The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

Farmer Boys are Eligible to
Judging Contest.
Two Hundred Dollar Scholarship at
Ames the Prize to be Striyen
Jefferson BEE.

Secretary J. c. Simpson OF the State
Department of Agriculture. has an
nounced the addition to the state fair
program, which promises to be one of
its most interesting features. This is a
judging contest in which there will be
asingle prize offered, but that one will
be worth the competition. II will be
500 scholarship to the Iowa State col
lege, in the regular agriculture course
OF thai institution.
The contest will be open to the youth
of Iowa under p years of age. 1t will
be held in the new stock pavilion on
the fair grounds Monday afternoon,
August 24 beginning at 8 O'clock. and
all contestants must report to the sup
erintendent in charge not LATER than
s:2oin the morning of that date.
The scholarship will be awarded to
the boy who does the most proficient
work in Judging certain classes of
horses, cattie, samples of corn assigned
for this purpose, and who can give in
the best form of writing the reasons
substantiating his judgment The
department of agriculture will deposit
5000 with the treasure of the Iowa col
lege. This sum will be paid to the boy
winning this contest at the rate of $25
per month until the full 5000 is paid,
providing the conditions laid down in
the offer are complied with.
The plan, it is believed, Will find
great favor among the boys of the
state who are interested in c1rn and
stock judgment and who hope to take
course at Ames. Secretary Simp-
son first suggested the idea and it was
taken up by the board and met the APP
prevail OF Professors Curtiss and Hol-
den of Ames. While the rules and re-
gulations given below are subject to
modification, they will probably stand
substan TALLY as now prepared. They
are in part as follows:
Any boy living in the state of Iowa
under 81 years of age, 'who has not been
regulassly 81 classified in any agriculture
caxefe, msE.s enter this contest; but
u Is restriction does not apply toSshose
s 20 have attended only the two weeks
special course. a'''-e'ta e.e ~ V
Each contestant will be required to
write his decision, placing the frs.
three animals and samples OF corn,
giving reasons substantiating the
same on the regular printed form adj
opted by the state fair management.
All contestants reports in the stock
rings will be graded on the basis of 100
points to be devided as follows:
Correctness of placing ------------55
Reasons substantiating placing ------45
Each contestant must bring one ear
of corn.
Each contestant will be required to
pass on two varieties of corn of five
samples each, placing them first, sec
ond and third, giving reasons sub.
stantiating the same on the regular
printed form adopted By the fair man
agemen5,
All contestants reports in the corn
division will be graded on the basis of
100 points to be divided as follows:
For the best ear of corn received
from any of the contestant 80
Correctness OF placing -- 40
Reasons substantiating the placing 80
All contestants will be allowed
twenty-five minutes to place the ami
mails or corn and write reasons sub
stantiating their Judgment. No ad
ditional credit will be given for pa
pers completed before expiration of
the twenty-five minutes.
All contestants must send their APP
plication for entry to ]. c. Simpson,
secretary department of agriculture,
Dies Moines, Iowa, by August u, 1903.