6/17/14 Video and article by Kyle Munson of the Des Moines Register
Munson: Huge trophy tied to historic Iowa farm
Two more articles:
From Iowa State University - June 17th, 2014
110-year-old Corn Judging Trophy Returns Home to Odebolt
From Sioux City Journal - June 22, 2014
GALLAGHER: Odebolt all ears for Cook Corn Trophy
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2014/06/27
2014/06/26
Land Owners of old Cook's Brookmont Farm
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The above is a photo was taken during the 2014 Odebolt Creek Days of all the owners that now have land that was once part of Cook's Brookmont Farm north of Odebolt. In the center of the group is the Cook Corn Trophy.
Don Etler and his son Dan Etler (right) did extensive research on the old "Cook Ranch" and the Cook Corn Trophy. They presented their findings during two very interesting presentations on Saturday, June 21st. The presentation was recorded and will be available via YouTube at a later date.Read about the Cook Corn Trophy
From Iowa State University - June 17th, 2014
110-year-old Corn Judging Trophy Returns Home to Odebolt
From Sioux City Journal - June 22, 2014
GALLAGHER: Odebolt all ears for Cook Corn Trophy
6-25-14 Courier News- Corn Trophy
Courtesy of the Ida County Courier - www.idacountycourier.com
Corn trophy: The Cook Corn Trophy is on display at First State Bank in Odebolt. The trophy was discovered during renovations of Curtiss Hall at Iowa State University and is on loan to the Odebolt community until July 25. Here, a couple checks out the trophy and reads some of the history on Brookmont (Cook) Ranch on display at the bank. Don and Dan Etler gave two presentations on the history of Cook Ranch at the First Presbyterian Church Saturday morning. Charles W. Cook purchased 12 square miles of unbroken prairie north of Odebolt for $5 an acre in 1873. It remained Iowa’s largest farm for more than 35 years. In 1904, the Cook Corn Trophy was delivered to Iowa State University. (Courier photos by Deb Loger)
Five generations: Area relatives gathering for a five-generation photo recently are Bess Louise Mitchell of Ida Grove, Sherry Mitchell Thies of Arthur, MaKenzee Cranston Reik, Slater Reik and Mindee Thies Cranston, all of Odebolt. (Photo submitted)
Reunion: The Odebolt-Arthur High School Class of 1966 gathered for a reunion last weekend. Left to right: David Streed of Lafayette, Colo., Sheryl Schroeder Diersen of Odebolt, Ron Boerner of Wamego, Kan., Jean Lippincott Boerner of Ankeny, Ed Jacobsen of Ida Grove, Theron Smith of Ames, Marianne Kitterman Fuchsen of Spencer, Joan Schmidt Swensen of Kiron, Curtis Johnson of Omaha, Neb., Jo Ellen Ferguson Hall of Missouri Valley, Darla Siebrecht of Clive, Sara Jane Christiansen Taylor of Cedar Rapids, Marc Sommerfield of LeMars, Barbara Siebrecht Jensen of Onawa, Jayne Lashier Harter of Ida Grove, Dick McGonigle of Houston, Texas, and Alan Blake of Spirit Lake. (Courier photo by Trey Rohlk)
Lundell tour: Lundell Plastics of Odebolt gave Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds a tour of its facility June 11. Lundell Plastics specializes in plastic products for agricultural and industrial use, including augers, various liners and other specialty products. On hand for the tour were, from left, Odebolt Mayor Butch Hemphill, State Representative Jason Schultz, Reynolds, Branstad, Vance Lundell, owner of Lundell Plastics, and Matt Roeder of Lundell’s engineering division. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)
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| A float with a replica of the Brookmont (Cook) Farm Sales Pavilion was one of many parade entries in Odebolt's 2014 Creek Days Parade. |
Corn trophy: The Cook Corn Trophy is on display at First State Bank in Odebolt. The trophy was discovered during renovations of Curtiss Hall at Iowa State University and is on loan to the Odebolt community until July 25. Here, a couple checks out the trophy and reads some of the history on Brookmont (Cook) Ranch on display at the bank. Don and Dan Etler gave two presentations on the history of Cook Ranch at the First Presbyterian Church Saturday morning. Charles W. Cook purchased 12 square miles of unbroken prairie north of Odebolt for $5 an acre in 1873. It remained Iowa’s largest farm for more than 35 years. In 1904, the Cook Corn Trophy was delivered to Iowa State University. (Courier photos by Deb Loger) 
