The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
FOR BEFT RA|SERS.
Cash Offered for Perfect Fields
Of the Root.
WELL WORTH STRIVING FOR

of Nebraska and Iowa Have n
Chance Mt Two Clssses-Conte Is Under
the Auspices of the Orange Judd
Farmer of Chicago.
slThrough the Orange Judd Farmer of
Chicago growers Of sugar beets in Ne
braska are to have an opportunity to win
some handsome cash prizes. Besides "A
class of prizes open to all growers in the
country, Nebraska and Iowa farmers
will be- permitted to enter for prizes ag-
gregating 1925 in value, growers in these
states alone being eligible to compete.
The plan as outlined in a circular is as
follows:
Glass I-Open to growers of sugar
beets throughout the United States.
Obiect-For the record or statement
that shows most clearly and accurately
the methods pursued in growing one
acre of sugar beets and the results OBJ.
tanned, irrespective of what the result
may be.
Cash Prizes in Glass First prize,
$3.50; second, $3.50; third, 800; fourth,
$50; five of $50 each ten of $25 each;
fifty Of $40 each fifty of So each, max.
ing a total of 1l9 prizes, amounting to
$1,S25.
Glass II-Open to growers of beets in
certain states and for certain beet sugar
factories.
Object-For the crop of sugar beets
grown on one acre that contains the
greatest quantity of sugar, and that is
grown in the states named, and sold to
certain factories therein, irrespective of
the character of the report submitted.
Nebraska and Iowa-Farmers in
these states who grow beets for the
sugar factories at Grand Island, Neb,,
Norfolk, Neb., and Ames, Neb., are
eligible to compete for the "a cash prizes
aggregating 1925 in value as follows
First prize, 100; second prize, $50;
two prizes of $50 each; five prizes of
S25; each ten prizes of $40 each
five prizes Of So each. Should
the season be favorable it is possible
that the prize money will be greater
in amount. Growers for the Ames
factory must raise not less than three
acres, but n acre of whatever the
amount raised will do for the contest
acre.
In order to enter the contest it is only
necessary to send 80 cents to Orange
Judd Farmer, Chicago, ILL.,, for a copy
of the contestants manual and blanks
for reports. This manual is now in
press, and will give all further informa-
ton desired. 1t will be sent free to
anyone who forwards 81 for a years
subscription to Orange Judd Farmer,
either a new subscriber or a renewal.
Until the manual is obtained, contest
ants in class l should keep a memoran.
dun of the time and expenses incurred
on the contest acre, entering up this
data in the manual when it comes to
hand. 1t is not necessary in class l to
have the contest acre surveyed by a
sworn surveyor.
To compete in class II it is not essential
to make out a report of methods or ex-
penses, although it is desirable to do so.
The contest acre should be staked out as
nearly correct as possible before the
beets are planted, or before they are
three inches high, but the contest acre
must be exactly defined by IN Of
fetal surveyor just before it Is har-
vested, thus there will be no question
but that each lot of beets competing
in class II will come from one measured
acre of 1850 square feet. In class ii
at least eight inches should be allowed
for boundaries within the acre limit, in
other words, the outside ows or ends
of rows should not come nearer than
eight inches of the boundaries of the
contest acre. The factory test of sugar
content, and factory weight of beets
will be basis of awarding prizes. Pro-
vision is made III the manual for inspec.
ton of the contest acres at harvest, SO
that only beets grown therefrom shall
be weighed or tested.