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INDIANA MAN IS "CORN
KING" OP THE WORLD.
Has Keen Offlcrrd a Place In the
Czar's Department of
AKriculturo.
Perhaps the man who Is most en
titled to the honor of being called
the Corn King of the world Is Leon
ard B. Clore, of Franklin, Ind., who
has been offered by the Russian gov
ernment a place In the Czar's Depart
ment of Agrlc lture for three years,
to Instruct the Russian farmers how
to raise corn and to conduct corn
schools such as are conducted in this
country.
Mr. Clore'a path to the title of
Corn King of the World has not
been one of roses, for he worked for
the title, and even now, at the zen
ith of his fame as a corn-grower, i
he Is to be seen about his farm clad
In a pair of overalls, old slouch hat
and a coat with a hole In the back;
but that does not matter to Clore,
for he is always too busy to have It
patched. ,
The Corn King does not remember
exactly what year it was that gave
hlrn his first prize as a corn-grower.
He does remember that It was at
the Johnson County Fair at Frank
lin, and that he took the honors for
exhibiting the best bushel of corn.
That was the beginning of his career
as a prize winner, and a year has not !
passed since that has not returned i
mm a winner of honors at fairs and
expositions. For the last fifteen
years every exposition or fair of Im
portance has seen L. B. Clore as an
exhibitor. He has won so many
prizes at the Indiana State fairs that
ne cant remember me exact num-.
oer. fits very latest triumph, how
ever, and the one that gives him the
most satisfaction, and which gave
him the title of Corn King of the
World, was at Omaha last December,
when he had on exhibition ten ears
of white dent corn which proved to
be the headllners of the entire show.
All the exhibits were registered as
to the section from which they came,
Mr. Clore'8 ten ears being pln d in
the south central zone of the Indiana
corn belt. In this section he received
first prize, a r,l) corn-planter, then
he captured the sweepstakes, the
prize being a $150 grain dump and
elevator. Then, when the Jues ex
amined every exhibit, severn' thou
sand In number, Clore's ten rars so
clenrly outclassed all competitors
that he was awarded the errand
sweepstakes prize, a cash nw'-d of
$1000 In gold, and also the Rl:rantlc
silver cup given by the Indiana Oorn-
Orowers' Association as a trophy to i
be contested for each yenr by Am-J
erican corn-growers. This cup Is i
valued at $1000. In addl'lo '-
those' prizes Clore won the ll -is'1 '
automobilo given by the National
Corn-Growers' Association for the I
best exhibit of corn.
In speaking of his offer to go to
Russia nnd teach the farmers how to
select seed corn, plant and cultivate
It, Mr. Clore said: "I would like to
go just for the experience it would
give me. According to the letter there
Is great need for agricultural ad
vancement in Russia, particularly
along corn-growing lines. I would
get to see a part of the world I have
never seen, and also the Interior of
the Russian empire. My friends are
advising me to go, although I doubt
the advisability of it. My corn must
not be neglected." Ills last state-
9 We always have plenty of fresh
vegetables, oranges, lemons and ba
nanas. CI Our stock of groceries is always
fresh and our prices are always fair,
d We want YOU for a customer.
HARNESS &
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I ment contains the secret of his
'success; he does not neglect bis
corn; be keeps it In & well-ventilated
house that Is kept at an even temper
ature by means of stoves In cold
weather. He never allows hi8 corn
to suffer from cold. In the seed
house are several trays which con
tain, In small sections, grains from
different ears, these grains are cov
ered with soli and allowed to ger
minate, and when they sprout Clore
is able to tell whether the ear will
be suitable for seed.
Mr. Clore's biggest winnings were
at the Chicago National Show In
1907, when ten ears of his corn won
the grand sweepBtakes of the world,
and he received In prizes a ICO-acre
farm in Texas valued at $6400, a
JiiUU piano, $367 in cash, a stove
watch, clock, mandolin, lawn swing
and two rarming implements.
The Corn King Is now in his forty
second year, a broad-shouldered
man, with a pleasant face and man
ner, lie lives on his 128-acre farm
in a cosy cottage with his wife and
son, three and one-half miles west of
the village of Whiteland. Human
Life.
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All City of RoBeburg warrants
drawn on the General Fund and en
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clusive, are this day called for pay
ment. Dated this 23rd day of July. 1909
ELBERT B. HERMANN,
City Treasurer.
Heard Afiir Meeting.
"De rich mun can't take bis money
ter heaven."
"Lawd, do! Ef he des gin git dar
hlssclf he'll be lucky ez a winner at a
boss race." Atlnnta Constitution.
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