5 Acre Corn Yield Contest Results Highlight Rush County
Joyce Hiner led the Junior 5-Acre division with 192.8 bushels per acre in Rush County, using Hiners Hybrid Seed H9. Charles Hurst topped the Adult 5-Acre division at 182.8 bushels per acre with De Kalb 805 SX. The contest had 148 members with an average of 142.5 bushels, down 21.7 from 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Hiner
Rush County
Purdue University
Hiner
Hiners
Charles Hurst
Orange Township
DeKalb
Notable weights listed for Rushville and surrounding towns
A detailed tally of weights and names from Rushville and nearby communities shows competitors from Union Noble Jackson Ripley Walker Posey Center Washington and Richland with top marks ranging from 144.5 down to 96.8. Names include Heston Sullivan Richland Joe Ralston and Stanley Carrington among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ris
Rushville
Heston Sullivan
Ripley
Haydon
Kingter
Howard
Lowerther
Marlin Newkirk
Luther Nixon
Donald Meyer
Noble
Doyle Tramer
Union
Ed Tellas
Center
Clarence Arnold
William Waits
Cecil Hartman
Jackson
Howard Earnest
Walker
Lowell Peterson
A. Walter Meyer
Tom Halterman
Charles M. Wilson
Eugene Jolliff
Victor Kendall
John R. Mills
Donald Miller
George Riggs
Richland
Edwin Kendall
Russell Ruff
Walter Swain
Posey
Charles Barker
C. Dale Simpkins
Donald Amos
Marion Liggett
Lewis Lafuse
Denzil Ball
Carl Burkhardt
Fred Gwinnup
Washington
Max Branam
Kenneth Oldham
William Perkins
Delbert Crisman
Lynn Wilfong
John McKay
Richard Delay
Denny Peggs
Stephen Gwinnup
Jerry Delay
Robert Sullivan
Joe Hodson
Russell Riggs
Jerry Winkler
David Norris
Jerry Fudge
Alan Hartman
Greg
Junior Acre Corn Club Members and Yields
The record lists club members with their corn yields led by Joyce Hiner Center 192.8 and Perry Stanley Center 169.5. Other top performers include Barbara Mann Center 169.4 Alan Snedegar Center 168.9 and Kim Lafuse Ripley 166.0 with many others across Union Posey Noble and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn’ Club
Joyce Hiner
Center
Perry Stanley
Barbara Mann
Alan Snedegar
Kim Lafuse
Ripley
Duane Tramer
Union
Eileen Snedegar
Robert Kramer
Posey
Diana Stanley
Keith Murphy
Noble
John Hurst
Orange
Mike Lafuse
Gary Wissing
Walker
Wayne Sammons
Michael Wissing
Douglas Norris
Lester Dice
Mike VanNatta
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Byron Hiner
J. R. Brown
Clarence Dyer
Henry J. Spurling
Everett Stanley
Lacy Snedegar
Fred Walker
Lloyd Morris
Chester Roberts
Kenneth Brashaber
Harold Louder
Glennie Mann
Hugh Loudenback
Robert Morgan
Floyd Hiner
S. E. Linville
Sam Murphy
Marvin VanNatta
Worth Hudson
Ray Bosse
John Walker
Harold Logan
Donald Stoten, Sr
Donald Stoten Jr
Joe Kramer
Pose
Robert, Fern, and
Eldon
Carthage
State Bank of
Alexander Gravel Co
Frank, Paul
Bob
William Kramer
Tommy Logsdon
Anderson
Arnold Lessing
Craig Lafuse
David Logan
Carl Harcourt
Larry Peggs
Hugh Loudenback, Jr
Bill Miller
Richard Walke
Donald Jolliff
E Cafe
Jenny and
Esther
Carthage Hardware
Hampton Mortuary
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