Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-05
PRIZES
]. ]. Hill Offers Cash Prizes
For the Best EARNED
Land !.

The movement for better farming
throughout the American northwest.
is taking on big proportions. James.
.. Hill lends his powerful assistance
/ to it by offering generous prizes of
money for the best titled and best
managed farms in Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota. The only
requirement lis that farmers who
compete for these prizes must keep!
two Glasses Of live stock in addition
totheir crop FARMING that Is, cattle
and sheep or swine, The judges will
visit the farm and will base their
award of prizes upon the system OF
rotation Of crops, character Of culti-
yation, cleanliness of farming crop
yield, and numbers and quality Of
the live stock kept IN proportion to
i the farms area. .55s5s55
Every farmer has a chance at the
Fill prizes. *...$ SO .*
The prizes are divided in such a
manner that every farmer has a
chance at them Three prizes are
offered in each congressional district
in Minnesota and for the eastern and
{ western halves of each OF the Dako-
4 tas. The first prize is $500 in cash,
/ second $3.50, third $75. This makes
a total Lot 1925 IN cash for each dis
trict, or an aggregate Of $6,s25 for
this year for farmers in the three
states named. II the number OF
entries and interest taken is suffi-
Gent, MI. Hill will doubtless dupli-
cate these prizes each year for four
additional years, making total OF:
\ some $50. 900 In all. #2
The prizes will be awarded by.
4 two Judges, one of whom shall be
Prof Thomas Shaw Of st. Paul and
{ the other shall be chosen within the,
district directly by Pres. Hill, or by.
] Prof. Shaw with his approval. The
! judging is to be done between June
"a and August i, and entries should
1 be made as early as possible on forms
4 furnished free on application to
i Grange Judd Farmer, Chicago, Ill.
No expense: no red tape. 81 s8s I
There are no fees or dues. Every
/ farmer may compete The Intelli-s
gent farmer on small scale who Is.
relatively poor has as good a chance
at the prizes as ID richer farmer who
operates on d bigger scale. 70 win
the prizes does not necessarily In:
8tvolve any necessary expense, simply
that the farmer shall farm we'll
Millions for grain growers.
As contest in behalf Of better seed
and better culture Of grains IS also.
being conducted by Orange Judd
! Farmer. with a view to adding mil.
lions to the profits for farmers who
grow wheat, corn or oats II offers
200 as a cash prize for the best work
T ii 1906 with one acre Of wheat, $500
for best work with one acre of corn,
and $500 for best work with one acre
OF oats not necessarily the largest
yield, but the best practice IN every
detail. 1T offers 5000 ia all, and
many other prizes are being contrib
uted. There Is great interest among
\ farmers In breeding and using better
seed. From the acre Of pure seed
grown III 1905 by each contestant
there should be enough fine seed
available for planting next year 20
forever Danish poor seed from every.
farm In the land. s3sl
Every woman hag something to-
make her Jealous M her husband
behaves, there II the specter tnat 4
RE had never met her. he might have
married. some one else.