Five generations: Area relatives gathering for a five-generation photo recently are Bess Louise Mitchell of Ida Grove, Sherry Mitchell Thies of Arthur, MaKenzee Cranston Reik, Slater Reik and Mindee Thies Cranston, all of Odebolt. (Photo submitted)
Reunion: The Odebolt-Arthur High School Class of 1966 gathered for a reunion last weekend. Left to right: David Streed of Lafayette, Colo., Sheryl Schroeder Diersen of Odebolt, Ron Boerner of Wamego, Kan., Jean Lippincott Boerner of Ankeny, Ed Jacobsen of Ida Grove, Theron Smith of Ames, Marianne Kitterman Fuchsen of Spencer, Joan Schmidt Swensen of Kiron, Curtis Johnson of Omaha, Neb., Jo Ellen Ferguson Hall of Missouri Valley, Darla Siebrecht of Clive, Sara Jane Christiansen Taylor of Cedar Rapids, Marc Sommerfield of LeMars, Barbara Siebrecht Jensen of Onawa, Jayne Lashier Harter of Ida Grove, Dick McGonigle of Houston, Texas, and Alan Blake of Spirit Lake. (Courier photo by Trey Rohlk)
Lundell tour: Lundell Plastics of Odebolt gave Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds a tour of its facility June 11. Lundell Plastics specializes in plastic products for agricultural and industrial use, including augers, various liners and other specialty products. On hand for the tour were, from left, Odebolt Mayor Butch Hemphill, State Representative Jason Schultz, Reynolds, Branstad, Vance Lundell, owner of Lundell Plastics, and Matt Roeder of Lundell’s engineering division. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)
2014/04/24
Cook Ranch Corn Trophy Returns to Odebolt
Courtesy of the April 23rd edition of the Ida County Courier - www.idacountycourier.com
The A. E. Cook Corn Trophy, from Brookmont Farm, Odebolt’s Cook Ranch, will be available for public viewing in the lobby at First State Bank in Odebolt from June 16–July 25. Special presentations on the trophy and about Brookmont/Cook Ranch history will be held on Saturday, June 21, at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church during Odebolt Creek Days’ festivities . Group Photos for Cook Ranch landowners with the Corn Trophy will be taken at 2:30 p.m. at First State Bank on the same day. (Photo submitted)
In 1903, Albert E. Cook, the second-generation owner of Brookmont Farm, commissioned a $1,500 (nearly $40,000 today) 36-inch high bronze trophy to hold the winning ears of corn from the annual corn judging contests that Iowa State participated in during that era.
The trophy was presented to the college in January 1904, but was only used for four years, when inter-college corn judging contests fell out of popularity. The trophy was then lost for the next eight decades.
During a renovation to Curtiss Hall in the late 1980s, construction workers discovered the trophy hidden in an empty space behind a wall. It has since been restored and is now featured prominently in the Dean’s Gallery of Art. In 2012, the trophy was featured in the University Museum’s newsletter and discovered by someone who knew its significance to the Odebolt community.
The trophy was created as a tribute from A. E. Cook to his then recently deceased father, Charles W. Cook, the man who, in 1873, purchased and developed the 12 square miles (7,860 acres) that made up Brookmont Farm, north of Odebolt.
The three glass cylinders showcasing the winning ears are believed to still be the originals from the last contest in 1907. The cylinders are flanked by statues of C. W. Cook and of a Native American dressed in full regalia. On the back pedestal, three eagles support a globe of the earth with the state of Iowa—the corn breeding belt—featured in raised relief.
A plaque on the trophy says: “The Cook Trophy Presented to Iowa State Agricultural College by A. E. Cook, Odebolt, Iowa, for Excellence in Corn Judging To Be Awarded in State or National Contests as the College May Direct— the Cylinders To Hold the Sweepstake Ears.”
For the past year, a group has been working with Iowa State to arrange for a loan of the trophy to the Odebolt Museum for display this summer in conjunction with the Odebolt Creek Days festival.
First State Bank in Odebolt is funding all transportation and insurance costs for the trophy’s return home after 110 years. This important piece of Odebolt’s rich, farm history will be available to the public in the lobby at First State Bank from June 16–July 25. A special presentation on the trophy and of Brookmont/ Cook Ranch history will be held on Saturday, June 21, during Creek Days’ festivities.
