Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-30
. How marks are awarded:

v. How marks are awarded:
Any acre OF either wheat or oats.
on the farm at which the competitor
lives. may be selected for 1906:
taJ One mark will be awarded for
every pound In weight OF grain OF
good quality obtained from the acre
In 1906.
Ibp Before the grain Is harvested
In 1906 n quantity OF large heads shall
be selected to yield enough heavy.
plump seeds to SOW one acre In 1907:
and two marks viii be awarded for
every pound In weight of grain OF
good quality obtained from the acre
In 1907.
tc) Before tn csra!n is harvested
In 1907 quantity OF large heads shall
be selected to yield enough heavy.
plump secds to SOW one acre In 1905:
and three marks will be awarded for
every pound In weight OF grain of
good quality obtained from the acre
In 1905.
I'D The competitor who obtains
the largest number OF marks In the
total OF the three years will receive
the first prize: the competitor who
obtains the second largest number OF
marks. the second prize: and so on
FOR ten prizes.
For example: Total yield of wheat
from seed acre plot In 1906 may be
twenty-five bushels. which equals 1900
pounds. thus making 1880 marks:
1907 may be thirty bushels. which
equals i.s00 pounds, thus making
5000 marks: 1908 may be thirty-five
bushels. which equals 2.100 pounds.
thus making $500 marks. Total num-
Der of marks, 11.i00.
VI. Explanations:
Competitors for the main competi-
tion are not required to enter the
yearly competition with 100 large
heads. but they must comply with the
rules for securing the seed and other
wise operating the seed grain plot.
VII. Each competitor who forwards
100 heads OF grain for the yearly COM
petition. or reports the yield OF grain
for the main competition. must oper.
ate a seed grain plot according to the
rules and regulations herein specified.
Two lots OF 100 heads each from one
seed grain plot. which consists Of one
acre OF land. will not be accepted and
Judged us from two separate competi-
tors.
VIII. The seed grain plot from
which any competitor selects 100
heads OF grain for the yearly competi-
tions for 1906. 1907 and 1908. and from
which the yields of grain for the years
1906. 1907 and 1908 are reported. must
be accurately measured by competitor
with the help or instructions OF teacher
and parent. or teacher and guardian.
and must contain not more than one
acre OF land.
instructions for 1906.
IN. Selection of plot:
II n special seed grain plot. consist
ing of one acre of land, has not been
prepared for the competition. plot
OF one acre by measurement may be
selected in Any OF the fields: and that
acre may constitute the seed grain
plot for this year.
How to Select a Plot.
Let piece of land be selected on
which the grain is now growing and
which appears to be superior to any
other part OF the field for producing
and maturing large quantity Of grain
per acre OF the very best quality.
The production of a rank growth of
straw must not be mistaken for a
I superior quality of large. plump, early
maturing and heavy yielding grain.
A plot of land producing growth OF
rank straw. on which the crop will
continue to grow and remain green
after the proper time for ripening has
come. should not be used as a plot
from which to select seed grain. The
plot of land most desirable for a seed
grain plot is one producing strong
growth Of plants during the early part
OF the season. on which the grain will
ripen early and evenly. 1t should be
an acre of land that will produce we'll
stooled plants. having large heads,
filled with large. plump grain.
Y. Measurement of:
1t will be necessary for each COM
petitor to measure accurately the land
from which the selection is to be made
and the yield reported.
The. size of the plot for each COM
petitor must be exactly one acre. The
shape of the plot is left to the discre-
ticn of the competitor, so long as 1t
contains exactly 4,S40 square yards.
For instance, a plot may be: Sew
! enty yards by SO II yards-4,S4