Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-18
State Fair Directors Will Give
Some Boy Scholarship In
State College
WINNER OF JUDGING CONTEST
Iowa Boy Doing Best Work Under the
Rules of the Contest Will Be Sent
to State College at Ames-schoIar
ship Valued at s2oo-Rules of the
Competition.

Des Mones, April 1S.-Secretary
c. Simpson of the state department OF
agriculture announced yesterday the
addition to the state fair program OF
what promises to be one of its most in.
teresting features. This is a judging
contest in which there will be single
prize offered, but that one prize will be
worth the competition. 1t will be 6
5000 scholarship to the Iowa State coll
lege, in the regular agricultural course
at that institution.
The contest will be open to the
youth OF Iowa under II years of age
1t Will be held in the new stock pavilion
on the fair grounds Monday forenoon
August "a, beginning at 8 o'clock and
all contestants must report to the sup
erintendent in charge not later than
$50 in 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, cattle and samples of corn as
signed for this purpose. and who can
give in the best form in writing the
reasons substantiating his judgment.
The department. OF agriculture will de-
post $500 with the treasurer of the
Iowa college. 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 corn and stock
judging and who hope 10 take Il course
ct Ames. Secretary Simpson first sug-
gested the idea and it was taken up by
the board and met the approval of
Professors Curtiss and Holden of Ames
While the rules and regulations given
below are subject to modification. they
will probably stand substantially as
now prepared. They are in part as
under II years of age, who has not
been regularly classified in any agricul-
tural college, may enter this contest;
but this restriction does not apply to
those who have attended only the two
weeks special courses.
Each contestant will be required to
write his decision. placing the first
three animals and samples of corn. Civ
ing reasons substantiating the same on.
the regular printed form adopted by
the state fair management.
All the contestants reports in the
stock rings will be graded on the basis
of 100 points to be divided as follows:
Correctness of placing ..............55
Reasons substantiating the placing. 40
Each contestant must bring one ear
Of corn.
Each contestant will be required to
pass on two varieties of corn of five
each, placing them first, sec
ond and third, giving reasons substan-
tiating the same on the regular printed
form adopted by the fair management.
All contestants reports in the corn
division will be graded on the basis of
LOO points, to be divided as follows:
For the best ear of corn received from
any of the contestants. ....... 80
Correctness of placing ...........40
Reasons substantiating the placing. 80
All contestants will be allowed TWEEN
-y-five minutes to place the animals or
corn and write reasons substantiating
heir judgment. No. additional credit
will be given for papers completed be-
lore expiration of the twenty-five min
ltes.
All contestants must send their APP
olication for entry to j. c. Simpson,
secretary department of agriculture,
Des Moines, Iowa, by August IL. 1903.