Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-07-07
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Throe9h tte spses<~s aud Dsna1O
ra~ssy Il Eoa. T. n fsAssss0,
ns,ed stsss~ scnaaos froua Cui.sa1s.
si.s CoLorsdo Agr,csisarsi Coliaos
.nd Experiment Sssi,on ,- sssst,ss1
" snnowaee what promssee 10 " ~
mass novel and interesting CossVsas-
tslsoa ever held IN this eoaatry =
" ~ he known ~ the i'sssessaa
seed Composition. and ell -
eyea 10 all boys aud alris 81 ~
state under elghssca years II -.
The eomI~tstson n 10 iass thsss
wears and the pr,zes ~ t,e p~ad ~
proxsHate .go IN gold. lISssaG
the three wears comFstet,en ttsess y
sa opportunity for some bShGAs
Young man or Woman 10 wIn -
much - t1ts,. aud the prsacsPal
work will te ia euitivstsng a. scse
Vi wheat, osts sad barley.
The prizes 10 te paid snnsslly
are for the t,e~t lUD hesds Il ~
and spring wheat, oats or barley. ~
he grown ON an acre plot. the work
10 he supervised by the experts st
the college. fhe plan proposed
provides for seed select,oa anA
breeding and the results may psove
of the greatest value 10 Coloss<ie.
The plan originated IN the fertile
brain Of Prof W H Olln, the aero-
nomlst at the Agricultural College,
and he Will he in charge Of carrying
oat the competetion. As far ~
known the plan was never befose
tried in this country, though . fec
wears ago a similar contest Was hold
IN Canada with wonderful resalts.
Prof Olin is hrm IN the kelisf
that with proper seed selectioa
Colorado can be made one II the
greatest grain states OF the west
lie believes that with properly ~
lected seed, grown in Colorado
under the conditions where the crop
is TO he raised, will make a wonder
full increase in the yeild. In CsHadA
the result Of five years, work hss
been an increased yield of shoot
five bushels to the acre, which
means millions Of dollars annually,
The result in Colorado win b evsa
greater, ~ msch Of the ssed used
here has been imported from lower
and wet climates.
The competition will begin this
fall when winter wheat must be
put in. The yearly competition
will be for ten prizes for the best
100 heads of winter wheat, spring
wheat oats and barley, and the
prizes for each will be: First $2J;
second $40; third, sl5; fourth, SIP
fifth, SO; sixth IS; seventh, IS,
eighth, -; ninth, %; tenth, 81
These prizes will be paid in 1906, |
1907, 1908, and after the compete
ton in 1908 those who have made
the best results for the three wears
viii be awarded ten general prizes.
as follows: First, 800; second, |
SIS; third, $50; fourth, s25, fifth,
s 10 sizth, SO; seventh, IS eighth,
-; ninth, SO; tenth, 80.
In entering this competetion work |
should be commenced this summer
securing seed for planting. The /
winter wheat will have to be planted |
this fall and the other crops in the
spring. Next fall the competitors
will select 100 heads from each crop
and send them to the experiment
station for the competition They |
Will also select a quantity of the I
best of the grain grown for planting
for the next year and the balance
will go into the general farm crop.
The method of marking will he
as follows:
For each kernel of grain in the
100 heads, one point.
For each gram of weight in the
100 heads, % poins.
For every pound weight Of grain
raised on the acre in 1906, one
point.
For every pound of weight from
acre in 1907, two points.
For every pound of weigh from
acre in 1908, three points.
The experiment station will issue
a bulletin covering all the rules and
regulations governing the contest
within few DAYS In the mean
while any boy or girl nnder eighteen
years OF age or who viii not pass
the eighteenth birthday before Jan
uary LIST, may address Prof. ". II. |
Olin, Agricultural College, Fort