Show MONTANAN IS GRAIN CRAIN CHAMP Hard Red Re Wheat Takes Prize Believes in Rotation CHICAGO NOV 29 By By The As As- I As-I OClA d Press A A Montana farmer whose only prescription for agricultural agricultural tural success Is hard work ork and an a lit lit Ill little tie tic thinking on the side aide today was the proud possessor of of the wheat growing championship of or North Amer Amer- Ica tea He Me Is C. C Edson Smith who ho was reared and taught hard work on his fathers father's farm In Iowa and who learn learn- learned eda ed little more of or hard work In the Bitter Root valley nIle miles males west o of Butte Montana during durin the past put 29 years jears e rs He Is Ls 55 years ears old and the sit rt the grain show o oth or of th thi International Livestock Ll exposition cre he ho won on his title yesterday Ills exhibit was as hard red wheat WINS 8 IU nr MARGIN MAnGIN It It was the third time in 17 years year that a United States Stales entrant entrant has been able to wrest the honor from frem Canada Smiths Smith's victory was gained only by a margin the for for- former form mer m champion Herman Trelle of ot the Peace Pc ee Riser country of or Alberta placing placIng placIng ing inga a II sample ample of or wheat that came carne within a fraction of equaling his high mark m rk I I made up my mind list fall tall when I was defeated by Trelle that I would get gel ce this prize Smith beamed when announced the winner row J-row tow How I did It IL Why its it's nothing tout to lilt at ot all It Just takes a lot of ofha hard ha hard d work ork and a little thinking on the side I have ha 0 several other crops on that acre patch of or mine up in Montana M potatoes tana potatoes vegetables and a R mighty might fine crop of or fruit Maybe Majba you ou wont won't believe we e but I have C a fine straw str berry bero patch every year ear and may may- maybe be beil I could win use the strawberry champ- champ hip If they had one here f OH FARMING r. n Il G The new champion has but few helpers and fewer modern Implements His hobby is diversified farming and an es he agriculture would be far better off oft If I farmers farmer would stop hob- hob on one crop and rotate their crops croPs Smith also aIso carried off of the durum wheat what wh at cup for the third successive jear UJ thereby gaining permanent pos pos- possession possession session of the trophy troph He lie has won many ma grain contests In Montana and an antau taught tau ht L L. P Yates Fates of or Fishtail Mont worlds woods wheat king In 1925 1025 how to grow crow wheat t. t |