The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-28
A CORN GROWING CONTEST
OKLAHOMA BOYS AND GIRLS
AGRICULTURAL CLUB COOPER.
ATlNG WITH U. S. DEPARTMENT

The Oklahoma state board OF agri-I
culture. I'm cooperation with the Unit
ed States department of agriculture iuI
its farmers cooperative dcmonstra-I
! ton work has authorized the pur.
chase through the A. & NJ college of
one bushel of highly improved seed
corn for each county in the state. toI
be given to fourteen boys to be named
by the officers Of the county farmers
institute in the counties where there
is such an organization and by theI
committee in charge in other counties
of tho state.
The purpose is 10 encourage thel
growing Of better varieties or more
improved strains of corn and to stimu.
late more careful study OF corn and
methods of culture. 1t is the inten
tion TO broaden the work to includcI
ether crops, also to enlist the girls
Of the state in contests in several
lines of household work, as baking,
butter making and sewing.
The plan contemplates the holding
of county contests for the boys and
girls under the management OF the
county institute association. either att
the county fair or institute, and al
state contest at the agricultural and
mechanical college, at which substan-
tial prizes will be offered
Applications.
Each boy applying for seed corn
must sign, together with his parent.
the accompanying application ana re-
turn to the undersigned not 'a.or than
the first Cf March. Only one boy in a
/ family will be supplied The names
should be forwarded through the sec
retaries of county farmers Institutes
In counties where there is no instituted
organization, county school superin.
tcHdents and representatives of thel
United States department of agricul. !
turc in farmers cooperative demon
stration work will cooperate iu ar
ranging with the boys for the work. !
Applications for membership in the
club must be made through some one
Of the above. No limitation as to age
is made this year only 4hat the boy or
girl must be under twcnty-one
This notice has been sent 10 thel
pr sident secretary. and treasurer of
each county farmers institute The
secretary should at once confer with
the other officers and send in the list
OF boys, also arrange for the county
exhibit by the boys and girls. either
a. the county fair or county institute
The coming fall. Names of all girls
who desire 90 enter the club should
be forwarded with The list OF boys
and some helpful literature will be
sent them.
Kinds Of Corn Wanted.
II win be we'll that secretaries of
courty institutes send in at least
twenty boys names, as the quota
from some counties may not be full
ard the remaining corn will be- ap-
porlioned among those naming more
than fourteen boys The first four.
teen will, however be supplied i'm the
first distribution
As flr as possible designate wheth,
cr white or yellow corn Is desired byl
each applicant and the preference will
6e granted II possible. Also designate
"A Their upland or bottom land win
Dee employed.
The local papers of the state are in ;
yited TO give publicity TO this work
and 70 cooperate I'm encouragement {
among the boys and girls, Everyone
inter stod in the work should enlist
he local pres in forwarding IT,
III, p, MILLER {
Principal Of School of Agriculture. I