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Young Cale Crowned Champion Corn Grower of Towa
Young Cale raised 125.5 bushels of corn on one acre at 26.88 per acre and 21 cents per bushel, with profits of 39 to 59 cents per bushel depending on price. His yield surpasses Iowa's 10 year average by over 290 percent. Over 2,000 boys entered the corn contest across 42 counties and 1,160 boys entered the baby beef contest. the winners met at Ames to begin their International trip.
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