Leland Klein and Bill Rose National Championship Plaque A plaque was established in 1997 in memory of Leland Klein and Bill Rose. They participated in the National contests in the 1930's and 1940's. At that time the National contests were 80 minutes in length. All the contestants would start at the same time and finish at the same time.
Leland Klein while picking in the 1941 National Contest at Tonic Illinois was credited with the least amount of deductions for a National contest. He placed second in the contest. That same year he was one of the only four men ever to pick 50 bushels in an 80 minute contest.
Bill Rose won the Illinois contest in 1937 to qualify for the National contest. It was a  rainy day at Marshall Missouri  when Bill picked the largest gross load. After the deductions were calculated he had earned his way into the record book for the most deductions at a National contest, 1,341.56 pounds deducted out of a gross of 2,025 pounds.
Both men were instrumental in helping revive the corn husking contest in Illinois and at the National level. They both won their share of corn husking contest and were willing to share their experiences and techniques.
 
  Bill Rose     and     Leland Klein  
 

Host	State Held	Year	National Champion or Cochampion
Oakley	Kansas	1975	Kansas
Des Monies	Iowa	1976	Iowa
Oakley	Kansas	1977	Iowa
Brandon	South Dakota	1978	South Dakota
Dayton	Ohio	1979	Iowa
Oakley	Kansas	1980	Minnesota
Des Monies	Iowa	1981	Iowa
New Castle	Indiana	1982	Kansas
Sanborn	Minnestoa	1983	Iowa  &  South Dakota
Brandon	South Dakota	1984	South Dakota
Ostrander	Ohio	1985	Kansas
Oakley	Kansas	1986	Iowa
Marshall	Missouri	1987	Iowa
Fairview	Illinois	1988	Kansas
Brandon	South Dakota	1989	Iowa
Hastings	Nebraska	1990	Iowa
Kimbalton	Iowa	1991	Iowa
Richmond	Indiana	1992	Kansas
Upper Sandusky	Ohio	1993	Ohio
Wykoff	Minnesota	1994	Illinois  &  Missouri
Oakley	Kansas	1995	Illinois  &  Missouri
Marshall	Missouri	1996	South Dakota
Monmouth	Illinois	1997	Illinois
Sioux Falls	South Dakota	1998	Illinois
Gothenburg	Nebraska	1999	Iowa
Kimballton	Iowa	2000	Iowa
Gilfillan Estate	Minnesota	2001	Illinois
Hunington	Indiana	2002	Missouri
Upper Sandusky	Ohio	2003	Illinois & Nebraska
Oakley	Kansas	2004	Missouri
Marshall	Missouri	2005	Missouri
Columbus	Nebraska	2006	Illinois & Nebraska
Dell Rapids	South Dakota	2007	Nebraska
Roseville	Illinois	2008	Illinois & Nebraska
North Manchester	Indiana	2009	Missouri
Oakley	Kansas	2010	Nebraska
Marshall	Missouri	2011	Missouri
Central City	Nebraska	2012	Missouri
Greenville	Ohio	2013	Illinois
Amana	Iowa	2014	Iowa
West Lafayette	Indiana	2015	Missouri
Goodhue	Minnesota	2016	Illinois
Marshall	Missouri	2017	Missouri
Flandreu	South Dakota	2018	Missouri
Gothenburg	Nebraska	2019	Missouri & Nebraska

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