The daily sentinel., 1901-03-20
BEET GROWERS CONTEST.
An Opportunity Offered to Beet
Growers to Enter Contest.
$3.50 in Cash Prizes.

$3.50 in Cash Prizes.
CLASS l.
Open to contestants throughout the
For the record or statement that shows
most clearly and accurately the methods
pursued in growing one acre Of sugar
beets and tho results obtained, irrespec-
tive Of what the results may be.
CASH PRIZES IN CLASS ].
1st prize, $3.50; End, $3.50; 3rd, 500;
4th, e75; five Of $50 each; ten Of s25 each;
fifty Of $40 each; fifty Of IS each, max
ing total Of ll9 prizes. amounting to
$l,825.
CLAss2.
Open to growers oil beets in certain
states and for certain beet sugar fac
tories.
For the crop OF sugar bests grown on
ono aero that contains the greatest guam
titp OF sugar, and that is grown in the
states named, and sold to certain fac
tories therein. irrespective Of the charac-
ter OF the report submitted.
CoLoRADo.
Farmers who raise beets for the fac
tories at Rocky Ford and Grand Juhc-
tion, will be entitled to compete for the
Orange Judd Farmer prizes in Colorado
aggregating 81 in number and 81, ,Ol5 in
value, as follows:
Let prize, $500; End, $3.50; 3rd, 800;
4th. $75; two prizes OF $50 each; ten Of
$25 each; ten Of $40 each; and five Of %
each
REMARKS.
In order to enter the contest it ID only
necessary to apply to the Colorado Sugar
Manufacturing company. for . copy Of
the contestante' manual and blanks for
reports, tor which charge of % cents 10
made, payable out Of the beet crop.
Until the manual 10 obtained, contest
ants in Glass should keep = memoran-
dun OF the time and expenses incurred
on the contest aero, entering up this
data in the manual when it comes to
hand
1t 10 not necessary iD Glass to have
the contest aero surveyed by q sworn
surveyor.
To compete in Glass 2. it is not neces-
ssry to keep report Of methods or ex-
penses, although it il desirable to do 60.
The contest acre should be staksd out
as nearly correct a. possible before the
beets are planted, or before they are
three inches high, but the contest acre
must be exactly defined by an official
surveyor just before it is harvested. thus
there will be no question but that each
lot Of beets competing in Glass 2. will
come from one measured acre Of $500
square feet.
In>Class 2. at least inches should be
allowed for boundaries within tho acre
limit, in other words, the outside rows OF
ends Of rows. should not come nearer
tn IN eight inches to the boundaries Of
the contest acre. The factory test of
sugar content, and factory weight Of
beets will be basis Of awarding prizes.
Provision is made in the manual for
the inspection OF the contest acres at
harvest, 80 that only beets grown there
from shall be weighed or tested.
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