yeager, w g
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- W. G. Yeager
- Record count
- 16
- Sources
- life_events
- Places seen
- Cape Girardeau; Dexter; Poplar Bluff
- First event date
- 1913-11-05
- Last event date
- 1915-11-05
Timeline — 9 events
- 1913-11-05 Dexter. Named for Irish potatoes, best half bushel, 1st, as printed: 'W. G. Yeager, John A. Montgomery, 1st' Co-mentioned: John A. Montgomery. Quote: "Highest scoring 10 ears grown in Stoddard county—1, W. G. Yeager, Dexter" Quote: "Irish Potatoes, best half bushel: W. G. Yeager, John A. Montgomery,…
- 1913-11-05 Dexter. First premium, best half bushel oats, any variety, in the fair awards list Quote: "W. G. Yeager, Dexter, 1st" Quote: "W. G. Yeager, 1st"
- 1913-11-05 Dexter. Named among Stoddard County fair premium winners Quote: "In Stoddard county—I. W. G. Yeager, Dexter, 3, Fair Arms"
- 1914-06-03 That prize-winning farmer was here Saturday wearing a biled shirt and a clean shave Quote: "a "biled shirt" and a clean shave. Such a hustler as he is deserves such now and then"
- 1914-10-28 Poplar Bluff. Stoddard County prize winner: Pop Corn (1/2 bu) 1st; credited with securing and arranging the county exhibit Quote: "Great credit is due E. J. Mahoney, W. G. Yeager"
- 1915-01-21 Dexter. Living three miles south of Dexter; finished gathering corn December 7th with a fine yield; one of the prominent farmers of this section of the county with a corn growing line; on 15% acres of first year ground he gathered 1036½ bushels (average 65 bushels and 58 pounds an acre) and on 30% a…
- 1915-01-22 Dexter. Living three miles south of Dexter, finished gathering corn December 7th with a fine yield: 1,036 5/8 bushels (65 bushels and 58 pounds per acre) from 15-3/4 acres of first-year ground, and 1,881 1-6 bushels (62-1/2 bushels per acre) from a 30-1/2 acre field of second-year land; the corn was…
- 1915-11-05 Cape Girardeau. Took second on white corn at the Cape Girardeau show ('Yeager's Prize'); the body text calls him 'G. W. Yeager' in one place Co-mentioned: E. J. Mahoney. Quote: "YEAGER'S PRIZE. Took second on white"
- 1917-05-25 Stoddard County. Stoddard County Federal Loan Association making loans at the rate of $100,000 per day; the three are appraisers of land Co-mentioned: E. C. Junk; Jake Swinger. Quote: "W. G. Yeager, E. C. Junk, Jake Swinger, Appraisers of land"
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