.	Oakland	Hull, O	Alma
Forbes, Don	Dakota City	Hunlicek, Geo. E	Linwood
France, Etling	Syracuse	Huston, H. E.	Lincoln
Francisco, C. W.	Inland	Jacobson, Thos.	Shickley
Frazeur, Allen	Ft. Crook	Jacobson, V. J.	Weston
Frazeur, John	Ft. Crook	James, Wm.	Dorchester
Frazeur, P. C.	Ft. Crook	Jenkins, N. J.	Walton
Fuller, F. H.	Hagard	Jensen, Chas.	Cambridge
Gabby, H. A.	Pawnee City	Jesperson, Elmer	Ashland
Gaddis, P. L.	Lincoln	Jesperson, Lewis	Ashland
Gardner, W. H.	University Place	Jesperson, L.	Blair
Gaylord, D. E.	Fontanella	Johnson, B. F.	Meade
Gilbert, G. G.	Johnson	Johnson, F. A.	Havelock
Gould, H. G.	Lincoln	Johnson, F. O.	North Platte
Graham, J. T.	Bethany	Johnson, Jordon	Havelock
Graham, Robt.	Bethany	Johnson, W. F.	Harvard
Grau, Chas.	Bennington	Jossi, S. J.	Columbus
Greiner, G.	Staplehurst	Kaliff, N. L.	York
Green, Harry	Elgin	Karr, Theo.	Lincoln

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Keim, F. D.	Lincoln	Miller, B.	Ft. Calhoun
Kayser, H. J.	Walton	Miller. Ray	Hershey
Kempke, Wm.	Avoca	Monnich, Ed	Hooper
Keyser, Val	Fairbury	Monnich, Herman	Hooper
Kiesselbach, T. A.	Lincoln	Monnich, Maurice J.	Hooper
Kinder, J. R.	Madison	Monnich, R. B.	Hooper
Kirkwood, J. E.	Lincoln	Moulton, Fred	Elk City
Kilgore, Albert	Ewing	Muse, Robert	Auburn
Kneer, Clive	Beaver Crossing	Nelson, August	Verona
Kneer, Howard	Beaver Crossing	Nelson, E. C.	Superior
Koehler, J. H.	Fremont	Nelson, H. N.	Weston
Koenig, N. W.	Plymouth	Newbold. Lewis F.	.Minden
Kottas, W. J.	Tobias	Nichols, H. A.	Palmyra
Kuska, Val	Lincoln	Nott, Walter W.	Elgin
Lahners, Thomal	Belvidere	Ohman, L. D.	Pilger
Lancaster, F. H.	Waco	Olson, A. R.	Swedeburg
Lamb, J. M.	Williams	Olson, J. F.	Ithaca
Larson, Oscar	Monroe	Oshurn, Clarence	Harrisburg
Leader, C. J.	Ft. Crook	Parsons, E.	Valley
Lindell, A. A.	Murdock	Pascoe, Paul	Fremont
Lindstedt, C. M.	Osceola	Payer, Joe	Emerson
Lindstrom, C. R.	Oxford	Peck, Limon	Ft. Calhoun
Liphardt, F. B.	Graf	Peters, R. S.	Gresham
Lonergan, H. S.	Florence	Peterson, Neils	West Point
Lonergan, Will	Florence	Pease, Seth J.	Juniata
Loomis, T. T.	Crete	Pflung, Albert	Papillion
Long, J. W.	Auburn	Pock, B. F.	Milligan
Loyd, J. C.	Utica	Pollard, O. M.	Nehawka
Lute, H. D.	Paxton	Porr, O. L.	Humboldt
Maiben, A. N.	Palmyra	Pospisil, Paul	Prague
Maiben, Ben	Palmyra	Prior, Steve	Falls City
Maiben, Hector	Palmyra	Procknow, A.	Ft. Calhoun
Magee, Wayland W.	Bennington	Quick, Frank	Lincoln
Mahan, L. E.	Malcolm	Raasch, D. P.	Norfolk
Martin; Arnold	DuBois	Rager, Bert	South Bend
Martin, Anna	DoBois	Rahlf, H. L.	Falls City
Mathews, A. V.	Crete	Ramey, J. M.	Weeping Water
McAllister, J. H.	Mason City	Ream, J. D.	Broken Bow
McKelvie, S. R.	Lincoln	Rieschick. J. W.	Falls City
McClelland, W. J.	Greenwood	Rist, F. J.	Humboldt
Meacham, F. A.	Grand Island	Rist, Sam	Humboldt
Mehrens, C. B..	Ft. Calhoun	Robbins, A. B.	Elgin
Meis, Joe H.	Elgin	Roberts, Joseph	Fremont
Meyer, H. H.	Fontanelle	Roggenhach, C. G.	Wisner
Michel, Chas.	Niobrara	Roggenbach, F. H.	Wisner
Mika, Jerry	Friend	Roggenbach, R. F.	Wisner

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Rogers, E. A.	Lincoln	Steen, H.	Blair
Rohwer, Jerry	Decatur	Stelk, Detlef	Grand Island
Rourke, Jerry	Decatur	Steyer, Levi	Exeter
Ryan, J. E.	Indianola	Stott, Aden F.	Avoca
Ritchie, C. B.	Florence	Streitz, C. U.	Millard
Sayles, J. H.	Amherst	Stoddard, Martin	Rising City
Sautter, A. E.	Scotia	Swale, J. T.	Martell
Sautter, H. E.	Scotia	Swanson, F. A.	Osceola
Schmale, C. N.	Emerald	Tipsword, Wm.	Beaver Crossing
Schmale, M. A.	Lincoln	Tittertington, J. M.	Cairo
Schmhaus, Martin	Nebraska City	Thompson, C. Y.	West Point
Schmidt, Claus	Blair	Toops, A. S.	Lincoln
Schmidt, C. J.	Blair	Tremain, Roy	Malcolm
Schoenleber, L. K.	Bethany	Trine, S. M.	Madison
Schuetz, Arnold	Humboldt	Tushla, Peter	Atkinson
Seltz, Dorothy	DeSoto	Tyson, Ella, Mrs.	Arlington
Seltz, Harry	DeSoto	Veik, J. M.	Humphrey
Selta, W. J.	DeSoto	Walin, J. S.	Ceresco
Seymour, R. R.	North Bend	Warner, C. J.	Waverly
Sheehan, B.	Emerson	Weeks, Chas.	Hays, Kansas
Sheehan, D. F.	Emerson	Wild, J. M.	Desoto
Sheldon, Geo. C.	Nehawka	Wilcox, Earl L.	McCook
Sholtz, Chas.	Yutan	Wilcox, Gerold	McCook
Shumaker, C. V.	Washington	Wilson, Glen	Blair
Shumaker, J. W.	Elk City	Wilson, J. R.	Raymond
Shumway, H. H.	Wakefield	Wilson, Hosea	Blair
Skinner, L. T.	Lincoln	Williams, James	Raymond
Smith, Lee and Sons	Desoto	Willette, Miss	Elgin.
Smith, Roland	DeSoto	Wirth, Otto	Nebraska City
Smith, Seymour	DeSoto	Wisner, Harry	Holland
Snodgrass, T. E.	Talmage	Wolcott, R. M.	Central City
Squires, David	Ord	Worker, Col. Chas.	Meadow Grove
Stader, Roy E.	Calhoun	Young, H. J.	Lincoln
Stanlep, H. A	Ft. Calhoun