Show HOOVER HONORS TOP WHEAT FA FARMER R MER n a I 1 I 1 the threat of a farm food crisis and a predicted short 1951 wheat crop drew former president herbert hoover right to help senator E J thye of minnesota geft and P S pillsbury crown oscar barnes this years wheat king in an effort to emphasize the importance of good farming barnes is tenth winner of the annual philip W pillsbury PUls bury award for the best wheat grown in the united I 1 states he received his award at the waldorf astoria in new york as the climax to an expense paid trip for himself and his wife from nunn colorado and back the award sponsored goes to the grower of the best wheat of the year judged by a panel of four university agronomists he won in a field of 48 top samples from 21 states thye a longtime long time farmer in his own right and member of the senate agricultural committee pillsbury barnes and hoover are pictured with a sample of the prize winning wheat a commanche hard red winter variety produced on barnes nunn colorado farm |