Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-03-15
PARTICULARS OF
FARM PRIZES
How to Enter the Competition
for Prizes Offered by J.
]. Hill.

Additional particulars Of the farm
prizes announced a few days ago to !
be given by J. J. Hill to farmers Of
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota have been received and are
herewith given:
j. J. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railroad, has decided TO
offer the following prizes for the best
managed and best titled farms in Min
nesota and the Dakotas: Three
prizes are offered in each Of the dis
tricts named below. The first in
each instance is $500. the second $50
and the third SIS. They are offered
. in fifteen districts, Of which seven
are in Minnesota, five in North Da-
kota and three in South Dakota
The number Of prizes offered is
! forty-fve. and the amount Of the
prizes aggregate s1.S75.
The districts in Minnesota, seven
| in number. are the same as the con
gressional districts Of the state, ex-
cepU that the congress ional districts
one and three and u and FIVE are
grouped together. as they are relar-
lively small districts taken alone.
The following are chief among the
considerations on which the basis Of
the awards will rest:
First-The number o. livestock
kept in proportion TO the area Of the
. farm. the quality Of the stock and
: the method OF feeding and manage
, ment pursued.
Second-The rotation practiced.
: with reference TO its influence on the
J maintenance Of soil fertility: TO its
, bearing on crop yields, and adaptior
: Ito the general conditions Of the sys
TEN Of farming pursued.
RI Third-The cultivation adopted
: viewed from the. standpoints: Ia
f Suitability 30 the needs ef~taae@serop
i grown: (bl influence Oh the conserva
: ton Of moisture: tc) influence on TIN
g utilization or waste Of the element
n of plant food in the soil.
Fourth The yields Of the variou:
o crops based on {a} the character 0
q the soil: (b) the length Of time TO
S which it has been cultivated: &c
q the nature of the crop.
l. Fifth-The clean condition of tn
). farm with reference to (a) the exten
j. to which it is free from weeds: 10
l. the system of clearing adopted: &c
e the relative labor involved in TIL
c same.
y Sixuh-The methods adopted t
= maintain fertility, including (a) til
d growing of legumes: (bl the buryin
d of green crops: (c) the application
e of farm-made and commercial ferti
II izers and the mode of applying tn
$. same.
,e Seventh--The methods of drainag
adopted where necessary. includin
Of (a) surface drainage as applied to III
land soils: (b) under drainage: e
}e the drainage Of sloughs and marshes
ar Eighth-The buildings of the fam
viewed from the standpoint (a) {
ae adaptation to the needs of the farm
" (b) convenience with reference t
Is labor: tc) adaptation to the needs {
ID the stock kept.
Ninth-The protection furnishe
TO the outbuildings by way of win
breaks. groves or forests, (a} wit
1e reference to their location: (bl the
n extent: (c1 present condition: {
their efficiency; (e) the tidiness
the surroundings of the buildings
Tenth-The fences of the farm, il
! cluding la their extent: {b1 the
cost: fc1 the style of construction
(d) suitability for the end inoende'
Eleventh-The amount of lab
employed and the relative outlay f
) the same. (al with reference to tt
actural needs of the farm view,
from the standpoint of profitable pr
duction
Twelfth-The profitable charact
iof the farming. as witnessed (a)
unmistakable facts: tbl by prese
evidences: tcl by the trend of t
bearing of the system on future pl
fits
The applications for entry are
be made on blank forms furnished
the Orange Judd Farmer. Chicae
There are no entry fees The OF
restriction is that on the Applicant
entry it must be stated in the prop
place that the applicant has not fe
5er than twenty cattle kept for bree
ing. and not fewer than Lwer
seep or swine. The contestants m
file the entries with the Orange u
inner after 4 pril I. and not lal
AN April 80 Tie number Of /
ties viii be restricted 70 IWer