The Odebolt Historical Museum Association is grateful to First State Bank and Iowa State University Museums for their support of this important, historical event. Special thanks also go to Don Etler, Dan Etler and John Currie for all their work in making this happen for the Odebolt community.
Anyone with Brookmont/ Cook Ranch pictures, artifacts or information is encouraged to contact the Odebolt Museum.
Read about the Cook Ranch at the Odebolt History Pages
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/cookranch.html
Photos of Brookmont Farm
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/cookranch_photos.html
Brookmont Booklet
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/brookmont/booklet.html
The Business of Farming - from the May 14, 1910 Saturday Evening Post (.pdf file)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/brookmont/1910May14-business-of-farming.pdf
The A. E. Cook Corn Trophy, from Brookmont Farm, Odebolt’s Cook Ranch, will be available for public viewing in the lobby at First State Bank in Odebolt from June 16–July 25. Special presentations on the trophy and about Brookmont/Cook Ranch history will be held on Saturday, June 21, at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church during Odebolt Creek Days’ festivities . Group Photos for Cook Ranch landowners with the Corn Trophy will be taken at 2:30 p.m. at First State Bank on the same day. (Photo submitted)
Cook Ranch artifact returns to Odebolt
The Odebolt Museum is excited to share the news that a significant and virtually unknown artifact, the A. E. Cook Corn Trophy, from Brookmont Farm, Odebolt’s Cook Ranch, was recently discovered in the museum collection at Iowa State University in Ames.In 1903, Albert E. Cook, the second-generation owner of Brookmont Farm, commissioned a $1,500 (nearly $40,000 today) 36-inch high bronze trophy to hold the winning ears of corn from the annual corn judging contests that Iowa State participated in during that era.
The trophy was presented to the college in January 1904, but was only used for four years, when inter-college corn judging contests fell out of popularity. The trophy was then lost for the next eight decades.
During a renovation to Curtiss Hall in the late 1980s, construction workers discovered the trophy hidden in an empty space behind a wall. It has since been restored and is now featured prominently in the Dean’s Gallery of Art. In 2012, the trophy was featured in the University Museum’s newsletter and discovered by someone who knew its significance to the Odebolt community.
The trophy was created as a tribute from A. E. Cook to his then recently deceased father, Charles W. Cook, the man who, in 1873, purchased and developed the 12 square miles (7,860 acres) that made up Brookmont Farm, north of Odebolt.
The three glass cylinders showcasing the winning ears are believed to still be the originals from the last contest in 1907. The cylinders are flanked by statues of C. W. Cook and of a Native American dressed in full regalia. On the back pedestal, three eagles support a globe of the earth with the state of Iowa—the corn breeding belt—featured in raised relief.
A plaque on the trophy says: “The Cook Trophy Presented to Iowa State Agricultural College by A. E. Cook, Odebolt, Iowa, for Excellence in Corn Judging To Be Awarded in State or National Contests as the College May Direct— the Cylinders To Hold the Sweepstake Ears.”
For the past year, a group has been working with Iowa State to arrange for a loan of the trophy to the Odebolt Museum for display this summer in conjunction with the Odebolt Creek Days festival.
First State Bank in Odebolt is funding all transportation and insurance costs for the trophy’s return home after 110 years. This important piece of Odebolt’s rich, farm history will be available to the public in the lobby at First State Bank from June 16–July 25. A special presentation on the trophy and of Brookmont/ Cook Ranch history will be held on Saturday, June 21, during Creek Days’ festivities.
The Odebolt Historical Museum Association is grateful to First State Bank and Iowa State University Museums for their support of this important, historical event. Special thanks also go to Don Etler, Dan Etler and John Currie for all their work in making this happen for the Odebolt community.
Anyone with Brookmont/ Cook Ranch pictures, artifacts or information is encouraged to contact the Odebolt Museum.
Read about the Cook Ranch at the Odebolt History Pages
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/cookranch.html
Photos of Brookmont Farm
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/cookranch_photos.html
Brookmont Booklet
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/brookmont/booklet.html
The Business of Farming - from the May 14, 1910 Saturday Evening Post (.pdf file)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaohms/brookmont/1910May14-business-of-farming.pdf
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