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Tuesday, February 22, 1072William Schmidt, Dixon Farmer Wins State Corn ChampionshipWilliam Schmidt. Dixon, ha test, more than 200,000 Chapterbeen named Illinois winner in the 15th annua] MM Bushel Chal lengo corn growing contest sponsored hy the Producers ofFunk’s G-Hybrids.members have participated Sin* e the inecption of the contest FFA members have entered \ i e 1 d s which clasely ap-proaehed the Ratliff world rer-According to I). ! Walker ord Several of these yields have president of Funk Bro* Seed exceed,d 200 bushels per acre. lt;’o . Bloomington. S c h m i d t’s! In preparing for the 1071 con-yield of 209 9 bushels per acre test. Schmidt used 112 pounds iopped all other entries from of nitrogen. I4H pounds of phos-the .state More than K50 entrieswere received from F u t u r eFarmers of America members throughout the nation The 1971 304 Bushel Challenge contest was won bv the Crest onpliate atwi HW fxninds of potash The Funk s (. 1444 was planted in inch rows on May 10 at thlt;' i ;•!lt;* of 20,000 kernels peracre.Vt harvest on Oct. 29 theelt; nt This was converted to No. 2 corn in calculating the yield. In recognition of the rham pionship yield Phil Schmidt willttie P oducerx of Funk’s G Hvbrids*2aIowa. FFA Chapter with a yiekt p 1 a n t population was 24,tooof 245.7 bushels pet acre The plants |w*r acre and moisture Chapter Used Funk's G 4fi46 to level of the corn was 19 5 pergain their championship yield Regional winners in the 1971.^M Bushel Challenge e onto twere *Ieff IfershkowiU, Princeton. Calif. FFA Chanter with receive a .special trophy from a yield of 239 ft bushels |ier acre from Funk’s (« 4517. Boh eit D Kiehm. IVIavan KF\Chapter, Winnebago. Minn bushels per acre with (i 1444 and Tho m a s Dale Horde! nRordelonville FFA Chapter. BigBend. Miss., with 244 7 bushel per acre from (I 4949The MM Bushel Challenge eon test Was started in I'm; afte?l.amat Ratliff of Prentis Conntv. Miss . established a world record yu Id of 304 Ut htishe’ of weighed corn from a measued acre with a Funk's G lhlx d‘'Tin* Producers of Funk’s (I Hybrids felt this record should serve as a challenge to voca tional agriculture students and National Future Farmer** oAmerica Chapter memtx*r-.**Walker said “The 304 Rein Challenge contest also provid* an ideal opportunity for the .voting men to learn the techWniques of m odern high Mold eortt growing through actual oxpertenee.”During tlie 15 vear historvof the Bushed ('hallrngo ronCftfiimuheilt;f llrlimj C loverftttlthird molding «»f tho Stnr-lOVCT ottos HI dub Wa*l.tiuiarx at 7pmin. 4 ? /a nhi Slt; h« in lt;A mna mmThfr* w#*rr F mombors andtwo U in atlemhinrr.Thv pwsidont Fmda Krnnoi*f«*. 111 ♦ * 1.1 the met nnt to ordor.i i i ittarvlv k.opoftlt;ad♦NTHUfItbakeaina s * nii'i* *on Feb 12. It v\aled to sol! candjimoney raising projectpn it * * nr l!m««nt ranisN»ll«u ird aftt r the mating wa* ,1,1 * ! i d hment*nrnnv.MiYrn rnwrnrTP
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Sterling Daily Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Feb 22, 1972
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